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Animal Collective Squeeze in More Dates
Panda Bear DVD now available


With Strawberry Jam set for a September 11 release via Domino (the day before in the UK) and its first single, "Peacebone", coming out on August 21 (August 13 in the UK), there's not much for Animal Collective to do right now but wriggle their thumbs in anticipation of their North American tour this fall.

It's productive wriggling, though, since the band has added a Panda Bear-sized three dates to the tour since our last report. Oberlin, El Paso, and Norman: you'll get yours. AC have also shed more light on the openers for the tour, including the previously alluded-to slots filled by Black Dice's Eric Copeland and Wizard Prison, as well as support from Philly's Tickley Feather.

Finally, the free Panda Bear live DVD we previously reported is now available for order, and you can get one for yourself here. Thanks to a whole bunch of readers for the heads up.

Dates:

09-05 Boston, MA - The Roxy *
09-06 Montreal, Quebec - Le National *
09-07 Ottawa, Ontario - Bronson Centre Theater *
09-08 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix *
09-09 Oberlin, OH - Oberlin College *
09-10 Chicago, IL - Vic *
09-11 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
09-14 Seattle, WA - Neumos *#
09-15 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom *#
09-16 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater *#
09-17 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore *#
09-18 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater *#
09-20 Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater #$
09-21 El Paso, TX - Club 101 $
09-22 Austin, TX - Emo's $
09-23 Norman, OK - Bricktown Ballroom $
09-24 St. Louis, MO - Gargoyle Club $
09-25 Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom $
09-26 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse $
09-27 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle $
09-28 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club $
09-29 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom $
09-30 New York, NY - Webster Hall
10-01 New York, NY - Webster Hall

* with Eric Copeland
# with Wizard Prison
$ with Tickley Feather


Video: Animal Collective: Fireworks [from the forthcoming Strawberry Jam LP]

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animal collective are amazing live

didnt know about that dvd, panda bear are well good, equally as good as animal collective, although the dvds arnt free anymore oh well its only a few $. ta for posting!

i really wanted to see them on this tour but the show is on the same night as vfest! grrr.

bjork, mia, amy winehouse, interpol, arctic monkeys are gonna all have my attention.

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ah well, theyll be a next time eh!

you really listen to Animal Collective? doesn't seem likely.

i saw Panda Bear and ended up trancing out and kind of falling asleep because i drank way too much that night. the music was hypnotic and i was kind of ebbing and flowing in and out of consciousness. maybe this time will be better.