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Coachella Festival Expands to Two Festivals, Over Two Weekends

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The Coachella Festival has announced that it will be expanding to two weekends for the 2012 festival. Apparently Coachella has become so popular that the only way to expand in the confines of the Empire Polo Field in Indio is to have a second Coachella Weekend. This is good news. Let the rumors for the 2012 Coachella line up begin!

This year's Coachella Festival was a resounding success, from the off the chart ticket sales to the Coachella live stream webcast with YouTube to things like the Arcade Fire ballon drop.

The Coachella Festival dates for 2012 will both the April 13 - 15 weekend AND the April 20-22 weekend. Coachella tickets will go on sale this Friday, June 3rd, 2011, at 10am PST until the following Friday June 10th, 2011, at 10pm PST, and involves the Coachella Payment Plan.

Thievery Corporation Tour Dates

Thievery Corporation spent most of last year in the studio, and worked on what became Culture of Fear, their new album due out in June. Now Rob Garza and Eric Hilton will take Thievery Corporation out on a run of shows to promote Culture of Fear, including stops at the Splendor in the Grass Festival and the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Festival.

THIEVERY CORPRATION TOUR DATES
05-29 Silverado, CA - Lightning in a Bottle Festival
06-04 Ozark, AR - Wakarusa
06-24 Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Waterfront
06-25 Atlantic City, NJ - Caravan Festival
07-08 Lisbon, Portugal - Optimus Alive Festival
07-10 Zamardi, Hungary - Heineken Balaton Sound
07-13 Thessaloniki, Greece - Moni Lazariston
07-14 Athens, Greece - Lycabettus Open Air Theater
07-30 Brisbane, Australia - Splendor in the Grass Festival
08-13 Aspen, CO - Belly Up
08-14 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater
09-01 Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden Amphitheater
09-02 - Aspen, CO - Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Festival
09-04 Chicago, IL - North Coast Festival
09-04 Chicago, IL - Congress Theater

DJ Shadow Tour Dates

DJ Shadow is working the angles on his Shadowsphere release with a long set of Summer tour dates.

05-27 Marseille, France - Espace Julien
05-28 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival
05-30 Modena, Italy - Vox Club
05-31 Milan, Italy - Magazzini Generali
06-01 Lyon, France - Nuits Sonores Festival
06-03 Neuchatel, Switzerland - Festineuch
06-04 Zurich, Switzerland - Komplex
06-07 Paris, France - Trianon Palace
06-08 Caen, France - Le Cargo
06-10 Inverness, Scotland - RockNess Festival
06-11 Middlesbrough, England - Middlesbrough Empire
06-12 Manchester, England - Parklife Weekender Festival
06-15 Oslo, Norway - Fabrikken
06-16 Stockholm, Sweden - Gotakallare
06-18 Seinajoki, Finland - Provinssirock
06-20 Copenhagen, Denmark - Amager Bio
06-21 Aarhus, Denmark - Train
06-23 Norwich, England - UEA
06-24 Shepton Mallet, England - Glastonbury Festival
06-26 Neuve Eglise, France - Festival Decibulles
07-16 Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Festival
09-02 County Laois, Ireland - Electric Picnic
09-11 Isle of Wight, England - Bestival
09-15 Paris, France - Le Trianon

James Blake Tour Dates

James Blake is currently touring through Europe before heading over to North America later this Summer. Check him out at the Primavera Sound Festival this week, Roskilde Festival, Pitchfork Music Festival or Austin City Limits.

JAMES BLAKE TOUR DATES
05-26 - Barcelona, ES - Primavera Sound
06-01 - Edinburgh, UK - Liquid Rooms
06-02 - Glasgow, UK - Oran Mor
06-04 - Newcastle, UK - Academy
06-05 - Liverpool, UK - Stanley Theatre
06-07 - Manchester, UK - Sankeys
06-08 - Birmingham, UK - HMV Library
06-13 - Brighton, UK - Komedia
06-14 - London, UK - Koko
06-16 - Cardiff, UK - The Globe
06-22 - Pilton, UK - Glastonbury Festival
06-30 - Werchter, BE - Rock Werchter
07-02 - Roskilde, DK - Roskilde Festival
07-06 - Lisbon, PT - Optimus Live
07-13 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
07-15 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
07-29 - Woodforia, AU - Splendour In The Grass
08-06 - London, UK - Field Day
08-09 - Oslo, NO - Oya Festival
08-11 - Gothenburg, SE - Way Out West
08-12 - Helsinki, FI - Flow Festival
08-18-20 - Kiewit, BE - Pukkelpop
09-16 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
09-18 - Los Angeles, CA - The Music Box
09-21 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
09-23 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
09-24 - Seattle, WA - Showbox at the Market
09-25 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
09-28 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
09-30 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
10-02 - Montreal, QC - Club Soda
10-03 - Boston, MA - Paradise
10-05 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
10-08 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
10-09 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

Explosions In the Sky Tour Dates

Explosions In the Sky have scheduled a run of late Summer shows in support of their new album Take Care, Take Care, Take Care. They're touring with Wye Oak in the second half of the tour.

EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY TOUR DATES
08-19 - Brecon Beacons, UK - Green Man Festival
09-01 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
09-02 - San Diego, CA - SOMA
09-05 - Big Sur, CA - Henry Miller Library
09-08 - Spokane, WA - Bing Crosby Theater
09-09 - Vancouver, BC - The Vogue Theatre
09-11 - Boise, ID - Egyptian Theatre
09-13 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium
09-14 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
09-16 - Dallas, TX - AT&T Performing Arts Center (Strauss Square)
09-28 - New Orleans, LA - Tipitina’s $
09-29 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle $
09-30 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel $
10-01 - Baltimore, MD - Ram’s Head Live
10-02 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theater
10-03 - Montclair, NJ - Wellmont Theatre
10-05 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
10-06 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis Theatre $
10-07 - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy $
10-08 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre $
10-10 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue $
10-11 - Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom $
10-12 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre $
10-13 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom $
01-27-12 - London, UK - Brixton Academy

 $ with Wye Oak

The Hold Steady Tour Dates

The Hold Steady will play a short run of tour dates this Summer, a one week jaunt at the end of August. The shows wrap around an appearance at the St Louis LouFest, and end up at the 9:30 Cluub in Washington DC.

THE HOLD STEADY TOUR DATES
08-24 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom $
08-25 - Chicago, IL - Metro $
08-26 - Omaha, NE - Toyota Antics Block Party $
08-27 - St. Louis, MO - LouFest
08-28 - Louisville, KY - Headliner’s $
08-30 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse $
08-31 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
09-01 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

$ = w- The Donkeys

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Tour Dates

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have not just reformed to play shows this Summer, as it turns out. They now have plans to self-release a new album titled Hysterical, on Sept. 20th in the US, and September 12th in the UK, Europe, Japan, and Australia. Check them out on the Hysterical tour at any of the dates below:

CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH TOUR DATES
08-12-14 San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands
08-27-28 Los Angleles, CA - Sunset Junction Street Fair
09-02 North Dorset, England - End of the Road Festival
09-06 Sheffield, England - Queens Social Club
09-07 London, England - Scala
09-09 Berlin, Germany - Airport Tempelhof
09-12 Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
09-13 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
09-14 Cologne, Germany - Gebaude 9

Handsome Furs Tour Dates

Handsome Furs will release their new album, Sound Kapital, on June 28 on Sub Pop Records. You can check out an MP3 of the song "What About Us"and a stream of the song "Repatriated," (NSFW) before you see them at any of the tour dates below.

Handsome Furs 2011 Tour Dates
05-19 - Liverpool, UK - Sounds City Festival
05-20 - Paris, FR - Le Flèche d’or
05-21 - Bergen, NO - Landmark
05-22 - Oslo, NO - Betong
06-18 - Toronto, ON - North by Northeast
06-23 - London, ON - Call the Office
06-25 - Montreal, QC - Cabaret du Mile End
07-03 - Des Moines, IA - 80-35
07-16 - Regina, SK - The Exchange
07-17 - Saskatoon, SK - Louis
07-19 - Edmonton, AB - Republik
07-23 - Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party
07-27 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
07-28 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Club
07-29 - Chicago, IL - The Bottom Lounge
07-30 - Detroit, MI - The Lager House
08-01 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern

Moonface Tour Dates

Spencer Krug, the man who has also brought us music under the names Wolf Parade and Sunset Rubdown, has launched yet another new project named Moonface. There's a new album titled Organ Music not Vibraphone like I’d Hoped due for release on Aug. 2 via Jagjaguwar Records and a tour is in the works. There's a new MP3 available for free, called "Fast Peter."

MOONFACE TOUR DATES
07-13 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
07-14 - London, ON - Call The Office
07-15 - Detroit, MI - The Lager House
07-16 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
07-17 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
07-19 - Allston, MA - Great Scott
07-20 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
07-21 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
07-22 - Raleigh, NC - King's Barcade
07-23 - Atlanta, GA - 529
07-26 - Austin, TX - Emo's Indoors
07-27 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada
07-29 - Oxford, MS - Proud Larry's
07-30 - Nashville, TN - 12th and Porter
07-31 - Bloomington, IN - Russian Recording
08-02 - Newport, KY - Southgate House
08-03 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe
08-04 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
08-05 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse
08-06 - Montreal, QC - Il Motore

TV On The Radio Tour Dates

TV On the Radio just played The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as way to kick off their tour. It's in support of the recently released album Nine Types of Light.

Also try:
VIDEO: TV On the Radio - The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
VIDEO: TV on the Radio - "Will Do"

TV ON THE RADIO TOUR DATES
05-20 - Mexico City, MX - Estacion Indianilla
05-21 - Guadalajara, MX - La Aceitera
06-20 - Warsaw, PL - Stodola
06-22 - Zagreb, HR - T Mobile Inmusic Festival
06-23 - Munich, DE - Muffathalle
06-24 - Berlin, DE - Astra
06-26 - Pilton, UK - Glastonbury Music Festival
06-27 - Manchester, UK - Academy 2
06-28 - Glasgow, UK - O2 ABC
06-30 - Werchter, BE - Rock Werchter
07-01 - St. Gallen, CH - St. Gallen Festival
07-03 - London, UK - Wireless Festival
07-04 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
07-05 - Cologne, DE - Live Music Hall
07-08 - Bilbao, ES - BBK Live Festival
07-09 - Lisbon, PT - Optimus Alive! Festival
07-12 - Argelès-sur-Mer, FR - Les Deferlantes
07-13 - Paris, FR - Olympia
07-17 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
07-20 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
07-21 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
07-20 - Portland, OR - Edgefield Concert Park
08-28 - St. Louis, MO - LouFest
09-08 - Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Waterfront
09-17 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits