In its ongoing hunt for the ever-elusive reindeer that shares the band's name, Blitzen Trapper have announced an extensive tour that takes the band from the West Coast down through the Southwestern U.S. There's one stop in Canada at Vancouver's Richards on Richards, which is strange because one nary scopes a reindeer south of the 49th parallel. Stranger things have happened, though. Then, it's off to Europe.
Fellow Portlanders Loch Lomond join the Trappers on most of the U.S. dates, while the European leg sees them playing fests like Oya Natt, Way Out West, Haldern, Highland, and more
07.09.09 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow's #
07.10.09 - Visalia, CA - Cellar Door #
07.11.09 - Santa Barbara, CA - Velvet Jones #
07.12.09 - Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Bowl (with Jenny Lewis & Ray LaMontagne)
07.13.09 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up #
07.15.09 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up
07.16.09 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater #
07.18.09 - Iowa City, IA - Picador #
07.20.09 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater #
07.21.09 - Fargo, ND - Aquarium (Dempsey’s Upstairs) #
07.23.09 - Bozeman, MT - Filling Station
07.24.09 - Boise, ID - Neurolux (Portland Cello Project)
07.25.09 - Kennewick, WA - Red Room (The Quiet Ones)
07.30.09 - Vancouver, BC - Richards on Richards
08.01.09 - Mt. Scott, OR - Pickathon 2009 (@ 1PM)
08.02.09 - Mt. Scott, OR - Pickathon 2009 (@ 8:30PM)
08.11.09 - Finland, Helsinki - Tavastia Club
08.12.09 - Oslo, Norway - Oya Natt Festival (Andrew Bird)
08.13.09 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
08.15.09 - Haldern, Germany - Haldern Festival
08.16.09 - Utrecht, Netherlands - Ekko
08.17.09 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
08.18.09 - Liege, Belgium - L'Escalier
08.19.09 - Antwerpen, Belgium - Bar Mondial
08.20.09 - The Hague, Netherlands - Paard van Troje
08.23.09 - Erfurt, Germany - Highfield Festival(Coke Tent)
08.25.09 - London, UK - Troxy $
08.27.09 - Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street $
08.28.09 - Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street $
08.31.09 - County Antrim, Ireland - Auntie Annies
09.02.09 - Cork, Ireland - Cyprus Avenue
09.03.09 - Galway, Ireland - Roisin Dubh
09.06.09 - Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic
09.08.09 - Glasgow, UK - 02 Academy ^
09.09.09 - Newcastle, UK - Academy 2 ^
09.11.09 - Manchester, UK - Apollo ^
09.12.09 - Wiltshire, UK - End of the Road Festival
09.13.09 - Wales, UK - Clwb Ifor Bach
09.14.09 - London, UK - Barfly
09.15.09 - Luxembourg, Den Atelier ^
09.16.09 - Paris, France - Grand Rex ^
10.02.09 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits (@ 8:30PM)
# Loch Lomond
$ Wilco
^ Fleet Foxes