Photo by Cameron Wittig
Folk virtuoso Andrew Bird has announced details of sixth studio album, and the first since 2009’s Noble Beast. Titled Break It Yourself, the album was produced by Bird himself and recorded in his barn in Western Illinois. The end result will be released by Mom + Pop Music on March 6th.
In support of the release, Bird will embark on a U.S. tour this spring. The outing begins on March 15th in Dallas, TX and wraps up on May 12th in Chicago, IL. Joining him on the road will be Eugene Mirman, Laura Marling, and others. Check out the entire tour schedule below.
Ticket orders for each show include a digital copy of the album, along with a download of Fake Conversations, a live EP culled from Bird’s fall 2011 tour, and a second live EP from the 2012 tour, which will be released in the spring.
Andrew Bird 2011/2012 Tour Dates:
12/21 – Chicago, IL @ Museum of Contemporary Art *
12/22 – Chicago, IL @ Museum of Contemporary Art *
01/12 – Honolulu, HI @ Hawaii Theatre
03/05 – London, UK @ Barbican Cantre
03/06 – Paris, FR @ La Cigale
03/08 – Brussels, BE @ Cirque Royal
03/09 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
03/15 – Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre #
03/16 – New Orleans, LA @ The Howlin’ Wolf #
03/17 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle #
03/19 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium #
03/20 – Columbus, OH @ Southern Theatre #
03/22 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant #
03/23 – Kansas City, MO @ The Uptown Theater #
03/24 – Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater #
04/09 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre $
04/10 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ The Vogue $
04/11 – Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall $
04/13 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater $
04/18 – Mesa, AZ @ Ikeda Theater at Mesa Arts Center $
04/19 – Santa Fe, NM @ Lensic Performing Arts Center $
04/20 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theater $
05/03 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer %
05/04 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre %
05/05 – New York, NY @Beacon Theatre &
05/06 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues %
05/08 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club %
05/09 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live %
05/10 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit @
05/12 – Chicago, IL @ Auditorium Theatre @
# = w/ Eugene Mirman
$ = w/ Laura Marling
% = w/ Patrick Watson
& = w/ Tift Merritt
@ = w/ Mucca Pazza
