Refugee 7 Report post Posted April 2, 2008 The Raconteurs have added a raft of new dates to their upcoming late spring/early summer tour behind the band's brand new CD, "Consolers of the Lonely." The indie rock supergroup--which features Jack White of The White Stripes and singer/songwriter Brendan Benson--is currently preparing for the first leg of roadwork behind the new disc, a stretch that kicks off April 14 in Nashville, TN, with the first of two back-to-back shows. The new second leg, which follows the group's May 4 appearance at New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, launches May 27 with the first of a pair of shows in Washington, DC. The full schedule, along with public on-sale dates for the newly added shows, is included below. The group defied decades of traditional album roll-out strategies with its new release, recording and mastering the 14-track set--the follow-up to 2006's "Broken Boy Soldiers"--early last month and then quickly pressing it in both vinyl and CD form, according to the band, which made preparations to begin selling the disc as quickly as possible. "With this release, The Raconteurs are forgoing the usual months of lead time for press and radio set up, as well as forgoing the all important 'first week sales,'" read a press announcement posted at the band's website. "We wanted to explore the idea of releasing an album everywhere at once and THEN marketing and promoting it thereafter. The Raconteurs would rather this release not be defined by its first weeks sales, pre-release promotion, or by someone defining it FOR YOU before you get to hear it." The band released the set late last month through a wide array of distribution channels, including online and traditional retail stores, partially, the group explained, in an effort to defeat attempts to leak the new record onto the Internet. Ironically, the set ended up leaking early anyway due to a gaffe by one of the album's online merchants, according to Spin.com. [Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.] April 2008 14, 15 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge 20 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards 21 - Seattle, WA - Neumo's 22 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom 23 - San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 Club 25 - Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 26 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint 28 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium 29 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre May 2008 1 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues 2, 3 - Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ 4 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 27, 28 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club (on sale 4/3) 30 - New York, NY - terminal 5 (on sale 4/5) June 2008 3 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion (on sale 4/11) 4 - Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis (on sale 4/4) 5 - Toronto, Ontario - Ricoh Coliseum (on sale 4/4) 7 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore (on sale 4/4) 9 - Columbus, OH - LC Amphitheater (on sale 4/4) 10 - Cincinnati, OH - National City Pavilion (on sale 4/12) 12 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant (on sale 4/4) 13 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mudcrutch 285 Report post Posted April 2, 2008 ohh columbus, nice. TPATH take a tip. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marion 1,411 Report post Posted April 2, 2008 I wish they would come back to FL! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notatall1234 0 Report post Posted April 3, 2008 what about LA?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
