The National Plot A National Tour

From word of mouth I hear that Ohio indie rockers the National have a stellar new album out, Boxer. I'm still trying to get the band's last one, Alligator out of my head after one of my best buds wouldn't stop spinning it. So chances are that if "The National" turns up on a marquee somewhere, I'm going in. The band will first play some festivals in Europe and a free August 17th show in NYC before officially kicking off their tour on September 4th in Philly. The boys won't be sleep in their own beds for awhile. They embark on an European tour in November.To hear some new songs off Boxer head to the National's MySpace page, http://www.myspace.com/thenational.The National, "Mistaken For Strangers"The National:08-17 New York, NY - South Street Seaport 09-04 Philadelphia, PA - Theater of Living Arts09-05 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club09-06 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club09-07 Carrboro, NC - Cats Cradle09-08 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse09-10 Orlando, FL - The Club @ Firestone09-11 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder09-12 Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree09-14 Dallas, TX - Grenada Theater09-16 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival)09-18 Denver, CO - Ogden Theater09-19 Omaha, NE - Slowdown09-20 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line09-21 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater09-22 Chicago, IL - The Vic09-23 Cincinnati, OH - Madison Theater09-27 San Diego, CA - Casbah09-28 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern09-29 San Francisco, CA - Ballroom10-01 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom10-02 Seattle, WA - Showbox10-03 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom 10-06 Boston, MA - Roxy10-07 Montreal, Quebec - Le National10-08 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Hall11-01 Dublin, Ireland - Village11-02 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC11-03 Sheffield, England - Leadmill11-04 Manchester, England - Academy 211-06 Birmingham, England - Irish Centre11-07 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire11-09 Bristol, England - Anson Rooms11-10 Portsmouth, England - Pyramids11-13 Reims, France - La Cartonnerie11-14 Paris, France - Elysée Montmartre11-15 Rennes, France - Ubu Club11-16 Toulouse, France - Le Phare11-17 Barcelona, Spain - La del Apolo11-19 Clermont, France - Ferrand11-20 Lausanne, Switzerland - Le Romandie11-21 Milan, Italy - Transilvania11-22 Zurich, Switzerland - Abart11-23 Zagreb, Croatia - TBA11-24 Vienna, Austria - Szene Wien11-26 Stuttgart, Germany - Schocken 1211-27 Cologne, Germany - Prime Club11-28 Amsterdam, Holland - Melkweg11-30 Copenhagen, Denmark - Lille Vega12-01 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser12-02 Oslo, Norway - John Dee12-03 Malmo, Sweden - KB12-05 Hamburg, Germany - Knust12-06 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof