Tokyo Police Club Tour in December, February, And March — No Word Yet On January

Because of the famous company Tokyo Police Club have been keeping lately, I feel kinda like a writer for Us Weekly. OMFG Rivers Cuomo (Weezer)! That guy from Blink-182 (Angels & Airwaves, Blink 182)! Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives Sports Night)! Marc Cherry (Desperate Housewives, The Golden Girls)! These are just a few of the beautiful people who TPC have met during a busy 2008. Some 2008 highlights? Releasing their Saddle Creek debut album, Elephant Shell (TMT Review), embarking on headlining tours, playing half-full U.S. arenas while opening for alt-nerd-rockers Weezer, and guestspotting as a band not named Tokyo Police Club on Desperate Housewives.

Even with all those accomplishments in 2008, you’d think the band would take the rest of the year off. Nope. Instead, the band is set to start another little tour following an appearance on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on December 10. This tour will take them to Canada with fellow syrup-drinking leaf-lovers Metric, The Dears, and Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains.

The band’s pace for 2009 seems to mirror that of 2008, as they have just announced a U.S. tour beginning February 24 in Providence, RI that runs for about three weeks and covers about two-thirds of the States. Harlem Shakes, Ra Ra Riot, and Born Ruffians, respectively, will open those shows. After the tour is over, the band will begin work on the follow-up to Elephant Shell.

Tourdates:

12.12.08 - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy& 12.13.08 - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy& 12.15.08 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre& 12.16.08 - Saskatoon, SK - Prairieland Centre& 12.17.08 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre& 12.18.08 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall& 12.19.08 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall& 12.21.08 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre& 12.22.08 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre& 12.23.08 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre& 02.24.09 - Providence, RI - Lupo’s# 02.25.09 - New York, NY - Webster Hall* 02.26.09 - Washington, DC - Black Cat* 02.28.09 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls# 03.01.09 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop# 03.02.09 - Columbus, OH - The Basement# 03.03.09 - Cincinnati, OH - Mad Hatter# 03.05.09 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl# 03.06.09 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder# 03.07.09 - Orlando, FL - The Social# 03.10.09 - New Orleans, LA - The Parish @ House of Blues% 03.11.09 - Houston, TX - Walters on Washington% 03.12.09 - McAllen, TX - Cine El Ray% 03.13.09 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit% 03.14.09 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre% 03.16.09 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown% 03.18.09 - Chicago, IL - The Metro* 03.19.09 - Pontiac, MI - Crofoot*

& Metric, The Dears, Sebastian Granger & the Mountains # Harlem Shakes * Born Ruffians % Ra Ra Riot