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The Presets / Dragonette Tour
Partnering for some co-headline magic, Australia’s The Presets and Canada’s Dragonette band together for a coast-to-coast May adventure with stops including Philadelphia, Toronto, Minneapolis and San Francisco.
For the Presets, the outing gives the band a chance to showcase its recently released album Pacifica. Dragonette is touring behind its 2012 release, Bodyparts.
Here’s the mapping:
May 5 – Philadelphia, Pa., Union Transfer
May 7 – Boston, Mass., Paradise Rock Club
May 8 – New York, N.Y., Terminal 5
May 9 – Montreal, Quebec, Le National
May 10 – Toronto, Ontario, The Danforth Music Hall
May 12 – Indianapolis, Ind., The Vogue
May 13 – Columbus, Ohio, Newport Music Hall
May 14 – Madison, Wis., Majestic Theatre
May 15 – Minneapolis, Minn., First Avenue
May 17 – Lawrence, Kan., Granada Theatre
May 18 – Denver, Colo., Ogden Theatre
May 19 – Salt Lake City, Utah, The Depot
May 20 – Tempe, Ariz., The Marquee
May 21 – Los Angeles, Calif., The Avalon / Bardot Hollywood
May 24 – Oakland, Calif., Fox Theater
The Presets will appear without Dragonette in Washington, D.C., at the 9:30 Club May 4; San Diego at a My Life Every Day event May 25; and at Sasquatch! near Quincy, Wash., at the George Amphitheatre May 26. Dragonette will appear sans The Presets in El Paso, Texas, at the Neon Desert Music Festival May 25.
Photo: AP Photo
Joel Stouffer, Dan Kurtz, and Martina Sorbara of Dragonette appear at the 2012 Juno Awards in Ottawa, Ontario.