By: Spacelab Research Staff
Sonic internationalists Thievery Corporation have set up a six date tour called The Outernational Music Tour with a heady and diverse bunch of bands that fit well with the Thievery Corporation mind set. Known for their Brazilian-influenced bossa nova-dub style, Thievery Corporation have shaped an sound aesthetic that has a purely unique worldview. They'll take this idea into curating the Outernational Tour.
Gnarls Barkley, TV on the Radio, Ladytron, Bebel Gilberto, Seu Jorge, Federico Aubele, Los Amigos Invisibles will round out the line up. Different groupings of these acts will based on location.
Thievery Corporation are dragging representatives of the UN World Food Program along on the tour to "raise awareness among concert-goers about WFP's fight against global hunger and the catastrophic effects on the hungry poor of the global food crisis." You can collect more information at one of the shows.
06-20 - Greek Theatre, San Francisco CA (with Bebel Gilberto, Los Amigos Invisibles and Federico Aubele)
06-21 - Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas NV (with Gnarls Barkley and Bebel Gilberto)
06-22 - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles CA (with Bebel Gilberto, Los Amigos Invisibles and Federico Aubele)
06-24 - Stubb's BBQ, Austin TX (with Ocote Soul Sounds)
06-26 - SummerStage, New York NY (with Bebel Gilberto, Turntables on the Hudson and Federico Aubele)
06-28 - Merriweather Pavilion, Washington DC (with TV on the Radio, Ladytron, Turntables on the Hudson and Federico Aubele)
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