Band of Horses stampede on 2008 tour

Having bucked off the oppressive yolk of Wal-Mart sponsorship and hopped into a Ford instead, Band of Horses is set to travel cross-country. The band's latest tour starts off in Atlanta for a sold-out trio of gigs at The Earl, followed by a spate of gigs across the East Coast, Midwest, the South and Florida. Once this tour concludes, the group will leap the pond for a 19-date European journey.

Here are those North American dates:

December
28 - Atlanta, Ga. @ The Earl (sold out)
29 - Atlanta, Ga. @ The Earl (sold out)
31 - Atlanta, Ga. @ The Earl (sold out)

January
20 - Charleston, S.C. @ Music Farm
21 - Norfolk, Va. @ The Norva
22 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ The Fillmore at the TLA
23 - Boston, Mass. @ Paradise Rock Club
24 - State College, Pa. @ State Theatre
25 - Cleveland, Ohio @ Beachland Ballroom
26 - Louisville, Ky. @ Headliner's Music Hall
27 - Newport, Ky. @ Southgate House
29 - Nashville, Tenn. @ Exit/In
30 - Memphis, Tenn. @ Hi Tone Cafe
31 - St. Louis, Mo. @ Gargoyle

February
1 - Norman, Okla. @ Meacham Auditorium (U. of Oklahoma)
2 - Dallas, Texas @ Palladium Ballroom
3 - Austin, Texas @ La Zona Rosa
4 - Baton Rouge, La. @ Spanish Moon
6 - Birmingham, Ala. @ Bottle Tree
7 - Tallahassee, Flas. @ Beta Bar
9 - Orlando, Fla. @ Social
10 - Orlando, Fla. @ Social
12 - Mt. Pleasant, S.C. @ Village Tavern

One last bit of good news for Band of Horses fans: the group's new effort Cease To Begin finished in the Top 10 of Paste's 100 Best Albums of 2007. The album also topped Paste editor-in-chief Josh Jackson's individual album list for the year.