Sonic Youth Plans U.S. Dates in Support of The Eternal

Sonic Youth have announced dates to hit the US this summer in support of theirnew studio effort "The Eternal,"  its first record on the Matador label. 

The tour gets underway June 28 in Chicago, and will wind through the Midwest and South before heading to the West Coast, where the band will finish up the 21-city trek Aug. 2 in Oakland, CA. Dates are below.

28 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theater
29 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre

July 2009
2 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
3 - New York, NY - United Palace Theatre
6 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
8 - Richmond, VA - The National
10 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theater
11 - Nashville, TN - War Memorial
12 - Birmingham, AL - Sloss Furnaces
13 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
15 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
16 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
18 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
20 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
21 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
23 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
25 - Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party
28 - Portland, OR - Roseland Ballroom
30 - Salt Lake City, UT - Twilight Music Fest
31 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theater

August 2009
2 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater

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