The Shins | 2007 Tour Dates (& PRESALE) + new video

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Wincing the night away According to Wikipedia, The Shins have never had a song in the now-cancelled OC. They did play live on the Gilmore Girls though. The Shins, who are playing SNL on Saturday January 13th, are not known for their live show, but anyway - according to their PRESALE, they are playing the following dates in February....

THE SHINS | 2007 TOUR DATES
Feb 08: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue (18+)
Feb 09: Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
Feb 10: Chicago, IL @ Congress Theater
Feb 11: St. Louis, MO @ Pageant
Feb 12: Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
Feb 13: Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
Feb 15: Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium (16+)
Feb 16: Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
Feb 17: Boise, ID @ Egyptian Theatre
Feb 20: Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theater
Feb 21: Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom

Their new album Wincing the Night Away comes out on January 23rd. Here's their new video....

posted at 7:43 PM on January 5, 2007 in music | tour dates | Comments (9)

Comments (9)

January 22: The Shins will be performing live at midnight at the Virgin Records in New York's Union Square. Buy a copy of the record at Virgin and you get in to see them play!

Posted by Chris | January 5, 2007 10:57 PM

Who would want to do that?

Posted by Anonymous | January 6, 2007 12:41 AM

Someone that likes The Shins????

Posted by Anonymous | January 6, 2007 1:08 AM

I saw the Shins play Coney Island with the White Stripes and they put on a good show. And their albums possess a well-above-the-average number of quality tunes. Do I value or condone them for having not one, but two songs on a soundtrack for a movie starring Zack Braff? No, of course not, I am human. But the tepid response they receive on this website is unjustified. The Shins are a solid band with a unique sound. They will be remembered 10-15 years from now for their creative accomplishment. This cannot be said for at least half the bands that appeared on this year's vegan top-40 albums list.

Posted by David Weinberg | January 6, 2007 9:52 AM

I still remember Shaq Diesel 14 years after the fact.

I literally feel asleep standing up at the Shins last show. Completely collapsed into the guy in front of me. True, it was late, but it was also the best I've seen them. They've never been fun to watch no matter how much I like the albums.

Listen to their recordings, but go see some other band live that *does* something. Like that Arcade Fire band. They have this Helmet Guy. Everyone LOVES him. Hahaha. He bangs on a HELMET! Then, he *wears* it. Gets me every time lol.

Posted by jerry | January 6, 2007 10:57 AM

: )

Posted by Chris | January 6, 2007 11:48 AM

boring!

Posted by Anonymous | January 6, 2007 8:26 PM

Wasn't Thurston Moore on Gilmore Girls too? Hasn't there been a couple of respectable musicians on that show?

Posted by tim | January 7, 2007 10:14 AM

The Shins are one of the greatest bands in recent memory. And there music videos are creative, especially the New Slang (version 2), the pink bullets one (the paper cows) and the penguin one, I can remember what song, but it was amazing.

Posted by Justin | January 27, 2007 7:32 PM