Via: Pitchfork
For reasons that quite frankly escape me, The Decemberists have become awfully popular in the U.S. ever since they released The Crane Wife in the fall. So much so, in fact, that the band has just announced a second round of U.S. tourdates to support the album. The tour is scheduled to run from the end of March through early May. Before any of that can go down, though, the band has some European dates to take care of in February. You can find all these dates after the jump.
If you can't make it to one of those dates however, you might consider the next best thing (I guess): a DVD of The Decemberists live in concert. The Decemberists: A Practical Handbook will be released March 20 by Kill Rock Stars and will feature the full performance of the band's November 4, 2005 concert at Portland's Roseland Theater. Also included are a documentary about the band and a few videos. Huzzah! (ugh...)

02-02 Sheffield, England - Leadmill
02-03 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar
02-04 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC
02-05 Manchester, England - Academy 2
02-07 Nottingham, England - Trent University
02-08 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire
02-09 Southampton, England - University
02-10 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
02-12 Cologne, Germany - Prime Club
02-13 Hamburg, Germany - Knust
02-14 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
02-16 Fribourg, Switzerland - Fri-son
02-17 Bologna, Italy - Estragon Club
02-18 Munich, Germany - Ampere
02-19 Vienna, Austria - Flex Club
02-21 Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Paradiso
02-22 Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
03-21 Jersey City, NJ - Loews Theater
03-22 Jersey City, NJ - Loews Theater
03-23 Boston, MA - Avalon
03-24 Boston, MA - Avalon
03-26 North Bethesda, MD - Strathmore Music Center
03-27 Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theater
03-29 Wellesley, MA - Wellesley College (students only)
03-30 Buffalo, NY - Center for the Arts
03-31 Grantham, PA - Messiah College
04-01 Norfolk, VA - The Norva
04-02 Raleigh, NC - Meymendi Concert Hall
04-04 Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theater
04-05 Nashville, TN - City Hall
04-06 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
04-08 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
04-09 Tallahassee, FL - The Moon
04-10 Birmingham, AL - Alabama Theater
04-11 Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theater
04-13 Louisville, KY - Brown Theater
04-14 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
04-15 Champaign, IL - Foellinger Auditorium (University of Illinois)
04-16 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
04-18 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater
04-19 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater
04-20 Madison, WI - Orpheum Theater
04-21 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
04-22 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
04-25 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theater
04-26 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theater
05-03 Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater
05-04 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theater
05-05 Bellingham, WA - Western Washington University