Modest Mouse schedules post-R.E.M. dates with Brass Band :: Music News :: Articles

Way back in January, we told you that R.E.M. had netted quite a pair of openers for its Accelerate tour. Who were the lucky guests? A little band called The National, which did pretty well in an obscure ranking of the best albums of 2007, and another group of rapscallions who have designated themselves Modest Mouse, and who also happened to do serious damage to that little list we just mentioned.

The latter group has decided that hanging out with R.E.M. is all well and good, but headlining is really where the fun is, which is why Modest Mouse has announced some dates in June and July where the rodent-monikered band will be the center of attention.

Attention might have to be shared, however, because Modest Mouse is taking New Orleans’ famous Dirty Dozen Brass Band along for the ride. The band made a terrific racket on 2007’s We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, and it will surely raise the stakes onstage.

Modest Mouse on tour:

May
23 - Burnaby, British Columbia @ Deer Lake Park *
24 - George, Wash. @ Sasquatch Festival *
25 - Bend, Ore. @ Les Schwab Amphitheater %
27 - Reno, Nev. @ Grand Sierra Resort &
29 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hollywood Bowl *
31 - Berkeley, Calif. @ The Greek Theatre *

June
1 - Berkeley, Calif. @ The Greek Theatre *
3 - Morrison, Colo. @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre *
4 - Council Bluffs, Iowa @ Westfair Amphitheater #
5 - Saint Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Energy Center *
6 - Chicago, Ill. @ United Center *
8 - Toronto, Ontario @ Molsen Amphitheater *
10 - Raleigh, N.C. @ Walnut Creek Amphitheatre *
11 - Columbia, Md. @ Merriweather Post Pavilion *
13 - Mansfield, Mass. @ Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts *
14 - Wantagh, N.Y. @ Nikon at Jones Beach *
16 - Rochester, N.Y. @ Main Street Armory $
18 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ The Mann Center for the Performing Arts *
19 - New York, N.Y. @ Madison Square Garden *
21 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Lakewood Amphitheatre *
23 - Miami, Fla. @ Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theatre #
24 - Orlando, Fla. @ Hard Rock Live #
25 - St Augustine, Fla. @ St. Augustine Theater #
26 - Myrtle Beach, S.C. @ House of Blues (North Myrtle Beach) #
28 - Norfolk, Va. @ The NorVa #
29 - Charlottesville, Va. @ Charlottesville Pavilion #
30 - Rostraver, Pa. @ Ice Garden #