MGMT Announce U.S. Spring Tour Dates

MGMT just made an official announcement today of their upcoming tour dates in the United States. It’s been a long time coming, but now fans based in the U.S. finally get a chance to see one of the livest performances around. Kudos to Nikki over at Sony Music. Details below:

This Spring MGMT will set out on a tour of North America in support of their sophomore release Congratulations, in stores April 13, 2010. U.S. tour dates kick off with a pair of back to back, sold-out shows at San Francisco’s legendary Fillmore on April 12 and 13. The band returns to Indio, CA on April 17 to deliver another memorable performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Following their first festival debut of the year, the band will continue touring through out the summer, also performing at Bamboozle on May 2nd and Lollapalooza on August 8th (see below for full itinerary).

MGMT Spring 2010 tour

April 12 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
April 13 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
April 17 – Indio, CA – Coachella
April 29 – Toronto, ON – The Mod Club Theatre
April 30 – Durham, NH – University of New Hamsphire
May 2 – East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands Sports Complex (Bamboozle)
May 28 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Avila Beach Bowl
May 29 – Santa Cruz, CA – Santa Cruz Civic Center
June 1 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
June 2 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
June 4 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
June 6 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Bar-B-Q
June 7 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
June 8 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
June 11 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks
June 13 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre
June 14 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
June 15 – Columbus, OH – LC Pavillion
June 16 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
June 18 – Chicago, IL – Riviera
June 20 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theatre
August 8 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza