The jaunt, which kicks off January 28 in New York, will see the singer play dates in several major cities including Orlando, Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland.
The tour will be in support of his forthcoming album, ‘Noble Beast‘, due out January 27, 2009.
Auerbach, who makes half of the Black Keys duo, will release his album, ‘Keep It Hid‘, on February 10, 2009.
The release will be followed by a tour in support of the debut which kicks off February 28 in Washington.
Auerbach both produced and engineered the record himself.
The benefit show, which will take place January 22 at the Bowery Ballroom in Manhattan, will raise money for the New York City’s Planned Parenthood.
Pre-sale ticket for the gig, which will cost $35, go on sale this Wednesday (November 19) through American Express and Planned Parenthood.
The Babyshambles‘ frontman is scheduled for three dates at the Whitechapel Rhythm Factory in London on December 20, 21 and 22.
Head to Rhythmfactory.co.uk for more information.
Marr, O’Brien, Selway along with multi-instrumentalist Lisa Germano were all guest on Finn’s last solo album, 2001’s ‘7 Worlds Collide‘, and will all return again for the follow-up.
According to the Crowded House‘ official website, other confirmed guests include, Wilco members Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Glenn Kotche and Pat Sansone, KT Tunstall, along with NZ musicians Liam Finn, Don McGlashan and Bic Runga.
The sixteen-date jaunt will kick off on February 3 in Bath and will run through February 22.
The band will continue to support their debut album, ‘Fantasy Black Channel‘, on the forthcoming tour.
The tour will take the band to several major cities including San Diego, Las Vegas, New Orleans and New York.
The forthcoming jaunt will be in support of their recent album ‘Saints Of Los Angeles‘.
The band will kick off their jaunt on January 22 in Chicago, IL.
The six date tour, in support of their latest release ‘Such Fun‘, will be wrapped up on January 31 in Carrboro, NC.
The follow-up to 2006’s ‘The Body, The Blood, The Machine‘ is set for release on April 7th.
The forthcoming album’s first single, ‘When I Died‘, will be released as a 7-inch on March 10.
The band was previously signed to Sub Pop records.
The song, ‘A Christmas Duel‘, will be released as a free download on November 28 and will also be made available for purchase on December 2nd.
In a post on their website, The Hives wrote: “The Hives have recorded a Christmas tune that might be out in time for the Holidays. The song is waiting to be mixed but people who have heard it are raving about the greatness of the track.
The song is a duett with Cyndi Lauper and we can hear her and Howlin´ singing their hearts out for Christmas time.”
