Los Campesinos! announce record box competition and embark on U.S. tour

Los Campesinos

Twee superstars Los Campesinos! will begin their latest U.S. tour at the start of August and, as ever, they’ve thought up a way to include their fans in their touring adventures. Gareth has announced the Los Campesinos Record Box Project 2009, where the band will take a record box with them on tour and fill it with items that they collect on their way – including seven inch records bought in record stores in each place they visit in the U.S.

If that wasn’t enough, the band will also be collecting items from many of their friends in bands across America – signed records perhaps, or ‘some other tat that they want to get rid of… probably a bit of pitta bread or something’. Sounds great! At the end of the tour, the seven inch, pitta bread filled box will be given away to a lucky fan via the Los Campesinos blog. The box already has a few things in it, donated by Gareth, including a split Xiu Xiu and High Places 7″! The full video and those U.S. tourdates, along with those for their recently announced UK tour, are below:

4 Aug 2009 Webster Hall (18+) w/Girls New York, New York
5 Aug 2009 9:30 Club (All Ages) w/Girls DC, Washington DC
6 Aug 2009 Grog Shop (All Ages) w/Girls Cleveland, Ohio
7 Aug 2009 Spin Nightclub (21+) Indianapolis, Indiana
8 Aug 2009 LOLLAPALOOZA Chicago
12 Aug 2009 The Firebird (All Ages) w/Girls Louis, Missouri
12 Aug 2009 Record Bar (18+) w/Girls Kansas City, Missouri
14 Aug 2009 Emo’s (All Ages) w/Girls Austin, Texas
15 Aug 2009 Granada Theatre (All Ages) w/Girls Dallas, Texas
16 Aug 2009 Warehouse Live (Studio) w/Girls Houston, Texas
19 Aug 2009 Launchpad (21+) w/Girls Albuquerque, New Mexico
20 Aug 2009 Hocofest Green Music Festival w/Girls Tucson, Arizona
21 Aug 2009 El Rey Theater (All Ages) w/Girls Los Angeles, California
22 Aug 2009 The Glass House (All Ages) w/Girls Pomona, California
23 Aug 2009 Detroit Bar (21+) w/Girls Costa Mesa, California
25 Aug 2009 Beauty Bar (21+) Las Vegas, Nevada
26 Aug 2009 Howie and Sons Pizza Visalia, California
27 Aug 2009 Brookdale Lodge Concert Hall Santa Cruz, California
28 Aug 2009 Outside Lands Festival San Francisco, California
29 Aug 2009 Street Scene Festival San Diego, California

21 Oct 2009 Kasbah (14+)(w/Copy Haho and Sparky Deathcap) Coventry
22 Oct 2009 Joiners (14+)(w/Copy Haho and Sparky Deathcap) Southampton
23 Oct 2009 Phoenix (14+)(w/Copy Haho and Sparky Deathcap) Exeter
24 Oct 2009 SWN FESTIVAL: The Gate (14+)(w/ DANANANANAYKROYD, Copy Haho, Sparky Deathcap and more) Cardiff
26 Oct 2009 Deaf Institute (14+)(w/Copy Haho and Sparky Deathcap) Manchester
27 Oct 2009 University (14+)(w/Copy Haho and Sparky Deathcap) Newcastle
28 Oct 2009 Garage (14+)(w/Copy Haho and Sparky Deathcap) London
29 Oct 2009 Zodiac (14+)(w/Copy Haho and Sparky Deathcap) Oxford
30 Oct 2009 Cockpit (14+)(w/Copy Haho and Sparky Deathcap) Leeds
31 Oct 2009 King Tut’s (18+)(w/Copy Haho and Sparky Deathcap) Glasgow

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