Tiny Mix Tapes

Scrappy up-and-comers The National roll up sleeves, expand summer tour

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Now, I know you’re all used to Tiny Mix Tapes reporting on all the top hit-makers and your favorite song-singers, but I want to take a bit of your time to talk about this scrappy group of up-and-comers called The National. Not a whole lot of folks have heard them yet, but I see big things in store for them! With their new album, High Violet, set for release May 11, the Brooklyn-based go-getters are rubbing on a little elbow grease and announcing a huge tour worthy of the stars-to-be that they really are.

The National tourdates:

05.05.10 - London, England - Electric Ballroom $
05.06.10 - London, England - Royal Albert Hall $
05.07.10 - Paris, France - Le Zenith *
05.08.10 - Berlin, Germany - Huxley’s Neue Welt $
05.09.10 - Berlin, Germany - Astra $
05.21.10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern #
05.22.10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern #
05.23.10 - San Diego, CA - Spreckels Theatre #
05.26.10 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre
05.27.10 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre #
05.29.10 - Quincy, WA - Sasquatch Festival
06.02.10 - Boston, MA - House of Blues %
06.03.10 - Boston, MA - House of Blues %
06.04.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory %
06.05.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory %
06.06.10 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall %
06.08.10 - Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall %
06.09.10 - Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall %
06.11-13.10 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
06.16.10 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall %
06.18.10 - Buffalo, NY Albright-Knox Gallery @
06.26.10 - Pilton, England - Glastonbury Festival
07.01-04.10 - Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07.06.10 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Paradiso
07.08.10 - Hamburg, Germany - Stadtpark !~
07.09.10 - Brighton, England - Corn Exchange
07.12-13.10 - Lyon, France - Les Nuits de Fourviere
07.14.10 - Munich, Germany - Rathausplatz
07.16.10 - Southwold, England - Latitude Festival
07.17-18.10 - Lisbon, Portugal - Super Bock Super Rock
07.27.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Prospect Park ^
07.31.10 - Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Festival
08.02.10 - Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion %
08.03.10 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Theatre %
08.04.10 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre %
08.05-06.10 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue %
08.06-08.10 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08.11.10 - Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival
08.13.10 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
08.14.10 - Haldern, Germany - Haldern Pop Festival
08.15.10 - St. Malo, France - Le Route du Rock
08.18.10 - Vienna, Austria - Arena
08.21.10 - Hasselt-Kiewit, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
08.22.10 - Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands - Lowlands Festival
09.03-05.10 - Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic
09.10.10 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Malkin Bowl +
09.11.10 - Redmond, WA - Marymoor Amphitheater >

$ Buke and Gass
* Pavement
# Ramona Falls
% the Antlers
^ Beach House
@ Rufus Wainwright
! Midlake
~ the Middle East
+ the Walkmen
> Okkervil River

• The National: http://www.americanmary.com
• 4AD: http://www.4ad.com