Saul Williams has plotted a course for his "The Tar Spangled Banner Tour" in support of his latest album, The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! The album was produced by Trent Reznor and released online by FADER Mag's record label in a pay-what-you-please scheme similar to what Radiohead did with their new album. It is available 100% DRM-free from NiggyTardust.com and includes PDF artwork. Williams describes his creation as:

"The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! is the lovechild of Trent and me," says Williams. "The Niggytardust concept sets me free to do more on stage with costume, etc. than one might expect from a regular Saul Williams show. It allows me to put my theatre training to use. I've also thought long and hard about all the discussion surrounding racial epithets etc. and chose this title as a means of furthering the dialogue while also showing how creativity will outlive and outshine hatred of any kind."

Saul Williams is equally famous for his music as he is for his politically charged poetry. And sure enough, the tour includes not only regular performances of music from the album, but also 2 dates that will be purely spoken word. The tour starts at SXSW March 12th and 13th then spreads west and south as it circles the US until the end of April.Saul Williams and The Tar Spangled Banner Tour:MARCH12 SXSW, Austin, TX13 SXSW, Austin, TX17 Plaza Club, Vancouver BC18 Aladdin, Portland, OR19 Neumo's, Seattle WA21 Slims, San Francisco, CA22 Club Mercy, Santa Barbara, CA24 Casbah, San Diego, CA25 Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA26 Clubhouse, Tempe, AZSpoken word performances:27 Chandler Gilbert Community College, Phoenix, AZ28 Estrella Mountain Community College, Phoenix, AZ29 Launchpad, Albuquerque, NM31 The Loft, Dallas, TX APRIL01 Warehouse Live Studio, Houston, TX03 The Parish, New Orleans, LA04 The Loft, Atlanta. GA06 Ramshead, Annapolis, MD07 930 Club, Washington, DC08 Paradise, Boston, MA09 Irving Plaza, NY, NY11 Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA12 Iron Horse, Northampton, MA13 La Tulipe, Montreal, QC14 Mod Club, Toronto, ONT16 Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, MI17 Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH18 Martyrs, Chicago, IL19 Varsity Theatre, Minneapolis, MN21 Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO22 Belly Up, Aspen, CO23 Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, UT http://niggytardust.com/http://www.myspace.com/saulwilliams