SPOON U.S. TOUR TO KICK OFF MARCH 17 AT SXSW

LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN MARCH 4
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE  APRIL 15

Radio City Music Hall Sold Out Five Weeks In Advance
Boston, Multiple Nights in Washington DC and Minneapolis SOLD OUT
April 12 Eugene OR Show Added

Having just completed a largely sold out UK/Europe trek, the dudes of Spoon are gearing up for a 2010 North American tour, which commences with a March 17 South by Southwest kick off show at Stubbs in Austin, with Spoon headlining a bill featuring Broken Bells, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, The Walkmen and more.

The tour will be preceded by a March 4 appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman. Spoon will also make its first visit to Jimmy Kimmel Live April 15, just prior to the April 17 conclusion of this run at the Coachella festival in Indio CA.

Spoon’s March 26 debut headline engagement at New York’s legendary Radio City Music Hall sold out over a week ago joining March 27 at Boston’s House of Blues, April 2-3 at Minneapolis’ First Avenue, and March 22-23 at Washington DC’s 9:30 Club on the list of Spoon shows that have completely sold out more than a month in advance.

Spoon has also added a date to the current tour: April 12 at the McDonald Theater in Eugene OR. Tickets for this show will go on sale March 6.

SPOON ON TOUR 2010

17-Mar Stubbs – Austin, TX
18-Mar Republic – New Orleans, LA
19-Mar Workplay Soundstage – Birmingham, AL
20-Mar Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
22-Mar 9:30 Club – Washington, DC * SOLD OUT
23-Mar 9:30 Club – Washington, DC * SOLD OUT
24-Mar The National – Richmond, VA
26-Mar Radio City Music Hall – New York, NY * SOLD OUT
27-Mar House of Blues – Boston, MA, USA * SOLD OUT
29-Mar Sound Academy – Toronto, ON
30-Mar Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal – Oak, MI
1-Apr Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
2-Apr First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN * SOLD OUT
3-Apr First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN * SOLD OUT
5-Apr Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
6-Apr Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
7-Apr In the Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
9-Apr Moore Theatre – Seattle, WA
10-Apr Moore Theatre – Seattle, WA
11-Apr Orpheum Theatre – Vancouver, BC
12-Apr McDonald Theater – Eugene , OR
13-Apr Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
17-Apr Indio, CA – Coachella

30-April Melbourne – Billboard
1-May Bendigo – Groovin’ The Moo
2-May Townsville – Groovin’ The Moo
3-May Brisbane – The HiFi
6-May Coolangatta – The Cooly Hotel
7-May Sydney – The Forum
8-May Maitland – Groovin’ The Moo
9-May Canberra – Groovin’ The Moo
13-May Adelaide – Fowlers
14-May Perth – The Astor
15-May Bunbury – Groovin’ The Moo

*Deerhunter direct support on all North American dates
*New Orleans – Royal Oak w/ The Strange Boys
*Chicago – Oakland w/ Micachu & the Shapes