Earlier this month it was announced that Belle & Sebastian would be one of the headliners alongside Bjork and R. Kelly for the eighth annual Pitchfork Music Festival, which will return once again to Chicago’s Union Park from July 19 – 21.The Glasgow-based band, whose 1998 album If You’re Feeling Sinister is the subject of a fantastic new P4K documentary, which you can watch below, have now announced a short North American tour leading up to their headlining appearance.

The band will hit a handful of Canadian music festivals, before hooking up with Yo La Tengo for a five-date East Coast co-headlining tour that kicks off at the Bank of America Pavilion on July 9 and includes stops in Philly, Brooklyn, DC and Pittsburgh. If you’re not into a night with Belle & Sebastian, then maybe you’ll be interested in hitting one of these recently announced tours…

• Iron & Wine: Spring World Tour (5/11 – 6/5)
• The National: Summer World Tour (6/5 – 7/14)
• Primus: Spring 3D Tour (3/8 – 6/9)
• Calexico: Summer North American Tour (5/30 – 6/14)
• Jackson Browne: Solo Acoustic Tour (6/19 – 7/6)
• Youth Lagoon: Spring North American Tour (4/12 – 5/24)
• How To Destroy Angels: Spring North American Tour (4/12 – 4/29)
• Dark Star Orchestra: Spring Northeast Tour (5/9 – 6/1)
• Heavy Pets: Spring U.S. Tour (3/1 – 4/27)

Jeffrey Greenblatt

Jeff joined the Hidden Track team full-time in 2008 and helps guide the site in his role as Managing Editor and Social Media Coordinator. Each week Jeff pens Pullin' 'Tubes, Tour Dates and Bloggy Goodness in addition to features, video posts and more. Jeff is a graduate of The George Washington University ('98), with a B.A. in Journalism, and has worked in the media and technology industry for the likes of Scripps Networks Interactive, MTV, VH1, A&E and Joost.

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