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Fucked Up announce 2009 U.S. and U.K. tour

12:13 p.m. · December 10, 2008 · by Andrew Winistorfer

Fucked Up are one of 2008’s unlikeliest heroes, as their post-hardcore masterpiece The Chemistry of Common Life found an unlikely foothold in indie nation. What does the Toronto band have planned for an encore? A lengthy 2009 tour that takes them around Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. for much of 2009’s first quarter.

The tour proper kicks off on January 16 in Ottawa, and wraps in Birmingham, England on March 6. The band also has a brief string of dates in Europe that kicks of tonight.

Fucked Up tour dates:

12.10 Girona, Spain: La Mirona
12.11 Madrid, Spain: Wurlitzer Ballroom
12.12 Durango, Spain – Plateruena Kafe
12.13 Sant Feliu de Codines, Spain: Centre Cívic la Fonteta
12.14 Saint Sebastian, Spain: Mogambo
12.15 Paris, France: Le Mécanique Ondulatoire
12.17 London, England: Underworld
01.16 Ottawa, Ontario: Maverick's
01.17 Montreal, Quebec: La Sala Rossa *
01.18 Portland, ME: SPACE Gallery
01.19 Cambridge, MA: Middle East (Upstairs)
01.20 Brooklyn, NY: Danbro Warehouse #
01.21 Philadelphia, PA: Kung Fu Necktie
01.22 Baltimore, MD: Talking Head
01.23 Charlottesville, VA: Outback Lodge +
01.24 Charlotte, NC: Milestone
01.25 Atlanta, GA: The Earl $
01.27 Gainesville, FL: Sluggo's ^
01.28 Pensacola, FL: Engine Room ^
01.29 New Orleans, LA: Ducbo %
01.30 Houston, TX: Walter's on Washington %
01.31 Austin, TX: Emo's %~
02.02 Albuquerque, NM: The Launchpad
02.03 Phoenix, AZ: Phix Gallery
02.04 San Diego, CA: Casbah !
02.06 Los Angeles, CA: The Echo !
02.08 San Francisco, CA: The Independent !
02.11 Denver, CO: Larimer Lounge
02.12 Omaha, NE: Waiting Room
02.13 Grinnell, IA: Gardner Lounge at Grinnell College
02.14 Chicago, IL: High Concepts Laboratory (early show)
02.14 Chicago, IL: Empty Bottle
02.15 Pontiac, MI: The Pike Room
02.26 Leeds, England: The Cockpit (Shred Yr Face 2) =
02.27 Glasgow, Scotland: Garage (Shred Yr Face 2) =
02.28 Manchester, England: Club Academy (Shred Yr Face 2) =
03.02 Cardiff, Wales: Clwb Ifor Bach (Shred Yr Face 2) =
03.03 Nottingham, England: Rescue Rooms (Shred Yr Face 2) =
03.04 London, England: Electric Ballroom (Shred Yr Face 2) =
03.05 Brighton, England: Concorde (Shred Yr Face 2) =
03.06 Birmingham, England: Academy (Shred Yr Face 2) =
* with AIDS Wolf
# with Vivian Girls, Pissed Jeans
+ with Vincent Black Shadow
$ with the Carbonas, Bukkake Boys
^ with Iron Livers
% with Iron Age
~ with Annihilation Time
! with Mika Miko
= with the Bronx, Rolo Tomassi
[Pitchfork]