Amadou & Mariam Announce NA Tour Dates

Amadou & Mariam "Sabali" Stream

The iPod shuffle is the great equalizer. Tracks and albums come and go on our new release playlist faster than... well, fast ok? The albums that endure (see: Animal Collective, Aela Diane, Lissy Trullie, Harlem) are usually what turn out to be some of the best albums of the year. Since receiving the new Amadou & Mariam several weeks ago - it has reigned supreme on our playlist, hardly ever receiving the death knell of the dreaded skip button. Welcome to Mali, has seemingly been around forever - but it is finally seeing the light of day in the US on March 24th via Nonesuch. Today, Pitchfork announced A&M's full run of North American tour dates, including dates with Coldplay. Awesome for expanding the fan base, but really? Weird. ANYWAY. Click after the jump for the dates, and we have a stream of the fantastic track "Sabali" above.



02-18 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
02-19 Berlin, Germany - Kesselhaus
02-20 Munich, Germany - Muffathalle
02-21 Lausanne, Switzerland - Les Docks
02-24 Brighton, England - Concorde 2
02-25 London, England - Pure Groove (free in-store)
02-25 London, England - KOKO
02-26 Bristol, England - Bristol Academy
02-28 Edinburgh, Scotland - Picturehouse
03-01 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street
03-19 Montpellier, France - Rockstore
03-20 Toulouse, France - Bikini
03-21 Lyon, France - Transbordeur
03-24 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
03-25 Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Den Atelier
03-26 Lille, France - Aeronef
03-28 Amiens, France - Jazz a Amiens
06-02 Chicago, IL - Park West
06-04 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre
06-05 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
06-06 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
06-08 New York, NY - Webster Hall
06-10 Alexandria, VA - Birchmere
07-10 Ridgefield, WA - The Amphitheater at Clark County *
07-11 George, WA - The Gorge Amphitheatre *
07-13 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphiteatre *
07-16 Chula Vista, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre *
07-18 Carson, CA - Home Depot Center *
07-21 Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center *
07-22 The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion *
07-24 Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater *

* with Coldplay