Plants & Animals and Born Ruffians - 2008 Tour Dates
by BrooklynVegan Mike
Born Ruffians @ Central Park Summerstage (more by Ryan Muir)
Coming off the heels of their nomination for the Polaris Music Prize (they lost to Caribou), Plants and Animals (my pick to win) are teaming up with Born Ruffians (a band I felt should have been nominated) and are embarking on a co-headlining tour this fall. The pair of Canadian trios, who both had turns at Central Park Summerstage this year, begin the month long trek Wednesday in Pontiac, Michigan and will travel as far south as Austin, Texas and will conclude in Champlain Quebec not long after hitting NYC to play both Mercury Lounge (tix) and Union Hall The Bell House (tix).
In other Ruffians news, it seems the UK is really taking a shine to them. At their show in London last week, fans rushed the stage, knocking over lead singer, Luke Lalonde in the process. The look on his face upon getting to his feet is priceless. See the UK incident video, and all tour dates, below….
Born Ruffians & fans
Plants and Animals & Born Ruffians – 2008 tour dates
Wed 10/01 – The Crofoot Ballroom Pontiac, MI
Thu 10/02 – Club 770 Madison, WI
Sat 10/04 – Pyramid Cabaret Winnipeg, MB
Mon 10/06 – Amigo’s Café Saskatoon, SK
Tue 10/07 – Starlite Room, Edmonton, AB
Wed 10/08 – The Warehouse Calgary, AB
Fri 10/10 – Richard’s on Richards Vancouver, BC
Sat 10/11 – Sugar Nightclub Victoria, BC
Sun 10/12 – Chop Suey Seattle, WA
Mon 10/13 – Holocene Portland OR
Wed 10/15 – Bottom of The Hill San Francisco CA
Thu 10/16 – Spaceland Los Angeles CA
Fri 10/17 – Casbah San Diego CA
Sat 10/18 – Modified Phoenix AZ
Mon 10/20 – Emo’s Austin TX
Tue 10/21 – Spanish Moon Baton Rouge LA
Wed 10/22 – The Earl Atlanta GA
Thu 10/23 – Local 506 Chapel Hill NC
Fri 10/24 – Rock and Roll Hotel Washington D.C.
Sat 10/25 – Talking Head Baltimore, MD
Sun 10/26 – Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, PA
Mon 10/27 – Mercury Lounge New York, NY
Tue 10/28 – Union Hall The Bell House Brooklyn, NY *
Wed 10/29 – Paradise Boston MA
Wed 11/05 – Théâtre Petit Champlain Quebec, QC
The Brooklyn show was moved to the Bell House which also happens to be 18+ instead of 21+
