The National Go INTERnational

Whoa, long and busy day at work today. I meant to post this this morning, but couldn't get to it. Anyway, bad joke aside (see post title), it seems like The National are about to take over the world.

Check out the dates for their Fall tour:
07/13 - Dour, Belgium - Dour Festival
07/14 - Herk, Belgium - Rock Herk Festival
07/15 - Southwold, England - Latitude Festival
08/05 - Zambujeira Do Mar, Portgal - Sudoeste Festival
08/15 - St. Malo, France - La Route Du Rock
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 - Cats Cradle
09/08 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
09/10 - Orlando, FL - The Club At Firestone
09/11 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
09/12 - Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree
09/14 - Dallas, TX - Grenada Theater
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
11/01 - Dublin, Ireland - Village
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
11/13 - Reims, France - La Cartonnerie
11/14 - Paris, France - Elysee Montmartre
11/15 - Rennes, France - Ubu Club
11/16 - Toulouse, France - Le Phare
11/17 - Barcelona, Spain - La del Apolo
11/19 - Clermont, France - Ferrand
11/20 - Lausanne, Switzerland - Le Romandie
11/21 - Milan, Italy - Transilvania
11/22 - Zurich, Switzerland - Abart
11/23 - Zagreb, Croatia - TBA
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

Europe -> States -> Back to Europe!

Meanwhile, Daytrotter posted a session with The National this week. Head to their site for a short interview and 4 free MP3s, including "Lucky You," "Gospel," "Slow Show" and a cover of the Psychedelic Furs' "Pretty In Pink!"