The Decemberists announce tour, new EP
The Decemberists have announced dates for a full U.S. tour as well as a remix EP that will be released.
As far as the tour goes, it will span over a month long and find the band playing at least two dates in each city they hit. The band is promising two "totally different" set lists for each night within a city's stop -- the first night will be themed "The Long of It" and find the band performing every one of their songs that span longer than eight minutes; the second night, "The Short of It," will find the band playing a set list "entirely built of those more sprightly numbers whose adherence to brevity keeps them on the more radio-friendly side of that selfsame 8 minute mark."
Dates for this unique venture are available with a click of Read More.
The EP will be titled The Perfecter Crime and encompass a collection of remixes of the song "The Perfect Crime #2," and will be released September 25th in two formats: 12" vinyl and digital download. It'll feature remixes by the likes of Diplo, Junior Boys and Touch of Class, as well as a radio edit of the track.
The band has some television-related goings-on as well. Their performance on Austin City Limits will be airing on October 13th on PBS, and they've recently recorded a new version of the song "Little Boxes" for an as-yet-undisclosed episode of the Showtime series "Weeds," which would premiere in October.
Their Capitol debut, The Crane Wife, was released last year.
| DATE | CITY, STATE | VENUE | THEME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | Chicago, IL | Vic Theater | ("Long of It") |
| 10/29 | Chicago, IL | Vic Theater | ("Short of It") |
| 11/1 | New York, NY | Terminal 5 | ("Long of It") |
| 11/2 | New York, NY | Terminal 5 | ("Short of It") |
| 11/3 | Boston, MA | Orpheum | ("Long of It") |
| 11/4 | Boston, MA | Orpheum | ("Short of It") |
| 11/6 | Winston-Salem, NC | Millennium Center | ("Long of It") |
| 11/7 | Winston-Salem, NC | Millennium Center | ("Short of It") |
| 11/9 | Washington, DC | 9:30 Club | ("Long of It") |
| 11/10 | Washington, DC | 9:30 Club | ("Short of It") |
| 11/11 | Washington, DC | 9:30 Club | ("Long of It") |
| 11/12 | Washington, DC | 9:30 Club | ("Short of It") |
| 11/15 | Columbus, OH | Lifestyle Communities Pavilion | ("Long of It") |
| 11/16 | Columbus, OH | Lifestyle Communities Pavilion | ("Short of It") |
| 11/18 | Milwaukee, WI | Riverside Theater | ("Long of It") |
| 11/19 | Milwaukee, WI | Riverside Theater | ("Short of It") |
| 11/23 | San Francisco, CA | The Fillmore | ("Long of It") |
| 11/24 | San Francisco, CA | The Fillmore | ("Short of It") |
| 11/25 | San Francisco, CA | The Fillmore | ("Long of It") |
| 11/26 | San Francisco, CA | The Fillmore | ("Short of It") |
| 11/29 | Los Angeles, CA | The Wiltern | ("Long of It") |
| 11/30 | Los Angeles, CA | The Wiltern | ("Short of It") |
| 12/1 | San Diego, CA | Spreckels Theatre | ("Long of It") |
| 12/2 | San Diego, CA | Spreckels Theatre | ("Short of It") |
| 12/5 | Portland, OR | Crystal Ballroom | ("Long of It") |
| 12/6 | Portland, OR | Crystal Ballroom | ("Short of It") |
| 12/7 | Portland, OR | Crystal Ballroom | |
| 12/8 | Seattle, WA | Moore Theatre | ("Long of It") |
| 12/9 | Seattle, WA | Moore Theatre | ("Short of It") |