The National Announces New Album, Tour with Dirty Projectors

According to Pitchfork, The National has officially announced that their follow up to 2010’s High Violet will be released in May via 4AD.

In support of the new album, the band will be hitting the road this summer, including a recently announced stop at the Bonnaroo Music Festival.

A segment of their tour will have them performing with Dirty Projectors, who are also launching a similar summer tour.

Read the tour dates for both acts below.

The National 2013 Tour Dates

May
16 – Ithaca, N.Y. @ State Theater


June
5 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Barclays Center
6 – Columbia, Md. @ Merriweather Post Pavilion ^

7 – Philadelphia, Penn. @ Mann Center for the Performing Arts ^

8 – Richmond, Va. @ The National

10 – Raleigh, N.C. @ Red Hat Amphitheatre ^

11 – Pittsburgh, Penn. @ Stage AE ^

13 – Montreal, Quebec @ Lachine Canal

14 – Toronto, Ontario @ Yonge Dundas Square

15 – Columbus, Ohio @ LC Pavilion

16 – Manchester, Tenn. @ Bonnaroo

21 – Scheessel, Germany @ Hurricane Festival

22 – Neuhausen Ob Eck @ Southside Festival

25 – Brussels, Belgium @ Cirque Royal

28 – Cork, Ireland @ Live at the Marquee

30 – Rome, Italy @ Parco Della Musica


July
1 – Milan, Italy @ City Sound Festival

2 – Zagreb, Croatia @ Salata

14 – Cincinnati, Ohio @ Bunbury Festival



^ with Dirty Projectors

Dirty Projectors 2013 Tour Dates

April
19 – Portsmouth, N.H. @ Portsmouth Singer-Songwriter Festival

20 – Providence, R.I. @ Brown University


May
10 – Napa, Calif. @ Bottle Rock Festival

19 – Gulf Shores, Ala. @ Hangout Festival

24-27 – George, Wash. @ Sasquatch! Festival


June
6 – Columbia Md. @ Merriweather Post Pavilion *

7 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Mann Center for the Performing Arts *
8-9 – New York, N.Y. @ Governors Ball

10 – Raleigh, N.C. @ Red Hat Amphitheatre *

11 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Stage AE *

12 – Cleveland, Ohio @ Beachland Ballroom

13 – Chicago, Ill. @ Lincoln Hall (two shows)

14-16 – Manchester, Tenn. @ Bonnaroo

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