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Sigur Ros keep tour rolling

12:28 p.m. · June 20, 2008 · by Andrew Winistorfer

Iceland’s number one post-rock export, Sigur Ros, have announced a full world tour in support of their upcoming album Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (out June 23 via EMI in the UK, and June 24 via XL in North America). The tour hits just about everywhere you can see live music, from Japan and Australia, to Finland and Tempe, Arizona (must be a thriving Icelandic post-rock community there).

Sigur Ros tour dates:   
06.20 Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany: Southside Festival
06.22 Scheeßel, Germany: Hurricane Festival
06.24 London, England: Westminster Methodist Central Hall
06.28 Reykjavík, Iceland: TBA *
07.05 Werchter, Belgium: Rock Werchter Festival
07.06 Arras, France: Main Square Festival
07.08 Vienna, Austria: Arena
07.09 Lausanne, Switzerland: Les Docks
07.11 Florence, Italy: Giardino di Boboli
07.12 Rome, Italy: Cavea Auditorium
07.13 Milan, Italy: Arena Civica
07.14 Zurich, Switzerland: Volkhaus
07.17 Benicàssim, Spain: Benicàssim Festival
07.19 Southwold, England: Latitude Festival
08.01 Melbourne, Australia: Festival Hall
08.02 Sydney, Australia: Hordern Pavilion
08.03 Byron Bay, Australia: Splendour in the Grass
08.07 Oslo, Norway: Øya Festival
08.08 Gothenburg, Sweden: Way Out West
08.09 Copenhagen, Denmark: Beat Day Festival
08.11 Cologne, Germany: Palladium
08.12 Wiesbaden, Germany: Schlachthof
08.13 Berlin, Germany: Tempodrum
08.15 Saint-Malo, France: La Route du Rock Festival
08.17 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands: Lowlands Festival
08.18 Dresden, Germany: Alter Schlachthof
08.19 Prague, Czech Republic: Arena HC Sparta Praha
08.20 Warsaw, Poland: Palladium
08.22 Riga, Latvia: Arena
08.24 Helsinki, Finland: Kulttuuritalo
08.26 St. Petersburg, Russia: TYUZ Theatre
08.27 Moscow, Russia: B1
08.29 Stradbally, Ireland: Electric Picnic Festival
08.31 Argyll, Scotland: Hydro Connect Festival
09.17 New York, NY: United Palace Theatre
09.18 New York, NY: United Palace Theatre
09.19 Boston, MA: Bank of America Pavillion
09.20 Montreal, Quebec: Quai Jacques Cartier
09.22 Toronto, Ontario: Massey Hall
09.23 Detroit, MI: Fillmore
09.24 Chicago, IL: Chicago Theatre
09.25 Minneapolis, MN: Orpheum
09.27 Morrison, CO: Red Rocks Amphitheatre
09.28 Salt Lake City, UT: Great Saltair
09.30 Tempe, AZ: The Marquee
10.01 San Diego, CA: Copley Symphony Hall
10.02 Los Angeles, CA: The Greek Theatre
10.03 Berkeley, CA: The Greek Theatre
10.05 Seattle, WA: Benaroya Hall
10.06 Portland, OR: Arlene Schnitzer Theatre
10.07 Vancouver, British Columbia: The Chan Centre
10.22 Nagoya, Japan: Geijyutsu Hall
10.24 Osaka, Japan: Koseinenkin Hall
10.26 Tokyo, Japan: Forum

* with Bjork, Ólöf Arnalds
[Pitchfork]