The War on Drugs announce summer tour dates

Since their debut album, Wagonwheel Blues, is about to come out on June 17, The War on Drugs have decided to take their show on the road. They'll be supporting Paste Band of the Week alum, Bishop Allen, as well as Blood on the Wall for their American dates, and then heading to Europe for their later-than-ours festival season.

Speaking of our BOTW section, if you keep your eyes on it, you'll learn some more about The War on Drugs very soon.

In the meantime, dates:

May
22 - Detroit, Mich. @ The Magic Stick
23 - Chicago, Ill. @ The Empty Bottle

June
7 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Johnny Brenda's

August
8 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
9 - Venlo, Netherlands @ Zomerparkfeest
11 - London, England @ The Old Blue Last
12 - London, England @ Club Fandango at Dublin Castle
13 - Farnham, England @ The William Cobbett
14 - London, England @ Cargo
15 - Crickhowell, South Wales @ Green Man Festival
16 - Yeovil, England @ Orange Box
17 - Dublin, Ireland @ Crawdaddy
18 - Bristol, England @ Thekla Social
20 - Brixton, England @ Windmill

Related links:
Review: Bishop Allen - The Broken String
TheWarOnDrugs.net
The War on Drugs on MySpace

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