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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart tour every country on earth, as long as the country is cute

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Indie pop darlings The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are feeling fresh from the success of their sophomore album Belong (TMT Review), which was released at the end of March to critical acclaim. Now, to rep said album, the New York-based band is packing its bags, getting makeovers, and going on an all-expenses-paid trip to sunny Europe! And Turkey! And Japan! Plus Canada and the USA! So… why am I not in this band, tagging along on what’s sure to be THE MUSICAL ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME??? Seriously. There are five people in this band. Who’d notice one more?

In a heartwarming twist, this 2009 buzz band is taking current buzz band Craft Spells with them on the North American portion of the tour to serve as an opening act/confidant/person to take the photograph in front of that giant space needle-lookin’ thing in Toronto. Craft Spells recently released their debut album Idle Labor on Captured Tracks.

Dates:

06.01.11 - Dublin, Ireland - Button Factory
06.04.11 - Istanbul, Turkey - To The City Festival
06.07.11 - Cambridge, UK - Junction 2
06.08.11 - London, UK - Electric Ballroom
06.09.11 - Bristol, UK - The Trinity
06.10.11 - Manchester, UK - Sound Control
06.11.11 - Glasgow, UK - Arches
06.13.11 - Sheffield, UK - Queens Social Club
06.14.11 - Birmingham, UK - Academy HMV Institute
06.16.11 - Paris, France - La Fleche D’or
06.18.11 - Madrid, Spain - Dia de la Musica Festival
06.19.11 - Majorca, Spain - Palou Dels Camtes D’aiamans
06.20.11 - Barcelona, Spain - Apolo
06.22.11 - Bordeaux, France - BT59
06.23.11 - Limoges, France - La Fourmi
06.24.11 - Lyons, France - Sonic
06.26.11 - Ravenna, Italy - Hana Bi Festival
06.29.11 - Munich, Germany - Backstage
06.30.11 - Vienna, Austria - Fluc
07.02.11 - Vigo, Spain - Transforma Festival
07.04.11 - Dresden, Germany - Groeve Station
07.05.11 - Berlin, Germany - KL. Posthahnhof
07.07.11 - Hamburg, Germany - Knust
07.09.11 - Koln, Germany - Luxor
07.11.11 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Trouw
07.13.11 - Bremen, Germany - Lagerhaus
07.15.11 - Hultsfred, Sweden - Hultsfred Festival
07.29.11 - Niigata Prefecture, Japan - Fuji Rock
07.31.11 - Montreal, QC - Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
08.02.11 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House #
08.03.11 - Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot Ballroom #
08.04.11 - Newport, KY - Southgate House #
08.05.11 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway #
08.07.11 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08.09.11 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Small’s
08.09-13.11 - Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival
09.12-14.11 - Helsinki, Finland - Flow Festival

# Craft Spells

• The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: http://www.thepainsofbeingpureatheart.com
• Slumberland: http://www.slumberlandrecords.com