Holy Crap the Books love to tour

For a band that released two albums before ever playing a live show it sure seems like The Books have come to embrace playing for an audience. Check the dates for an insane amount of European and North American show dates with the likes of Califone, Clogs and Death Vessel.

01-28 Bristol, England - Cube Bristol *
01-30 Norwich, England - Arts Centre *
01-31 North Yorkshire, England - The Shed *
02-01 Glasgow, Scotland - The Arches *
02-02 Gateshead, England - The Sage *
02-03 London, England - The Luminaire *
02-04 Brighton, England - Brighton Dome *
02-05 Coventry, England - Warwick Arts Center *
02-09 Paris, France - Fondation Cartier
02-10 Brussels, Belgium - Arts Center
02-11 Utrecht, Holland - Kikker
02-12 Berlin, Germany - Volksbühne
03-01 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall #
03-05 Pittsburgh, PA - The Andy Warhol Museum #
03-06 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center for the Arts #
03-07 Oberlin, OH - Dionysus Disco #
03-08 Urbana, IL - Courtyard Café #
03-09 Minneapolis, MN - The Whole Music Club #
03-10 Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews #
03-13 Chicago, IL - Schubas #
03-14 Chicago, IL - Schubas #
03-15 Ann Arbor, MI - University of Michigan Museum of Art
03-17 Los Angeles, CA - J. Paul Getty Museum ^
03-23 Boston, MA - Museum of Fine Arts #%
03-24 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom #%
03-25 Philadelphia, PA - International House #%
03-29 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom
03-30 Raleigh, NC - TSC Ballroom
03-31 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
04-01 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds
04-02 Orlando, FL - The Social
04-03 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
04-06 Austin, TX - The Parish
04-07 Denton, TX - Hailey's
04-10 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
04-12 Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
04-14 San Diego, CA - The Casbah
04-15 Hollywood, CA - Knitting Factory
04-17 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
04-19 Eugene, OR - W.O.W. Hall
04-20 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
04-21 Seattle, WA - Husky Union Building Auditorium
04-22 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's On Richards
04-27 Cincinnati, OH - N.O.W. Festival *
04-28 Grand Rapids, MI - Ladies Literary Club
04-29 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
05-01 Buffalo, NY - Soundlab
05-02 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
05-05 Brooklyn, NY - North Six
05-06 North Adams, MA - The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
05-12 Middlebury, VT - Coltrane

* with Clogs
# with Death Vessel
^ with Califone
% with José González

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