Bright Eyes and The Faint will hit the road April 28 in Lawrence, Kan., and will gig relentlessly through the June 10 finale in San Diego. So fervent are the bands’ fans that two-night stands have been booked in Seattle, Minneapolis, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Tempe, Ariz. In New York City, they’ll play a whopping five nights in a row at Webster Hall.

Both bands will appear at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., May 1.

Before heading out with their labelmates, Bright Eyes will open for R.E.M. on a two-week tour of Australia and New Zealand. Ever the workaholics, Conor Oberst et al will play extra shows on their own in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth on the tour’s off-days.

Bright Eyes is currently riding high on its two January releases, I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning and Digital Ash in a Digital Urn. The Faint is supporting Wet From Birth, released last September.