The National Tour High Violet Hard

Wildly-popular New Yorker moodists The National have a brand new LP out. It's called High Violet. It's very much a big deal.

The quintet will soon be cementing their status as one of the biggest bands in the land with a tour rolling through large-sized venues, played in front of fawning crowds. The sizeable list of National tour dates rolls out down below.

In bonus live-performance news: The National recently performed a live video set for Pitchfork in an old castle in upstate New York, and are soon to be filmed for celluloid posterity by legendary documentarian D.A. Pennebaker.

So Far Out of Hand:
May 21: Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
May 22: Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
May 23: San Diego, CA - Spreckels Theatre
May 26: Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre
May 27: Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre
May 29: Quincy, WA - Sasquatch! Festival
June 2: Boston, MA - House of Blues
June 3: Boston, MA - House of Blues
June 4: Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
June 5: Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
June 6: Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
June 8: Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
June 9: Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
June 11-13: Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
June 16: New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall
June 18: Buffalo, NY Albright-Knox Gallery
June 26: Pilton, England - Glastonbury Festival
July 1-4: Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
July 6: Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Paradiso
July 8: Hamburg, Germany - Stadtpark
July 9: Brighton, England - Corn Exchange
July 12-13: Lyon, France - Les Nuits de Fourviere
July 14: Munich, Germany - Rathausplatz
July 16: Southwold, England - Latitude Festival
July 17-18: Lisbon, Portugal - Super Bock Super Rock
July 27: Brooklyn, NY - Prospect Park
July 31: Montréal, QC - Osheaga Festival
August 2: Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion
August 3: Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Theatre
August 4: Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre
August 5: Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
August 6: Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
August 7-8: Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
August 11: Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival
August 13: Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
August 14: Haldern, Germany - Haldern Pop Festival
August 15: St. Malo, France - Le Route du Rock
August 18: Vienna, Austria - Arena
August 21: Hasselt-Kiewit, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
August 22: Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands - Lowlands Festival
September 3-5: Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic
September 10: Vancouver, BC - Malkin Bowl
September 11: Redmond, WA - Marymoor Amphitheater