Next new news-section: All the latest tour news and (extra) dates of all your beloved mellow artists!

• The National (source Pitchfork):
  

  08-17 New York, NY - South Street Seaport *
  09-04 Philadelphia, PA - Theater of Living Arts %$
  09-05 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club %$
  09-06 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club %$
  09-07 Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle %$
  09-08 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse %$
  09-10 Orlando, FL - The Club @ Firestone %$
  09-11 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder %$
  09-12 Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree %$
  09-14 Dallas, TX - Grenada Theater @
  09-15 Austin, TX - Emo’s ^
  09-16 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival)
  09-18 Denver, CO - Ogden Theater @
  09-19 Omaha, NE - Slowdown @ @
  09-20 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line @
  09-21 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater @
  09-22 Chicago, IL - The Vic @
  09-23 Cincinnati, OH - Madison Theater @
  09-27 San Diego, CA - Casbah @
  09-28 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern @
  09-29 San Francisco, CA - Ballroom @
  10-01 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom @
  10-02 Seattle, WA - Showbox @
  10-03 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom @
  10-06 Boston, MA - Roxy
  10-07 Montreal, Quebec - Le National
  10-08 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Hall
  10-11 New York, NY - Terminal 5 @
  10-30 Dublin, Ire - Ambassador Theatre @
  10-31 Belfast, Northern Ire - Spring + Airbrake @
  11-01 Dublin, Ire - Olympia Theatre @
  11-02 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC @
  11-03 Sheffield, England - Leadmill @
  11-04 Manchester, England - Academy 2 @
  11-06 Birmingham, England - Irish Centre @
  11-07 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire @
  11-09 Bristol, England - Anson Rooms @
  11-10 Portsmouth, England - Pyramids @
  11-12 Brussels, Belgium - AB !
  11-13 Reims, France - La Cartonnerie !
  11-14 Paris, France - Elysée Montmartre !
  11-15 Rennes, France - Ubu Club !
  11-16 Toulouse, France - La Nef !
  11-17 Barcelona, Spain - Apolo !
  11-19 Clermont-Ferrand, France - The Cooperative De Mai !
  11-20 Lausanne, Switzerland - Le Romandie !
  11-21 Milan, Italy - Transilvania !
  11-22 Zurich, Switzerland - Abart !
  11-23 Zagreb, Croatia - KSET !
  11-24 Vienna, Austria - Szene Wien !
  11-26 Stuttgart, Germany - Schocken 12 !
  11-27 Cologne, Germany - Prime Club !
  11-28 Amsterdam, Holland - Melkweg !
  11-30 Copenhagen, Denmark - Lille Vega !
  12-01 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser !
  12-02 Oslo, Norway - John Dee !
  12-03 Malmo, Sweden - KB !
  12-05 Hamburg, Germany - Knust !
  12-06 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof !

  * with Takka Takka, the Forms
  % with the Rosebuds
  $ with Doveman
  @ with St. Vincent
  ^ with Blonde Redhead
  ! with Hayden

• Beirut (source Pitchfork):
  

  09-20 Brooklyn, NY - Masonic Temple
  09-23 Princeton, NJ - Terrace Club #
  09-24 New York, NY - Society for Ethical Culture (Wordless Music Series) #
  09-26 New York, NY - Delacorte Theater !
  09-30 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa #
  10-02 Toronto, Ontario - Danforth Music Hall #
  10-04 Chicago, IL - Portage Theater #
  10-08 San Francisco, CA - Herbst Theater #
  10-09 San Francisco, CA - Herbst Theater #
  10-10 Los Angeles, CA - Avalon #
  11-06 Manchester, England - Club Academy
  11-07 Glasgow, Scotland - The Arches
  11-08 Leeds, England - Irish Centre
  11-09 Cardiff, Wales - The Point (Swn Festival)
  11-10 London, England - The Roundhouse
  11-12 Paris, France - Olympia (Inrocks Festival)
  11-13 Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie (Inrocks Festiival)
  11-14 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
  11-15 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
  11-16 Lille, France - Grand Mix
  11-18 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
  11-19 Hamburg, Germany - Fabrik
  11-20 Cologne, Germany - Kulturkirche
  11-21 Munich, Germany - Elserhalle
  11-22 Schorndorf, Germany - Manufaktur
  11-24 Lyon, France - Ninkashi
  11-25 Zurich, Switzerland - Mascotte

  # with Colleen
  ! with Balkan Beat Box

• The Clientele (source Pitchfork):
  

  09-06 New York, NY - Roseland *
  09-07 Boston, MA - Avalon Ballroom *
  09-08 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Festival
  09-09 Toronto, Ontario - V Festival
  09-11 Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle *
  09-12 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse *
  09-14 Austin, TX - Emo’s $
  09-16 Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theatre *
  09-17 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern *@
  09-18 San Francisco, CA - The Warfield *@
  09-19 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *@
  09-20 Seattle, WA - Showbox *@
  09-21 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom *@
  09-24 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *@
  09-25 Chicago, IL - Riviera *@
  10-04 Bristol, England - Thekla #
  10-05 Oxford, England - Zodiac #
  10-06 Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms #
  10-07 Leeds, England - Faversham #
  10-10 London, England - Cargo #
  10-17 London, England - Koko #
  10-18 Manchester, England - Academy 3 #
  10-19 Newcastle, England - Academy #
  10-20 Glasgow, Scotland - King Tut’s #
  10-21 Birmingham, England - Glee Club #
  11-11 London, England - Union Chapel !

