Vampire Weekend launches tour

Stamped with the 4 To Watch seal of approval and an ultra-favorable review of its debut album in the February issue of Paste, Vampire Weekend will soon celebrate its Paste-love with a series of tour dates.

Of course, we can't take all the credit, because, as we’ve noted, the band has quite a few admirers. But questions of causality aside, the tour is a happy event.

The event is made happier by four southern dates, when Vampire Weekend will share its bill with The Walkmen. The bands’ joint appearance will also be a happy event for Columbia University, the alma mater of 100% of Vampire Weekend and some members of The Walkmen. After 2007, Columbia needs the good publicity.

Dates:

January
17 - London, England @ Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen
29 - New York, N.Y @ Bowery Ballroom
30 - New York, N.Y @ Bowery Ballroom
31 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Popscene

February
1 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Amoeba Records (in-store)
6 - Washington, D.C. @ Rock and Roll Hotel
7 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ First Unitarian Church
8 - Williamstown, Mass. @ Williams College - Currier Ballroom
9 - Boston, Mass. @ Museum of Fine Arts
11 - Toronto, Ontario @ Horseshoe Tavern
13 - Cincinnati, Ohio @ The Gypsy Hut
14 - Columbus, Ohio @ Wexner Center
15 - Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Andy Warhol Museum

March
6 - Orlando, Fla. @ The Social *
7 - South Florida Everglades, Fla. @ Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation (Langerado)
8 - St. Augustine, Fla. @ Café Eleven *
9 - Atlanta, Ga. @ The Earl *
10 - Birmingham, Ala. @ The Bottletree *
19 - San Diego, Calif. @ The Casbah
20 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ El Rey
22 - San Francisco, Calif. @ The Independent
23 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Rickshaw Shop
25 - Portland, Ore. @ Doug Fir Lounge
26 - Seattle, Wash. @ Neumos
27 - Vancouver, British Columbia @ Richards on Richards

* with The Walkmen

Related links:
VampireWeekend.com
Vampire Weekend on MySpace
The Walkmen on MySpace

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