Animal Collective Tour, Playing Oakland And Big Sur

Picture from the HAD Archive

Okay, we've got this to say: blogosphere, calm down. Yes, the new Animal Collective record is good (more on that in another post), but it's the second week in January. Declaring this the "year of Animal Collective" seems a little, urm, premature, no?

That being said, we love them dudes, and we'd be remiss if we didn't mention that they've decided to tour in support of the widely loved Merriweather Post Pavillion. The tour spans six months, and finds the band in Europe, Canada, and the US.

For their stop in the Bay, they've decided to take on two smaller venues, rather than one giant SF lovefest. Specifically, they'll be playing the newly renovated Fox Theater in Oakland, and the Henry Miller library in Big Sur. We're guessing the Oakland show will be the go-to for most Bay area folk; ticket onsale isn't listed yet on ticketmaster, so keep your eyes open and we'll do the same.

The tour started last night in New York, Brooklyn Vegan has pics.

Animal Collective 2009 Tour Dates:
01/20 - New York, NY @ Grand Ballroom New York
01/21 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom New York
01/22 - Chicago, Illinois @ Metro
01/23 - Los Angeles, California @ Henry Fonda Theatre
01/24 - Los Angeles, California @ Troubadour
03/04 - Oslo, Norway @ Rockerfeller
03/05 - Lund, Sweden @ Mejeriet
03/06 - Copenhagen @ Amager Bio
03/08 - Cologne, Germany @ Gloria
03/09 - Heidelberg, Germany @ Karlstorbahnhof
03/10 - Fribourg, Germany @ Fri-Son
03/11 - Lucerne, Switzerland @ Konzerthaus Schurr
03/12 - Florence, Italy @ Viper Room
03/13 - Rome, Italy @ Teatro Studio
03/14 - Milan, Italy @ Rolling Stone
03/16 - Strasbourg, France @ La Laiterie
03/17 - Amsterdam @ Paradiso
03/18 - Brussels @ Ancienne Belgique
03/19 - Lille, France @ Aeronef
03/20 - Nantes, France @ L'Olympic
03/22 - Bristol, UK @ Trinity Centre
03/23 - Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms
03/24 - London, UK @ The Forum
03/25 - Leeds, UK @ TJ's Woodhouse Club
03/26 - Liverpool, UK @ Static Gallery
03/27 - Dublin @ Tripod
03/28 - Belfast @ Stiff Kitten
05/11 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
05/12 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
05/13 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
05/14 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
05/15 - Montreal, Quebec @ Metropolis
05/16 - Toronto, Ontario @ Sound Academy
05/18 - Royal Oak, Michigan @ Royal Oak Music Hall
05/19 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin @ Turner Hall Ballroom
05/20 - Minneapolis, Minnesota @ First Avenue
05/24 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
05/25 - Portland, Oregon @ Roseland Theatre
05/26 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
05/27 - Big Sur, CA @ Henry Miller Memorial Library
05/29 - Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern
05/30 - Las Vegas, Nevada @ House of Blues
05/31 - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
06/01 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
06/02 - Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theatre
06/04 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
06/05 - Austin, TX @ Stubbs
06/06 - Oxford, Mississippi @ The Library
06/08 - St. Petersburg, Florida @ State Theatre
06/09 - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida @ Culture Room
06/10 - Orlando, Florida @ Firestone