Animal Collective have announced gigs across Australia, North America and Europe for 2013.

That’s all I’ve got to say really. OH! Except here’s a fun bit of trivia for you. According to an interview with Avey back in 2009, when AC were sending out their first album Spirit They’re Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished they were contacted by a confused Southern Records. The label asked Avey “Is there something wrong with this? This music makes our dogs run out of the room!” There was nothing wrong with the record.

Tour dates below. For more information visit: myanimalhome.net

01-17 Newtown, Australia – Enmore Theatre
01-18 Sydney, Australia – Big Day Out #
01-20 Gold Coast, Australia – Big Day Out
01-23 Melbourne, Australia – Palace Theatre #
01-25 Adelaide, Australia – Big Day Out
01-26 Melbourne, Australia – Big Day Out
01-28 Perth, Australia – Big Day Out
03-07 Boston, MA – House of Blues *
03-08 Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis *
03-09 Toronto, Ontario – Danforth Music Hall *
03-11 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues *
03-12 Covington, KY – The Madison Theater *
03-13 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works *
03-15 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Hall *
03-16 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre *
03-17 Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre *
03-18 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue *
03-20 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant *
03-21 Kansas City, MO – Midland Theater *
03-22 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre *
03-23 Salt Lake City, UT – Depot *
03-24 Boise, ID – Treefort Music Fest
07-02 Helsinki, Finland – The Circus
07-04 Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival

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