Animal Collective Announces Summer Shows

Animal Collective followed its set at Coachella by announcing a round of U.S. shows for July.

The indie rock band’s April 16 Coachella performance wrapped up a short U.S. April trek. The group’s second 2011 U.S. leg begins July 7 at Beacham Theatre in Orlando, Fla.

Additional stops include Alpharetta, Ga.’s Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre At Encore Park (July 8), and Mr. Small’s Theatre in Pittsburgh (July 13).

Animal Collective will also get the chance to play Merriweather Post Pavilion on July 9. The group thinks so highly of the Columbia, Md., venue that they named their 2009 eighth studio album after the facility.

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Posing for the camera in New York City.

Upcoming U.S. festival appearances include Celebrate Brooklyn! Performing Arts Festival at Prospect Park Bandshell in New York (July 12) and Pitchfork Music Festival at Chicago’s Union Park (July 15).

Before kicking off the U.S. dates Animal Collective heads to Europe for a number of headline dates and festival appearances. Shows are scheduled in United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Austria, Croatia and Spain.

Tickets to the U.S. dates go on sale beginning Friday, April 22. Tickets to Pitchfork Music Festival are on sale now.

Click here for Animal Collective’s website.