  * with Peter Bjorn and John
  $ with Oakley Hall
  @ with Marissa Nadler
  # with Broken Family Band
  ! with Kurt Wagner

• Feist (source Pitchfork):
  

  09-14 Grantham, PA - Messiah College *
  09-15 Ann Arbor, MI - Borders Book and Music
  09-15 Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theatre *
  09-20 Baden Baden, Germany - New Pop Festival #
  09-21 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg #
  09-23 Nottingham, England - Social #
  09-24 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire #
  09-25 Dublin, Ire - Tripod #
  09-26 Glasgow, Scotland - Oran Mor #
  09-28 Bristol, England - Trinity Arts Centre #
  09-30 Berlin, Germany - Admiralspalast #
  10-01 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega #
  10-02 Stockholm, Sweden - Cirkus #
  10-04 Hamburg, Germany - CCH Saal 2 #
  10-05 Cologne, Germany - E-Werk #
  10-06 Munich, Germany - Georg-Elser Halle #
  10-08 Paris, France - La Cigale
  10-10 Paris, France - La Cigale
  10-11 Countance, France - Cultural Centre
  10-12 Yzeure, France - Cultural Centre
  10-13 Bordeaux, France - Salle de Vigean
  10-15 Nancy, France - Jazz Pulsation Festival
  10-16 Geneva, Switzerland - Grand Casino
  10-17 Mulhouse, France - Cultural Centre
  10-19 Brussels, Belgium - Cirque Royale
  11-06 Portland, OR - Schnitzer Auditorium
  11-07 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
  11-09 San Francisco, CA - Nob Hill Masonic Center
  11-12 Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre
  11-14 Denver, CO - The Ogden
  11-17 Chicago, IL - The Riviera
  11-18 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center
  12-03 Hamilton, Ontario - Hamilton Place
  12-04 Kitchener, Ontario - Centre in the Square
  12-05 London, Ontario - Centennial Hall
  12-18 Toronto, Ontario - Sony Centre for the Performing Arts

  * with Rogue Wave
  # with Bob Wiseman

• The Fray (source Official The Fray Website):
  

  With Special Guest TBA

  10.23.07
  Castlebar Royal Theatre
  Castlebar, Ire
  Tickets: On Sale Now!

  10.24.07
  Dublin National Stadium
  Dublin, Ire
  SOLD OUT!!

  10.26.07
  Glasgow Academy
  Glasgow, UK
  SOLD OUT!!

  10.27.07
  Leeds University
  Leeds, UK
  SOLD OUT!!

  10.28.07
  Newcastle Academy
  Newcastle, UK
  SOLD OUT!!

  10.30.07
  Birmingham Carling Academy
  Birmingham, UK
  SOLD OUT!!

  10.31.07
  Rock City
  Nottingham, UK
  SOLD OUT!!

  11.1.07
  Manchester Apollo
  Manchester, UK
  SOLD OUT!!

  11.2.07
  Bristol Academy
  Bristol, UK
  SOLD OUT!!

  11.4.07
  Portsmouth Guildhall
  Portsmouth, UK
  SOLD OUT!!

  11.5.07
  Hammersmith Apollo
  London, UK
  SOLD OUT!!

  11.6.07
  Hammersmith Apollo
  London, UK
  Tickets: On Sale Now!

  11.8.07
  Heinekin Music Hall
  Amsterdam, Holland
  Tickets: On Sale Now!

  With Special Guest With Special Guest Newton Faulkner

  11.09.07
  Elysee Montmartre
  Paris, France
  Tickets: www.fnac.com and www.ticketnet.fr and www.digitick.com

  11.10.07
  Rohstofflager
  Zurich, Switzerland
  Tickets: www.ticketcorner.ch

  11.12.07
  Alcatraz
  Milan, Italy
  www.ticketone.it

  11.13.07
  Heineken
  Madrid, Spain
  Tickets: www.ticktackticket.com

• Rufus Wainwright (source NME):
  

  Gateshead Sage (October 13)
  Glasgow Clyde Auditorium (14, 15)
  Liverpool Philharmonic Hall (17)
  Manchester Apollo (18)
  Sheffield City Hall (19)
  Cambridge Corn Exchange (21)
  Cardiff Millennium Centre (22)
  Warrington Parr Hall (23)
  Birmingham Symphony Hall (25, 26)
  Harrogate International Centre (27)
  London Hammersmith Apollo (30, 31)
  Ipswich Regents Theatre (November 1)

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1. The Fray has announced new tour dates: you can check them here
2. James Blunt will release a second album on 17 September, named ‘All The Lost Souls’.
3. Radiohead: Some new songssnippets have appeared in a Youtube-movie.

   
   

4. Beirut has recently made a cover of ‘Knife’ of Grizzly Bear … well kinda :p

   
   

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