I was never in orchestra, but I do know those instruments can cost (hundreds of thousands of) pretty pennies. So, when Andrew Bird recently dropped and cracked his (probably expensive) violin at Chicago’s Civic Opera House, it must have been tragic.
Steadfast and unfazed as his namesake, Bird will power through a worldwide tour until July, hitting Europe first before coming back home for a month’s worth of dates stateside.
The tourdates:
04.24.09 - Bourges, France - Theatre Jacques Coeur
04.25.09 - Rennes, France - Ubu
04.27.09 - Paris, France - La Cigale
04.28.09 - Nancy, France - L’Autre Canal
04.29.09 - Nantes, France - Olympic
04.30.09 - Lyon, France - Epicerie Moderne
05.01.09 - Cologne, Germany - Luxor
05.03.09 - Stockholm, Sweden - Strand
05.04.09 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Lille Vega
05.05.09 - Hamburg, Germany - Uebel & Gefahrlich
05.06.09 - Berlin, Germany - Admiralspalast 101
05.07.09 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Pardiso
05.09.09 - Brussels, Belgium - Les Nuit de Botanique Cirque Royal
05.10.09 - Bristol, UK - Thekla
05.11.09 - London, UK - Shepherds Bush Empire
05.13.09 - Manchester, UK - Academy 2/Academy 3
05.14.09 - Glasgow, UK - Oran Mor
05.16.09 - Geneva, Switzerland - PTR-Usine
05.17.09 - Zurich, Switzerland - Rote Fabrik
05.18.09 - Milan, Italy - La Casa
05.20.09 - Nice, France - Theatre Lino Ventura
05.22.09 - Valladolid, Spain - Cafe Espagna
05.23.09 - Madrid, Spain - Neu Club
05.25.09 - Lisbon, Portugal - Cinema Sao Jorge
05.26.09 - Braga, Portugal - Theatro Circo
05.28.09 - Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Festival
06.08.09 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion*
06.11.09 - 06.14.09 (TBD) - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
06.15.09 - Atlanta, GA - Cobb Energy Center
06.17.09 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
06.18.09 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall
06.19.09 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
07.10.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
07.11.09 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
07.14.09 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
07.18.09 - Troutdale, OR - McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
07.19.09 - Troutdale, OR - McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
* The Decemberists
