Decemberists Hazards of Love, Tour

Portland-based orchestral pop group The Decemberists have announced 2009 summer tour dates to promote their sophomore release on Capitol, Hazards of Love, which is slated to drop March 24, 2009.

Band member Colin Meloy originally wrote Hazards as play before deciding it was unstageable. The musical-theatre-meets-rock-opera features a narrative about a girl named Margaret, her lover William and a forest queen, and is rumored to be perfumed front to back during their upcoming tour.

Don't miss your chance to check out this 17 part opus performed live this summer. The Decemberists 2009 Summer Tour dates include:

May
19 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
20 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
21 - Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theater
24 - Missoula, MT @ Wilma Theatre
26 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
27 - Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
29 - Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
31 - St. Louis, MO @The Pageant

June
1 - Columbus, OH @ Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
3 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
4 - Raleigh, NC @ Memorial Auditorium
5 - Richmond, VA @ The National
6 - Upper Darby, PN @ Tower Theatre
9 - Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavillion
10 - New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
11-14 - Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival