Modest Mouse have announced that they will play several dates across the US this summer. The band will hit several major US festivals as well as Japan’s Summer Sonic on August 11th through the 12th.

This is the band’s second US tour this year in support of their latest album, We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank, which debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard chart.

The tour dates are:

August 1: Morrison, CO, Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 3: Kansas City, MO, City Market
August 4: Baltimore, MD, Virgin Festival
August 5: Chicago, IL, Lollapalooza
August 8: Coney Island, NY, KeySpan Park
August 11: Toyko, Japan, Summer Sonic
August 12: Osaka, Japan, Summer Sonic
August 15: Columbus, OH, Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
August 16: Cleveland, OH, Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City
August 17: Northampton, MA, The Pines Theater
August 18: Mansfield, MA, Download Festival
August 19: Philadelphia, PA, Festival Pier
August 21: Louisville, KY, Louisville Gardens
August 22: Nashville, TN, Ryman Auditorium
August 25: George, WA, Download Festival
August 27: Troutdale, OR, Edgefield
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