March 9, 2007 at 03:13:00 PM | more stories by this author
French electro-pop duo will kick off North American leg April 21 in Vancouver, with a Coachella performance slated for April 29.
Is that a symphony in its pocket or is Air just happy to see you?
The French electronic duo of JB Dunckel and Nicolas Godin released their fourth album, Pocket Symphony, this week, and today unveiled a North American tour in support of it.
The 14-date trek will kick off April 21 in Vancouver and conclude May 10 in the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The jaunt includes an April 29 show at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.
The duo will be joined at the shows by guitarist Steve Jones, keyboard player Vincent Taurelle, and drummer Earl Harvin. Singer Kate Havnevik is set to open. Air is set to start a European tour March 14 in Glasgow, Scotland.
The duo is also playing a show with Phoenix, Alex Gopher, and Etienne de Crecy in Versailles, France, on June 29.
Air tour dates:
3-14 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC
3-15 Manchester, England - Academy
3-16 London, England - Forum
3-17 London, England - Forum
3-19 Berlin, Germany - Gleishalle
3-20 Hamburg, Germany - Docks
3-21 Cologne, Germany - E-Werk
3-22 Munich, Germany - George Elser Halle
3-24 Fribourg, Germany - Fri-Son
3-25 Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
3-27 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg Max
3-28 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
3-29 Paris, France - La Cigale
4-21 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
4-22 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
4-23 Tacoma, WA - Pantages Theatre
4-25 San Francisco, CA - Nob Hill Masonic Center
4-26 Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
4-27 Phoenix, AZ - The Marquee
4-29 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
5-2 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
5-4 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
5-5 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus
5-6 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
5-8 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
5-9 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
5-10 New York, NY - Theatre at Madison Square Garden
6-29 Versailles, France - Château de Versailles


