Liars Opening for Radiohead in May, Underworld Maybe Later — Stabbing Westward If We’re Lucky?

Spiritualized have sold billions of Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space. Clinic are easily the most well-known group from Liverpool. The Beta Band have signed endorsement deals with Coors, Sprint, and Gap. Stephen Malkmus has a beautiful Swarovski collection. The members of Supergrass are owned by Waner Music Group (but are signed to EMI). Sigur Rós are official members of NATO. Four Tet are #208 in Forbes’ Platinum 400 (The Best Big Companies in America). And Sparklehorse, well... they’re probably successful, too.

So, what do these artists have in common? Radiohead. All of them have opened for Radiohead, and now all of them are enjoying success in this beautiful capitalist world in which we have no other choice but to live because it’s all-consuming, horizontally-spread, and embedded in the very fabric of global commerce. And now, word has it that Liars are next in line for endorsement deals, big bucks, and... um... political in·ex′·tri·cabil′·ity? Having released a self-titled album (TMT Review) last August and the Yorke-triply-approved Drum’s Not Dead (TMT Review) in 2006, Liars are set to jam out their tunes before Radiohead hit the stage to also jam out their tunes.

Let’s just hope Liars aren’t traveling in that Mercedes-Benz G-Class luxury SUV still.

Underworld are rumored to be opening for the yet-to-be-announced August North American dates, and Radiohead might be playing South America for the first time, with possible dates in Japan.

Dates with Liars:

05.05.08 - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre 05.06.08 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre 05.08.08 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre 05.09.08 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 05.11.08 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge 05.14.08 - St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 05.17.08 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 05.18.08 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center

Rest of the $$ tourdates:

06.07.08 - Dublin, Ireland - Malahide 06.09.08 - Paris, France - Bercy 06.10.08 - Paris, France - Bercy 06.12.08 - Barcelona, Spain - Parc del Forum 06.14.08 - Nimes, France - Arenes 06.17.08 - Milan, Italy - Civica Arena 06.18.08 - Milan, Italy - Civica Arena 06.20.08 - Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany - Southside Festival 06.22.08 - Scheessel, Germany - Hurricane Festival 06.24.08 - London, England - Victoria Park 06.25.08 - London, England - Victoria Park 06.27.08 - Glasgow, Scotland, Glasgow Green 06.29.08 - Manchester, England - LCCC 07.01.08 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Westerpark 07.03.08 - Rosklide, Denmark - Rosklide Festival 07.05.08 - Arras, France - Main Square Festival 07.08.08 - Berlin, Germany - Wuhlheide 08.08.08 - Jersey City, NJ - Liberty State Park, All Points West Festival 08.09.08 - Jersey City, NJ - Liberty State Park, All Points West Festival

Free Dates:

04.01.08 - London, England - BBC’s Radio Theatre (Radio 2)
04.06.08 - London, England - BBC’s Radio Theatre (BBC 6 Music)

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