Where would we be without bands that are constantly touring? Actually, where would they be if they weren’t constantly touring? Yeasayer just finished their ambulations around the US (not exactly at an ambling pace, with dates on one coast to the other over the course of a month), and now the group is taking on Europe, Chicago’s Lollapalooza, and a few nights in Japan and Australia. The colossal tour runs from May through August (and a short lapse in June), with more festivals than most bands can boast for one tour (hey, summertime). On their MySpace, Yeasayer call themselves “Enya with bounce” (new new age?), a juxtaposition as seemingly incongruous — but awesome — as the different bands they’ll be playing with over the coming months. Who else can say they played on bills alongside Missy Elliott, Lady Gaga, Belle and Sebastian, The Pixies, and Rammstein in one season?
05.26.10 - London, UK - Koko
05.28.10 - Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Club
05.29.10 - Dudingen, Switzerland - Bad Bonn Kilbi Festival
05.30.10 - Landgraaf, Netherlands - PinkPop Festival
06.20.10 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
07.01.10 - Gdynia, Poland - Heineken Open Air Festival
07.03.10 - Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter Pyramid Marquee
07.04.10 - Arras, France - Main Square Festival (Main Stage)
07.05.10 - Cambridge, UK - Junction
07.06.10 - Sheffield, UK - Plug
07.08.10 - Novi Sad Petrovaradin Fortress, Serbia - Exit Festival (Fusion Stage)
07.12.10 - Brighton, UK - Concorde 2
07.14.10 - Aahus, Denmark - Voxhall
07.15.10 - Arvika, Sweden - Arvikafestivalen (Apollo Stage)
07.16.10 - Ferropolis, Germany - Melt Festival (Club Tent)
07.17.10 - London, UK - Lovebox Victoria Park (Gaymers Stage)
07.18.10 - Suffolk, UK - Latitute Festival
07.28.10 - Sydney, Australia - Metro
07.29.10 - Melbourne, Australia - Prince Bandroom
07.30.10 - Brisbane, Australia - Splendour in the Grass
08.01.10 - Niigata, Japan - FujiRock Festival
08.08.10 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08.14.10 - Haldern, Germany - Haldern Festival
08.15.10 - Budapest, Hungary - Sziget Festival (Wan2 Tent)
08.16.10 - Prague, Czech Republic - Lucerna Music Bar
08.20.10 - Greenpark St. Pölten, Austria - Frequency Festival
08.21.10 - Kiewit Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop
08.27.10 - Reading, UK - Reading Festival (NME/Radio 1 Stage)
08.29.10 - Leeds, UK - Leeds Festival (NME/Radio 1 Stage)
• Yeasayer: http://www.yeasayer.net
