Okkervil River plan huge tour

Texas indie homeboys [tag]Okkervil River[/tag] have embarked on a massive tour, yesterday night (August 30) to promote their recently released critical sweetheart The Stage Names. The tour will see Okkervil River travel across North America and Europe, for a period of three months, during witch they’ll play over 70 gigs. Dates after the jump.

August 30: Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
August 31: Phoenix, AZ - The Brickhouse
September 1: Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
September 3: San Diego, CA - Casbah *
September 4: Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour *
September 5: San Francisco, CA - Independent *
September 7: Eugene, OR - WOW Hall
September 8: Portland, OR - Berbati’s Pan (MusicFest NW) *
September 9: Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard’s on Richards *
September 10: Seattle, WA - Neumos *
September 12: Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
September 13: Denver, CO - Marquis Theater *
September 14: Omaha, NE - Waiting Room *
September 15: Iowa City, IA - Picador *
September 17: Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater *
September 18: Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium *
September 19: Urbana, IL - The Canopy Club (Pygmalion Festival) *
September 21: Toronto, Ontario - Lee’s Palace *
September 22: Hamilton, Ontario - Pepper Jack’s Café *
September 23: Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa *
September 24: South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground *
September 25: Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs *
September 26: Northampton, MA - Pearl Street *
September 28: New York, NY - Webster Hall *
September 29: Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s *
September 30: Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel *
October 2: Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle *
October 3: Athens, GA - 40 Watt *
October 4: Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder *
October 6: Houston, TX - Walter’s on Washington *
November 3-4: Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Fest
November 6: Colchester, England - Colchester Arts Centre
November 7: Nottingham, England - The Social
November 8: Newcastle, England - Newcastle University
November 9: Glasgow, Scotland - Nice N Sleazy
November 11: Manchester, England - Roadhouse
November 12: Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
November 13: Paris, France - La Cigalle #
November 14: Fribourg, Switzerland - Fri-Son
November 19: Vienna, Austria - Szene
November 20: Munich, Germany - Registratur
November 22: Frankfurt, Germany - Brotfabrik
November 23: The Hague, Netherlands - Crossing Border Festival
November 24: Muenster, Germany - Gleiss 22
November 25: Cologne, Germany - Prime Club
November 26: Berlin, Germany - Lido
November 27: Hamburg, Germany - Knust
November 29: Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen
November 30: Stockholm, Sweden - Spark Club @ Debaser Medis
December 1: Oslo, Norway - John Dee
December 4: Brighton, England - Pressure Point
December 5: Liverpool, England - Liverpool Academy
December 6: Dublin, Ireland - Whelan’s
December 7: Leeds, England - Brudenell Social Club
December 8: Cardiff, Wales - Barfly
December 9: London, England - Luminaire
December 10: London, England - Luminaire