Franz Ferdinand and Death Cab for Cutie are set to begin a co-headlining tour on March 3rd. The idea for the joint tour came up when DCFC decided to "tour with another big band and see how it goes" says bassist Nick Harmer. Here are the dates:

Wed 03/22/06 Portland, OR Memorial Coliseum
Thu 03/23/06 Sacramento, CA Sacramento Conv. Center
Fri 03/24/06 Reno, NV Reno Hilton
Mon 03/27/06 Tucson, AZ University Of Arizona
Wed 03/29/06 Austin, TX The Backyard
Thu 03/30/06 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater
Fri 03/31/06 Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Theatre
Fri 04/07/06 Durham, NC Duke University
Sat 04/08/06 Camden, NJ Tweeter Center At The Waterfront
Sun 04/09/06 Ithaca, NY Cornell University
Tue 04/11/06 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall
Wed 04/12/06 Boston, MA Agganis Arena
Thu 04/13/06 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
Fri 04/14/06 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
Sat 04/15/06 Montreal, QC CEPSUM @ Univ. Of Montreal
Mon 04/17/06 Toronto, ON Docks Concert Theatre
Tue 04/18/06 Detroit, MI State Theatre
Wed 04/19/06 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
Thu 04/20/06 Minneapolis, MN Northrop Auditorium
Sun 04/23/06 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Th. For Perf. Arts
Tue 04/25/06 Edmonton, AB Shaw Conference Centre
Wed 04/26/06 Calgary, AB Stampede Park

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