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The National expand tour, covered Perfume Genius; Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner & more added to Tibet House benefit

The National at Barclays Center in 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
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The 24th Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert happens on March 11 at Carnegie Hall, and since we last spoke, the lineup has been expanded. Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner join their previously announced bandmate Bryce Dessner (all of The National). Robert Randolph was added as a performer as well, Chuck Close, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard will be Honorary Chairpersons for the evening, and there will be a collaboration between UK poet Mike Garry and British composer Joe Duddell.

The new additions join the previously discussed lineup of Nico Muhly, Iggy Pop, New Order, Patti Smith, Techung, Joe Walsh, and artistic director Philip Glass. Tickets are still available.

UPDATE: The National also released “I Need My Girl” from 2013’s Trouble Will Find Me as a single on iTunes today (2/4), and it comes backed with a cover of Perfume Genius‘ “Learning.” You can stream that cover below.

The show happens in the midst of The National‘s extensive world tour, which currently has them over in Australia. Still no NYC dates for the full band at the moment, but the tour was just expanded (including Sasquatch). Updated dates are listed below…

The National – “Learning” (Perfume Genius Cover)

The National — 2014 Tour Dates
February 6th Thebarton Adelaide, Australia
February 7th Opera House Forecourt Sydney, Australia
February 8th Opera House Forecourt Sydney, Australia
February 9th Myer Music Bowl Melbourne, Australia
February 11th Riverstage Brisbane, Australia
February 14th Perth Festival Perth, Australia
February 16th Hostess Club Weekender Tokyo Japan
February 18th Hostess Club Taipei Taipei, Taiwan
February 20th Hostess Club Manila Manila, Philippines
Febuary 22 Hostess Club Weekender Singapore, Singapore
March 1st BBC Radio 6 Music Festival Manchester, UK
March 23rd Lee Schwab Amphitheater Bend, OR
March 25th Shrine Auditorium/ Film Premiere & Concert Los Angeles, CA
April 9th Massey Hall Toronto, ON
April 10th Massey Hall Toronto, ON
April 11th Massey Hall Toronto, ON
April 12th Van Noord Arena Grand Rapids, MI
April 15th Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL
April 16th Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL
April 17th Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL
April 21st Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater Austin, TX
April 22nd Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater Austin, TX
April 23rd Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater Austin, TX
April 26th Greek Theatre Berkeley, CA
May 23rd-25th Sasquatch Quincy, WA
May 30th Primavera Sound Barcelona, Spain
June 1st Mayfield Derby Festival Mannheim, Germany
June 2nd Zenith Munich, Germany
June 4th Stadtpark Hamburg, Germany
June 5th Zitadelle Berlin, Germany
June 9th Amiteatr wParku Sowińskiego Warsaw, Poland
June 10th Parkbuhne Leipzig, Germany
June 11th Tanzbrunnen Koln, Germany
June 13th Northside Festival Aarhus, Denmark
July 10th Usher Hall Edinburgh, UK
July 12th Barclaycard British Summer Time- Hyde Park London, UK
July 14th Live At The Marquee Cork, Ireland
July 16th Galway Arts Festival Galway, Ireland
July 18th Iveagh Gardens Dublin, Ireland
July 19th Iveagh Gardens Dublin, Ireland
July 25th Siren Vasto, Italy
July 26th Piazza Napolene Lucca, Italy
July 29th Anfiteatro Del Vittoriale Brescia, Italy
July 31st A2 St. Petersburg, Russia
August 1st Arena Moscow Moscow, Russia
August 3rd Stereo Plaza Kiev, Ukraine
August 6th ØyaFestival Oslo, Norway