Kanye West Likes The Acorn

01/30/09 12:45pm

A few more people might turn out for The Acorn's European shows in a month now that Kanye West has given the Ottawa band his stamp of approval.

"THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!," West wrote in his typically understated fashion of The Acorn's "Crooked Legs" video on his blog on Thursday.

Have a look and see if you agree with the narcissistic hip-hop star:

Acorn frontman Rolf Klausener thought enough of West's support that he extended this invitation to him in a comment on the rapper's blog entry:

"Come over for a barbeque next time you're in Ottawa. We can drink some cheap beer and play with the neighbourhood cats."

We're not sure if there's a big crossover between West and Acorn fans, but the endorsement can't hurt.

Then again, probably less than five per cent of the people who will attend The Acorn's European shows opening for Fleet Foxes and Elbow will be there to see the band named after a thing that squirrels store for the winter. Those who are dedicated enough to The Acorn would see them whether West recommended them or not.

Here are The Acorn's dates:

Feb. 23 London, England @ Round House w/Fleet Foxes
Feb. 25 Paris, France @ La Cigale w/Fleet Foxes
Feb. 28 Brighton, England @ Dome w/Elbow
March 1 Southend-On-Sea, England @ Cliffs Pavilion w/Elbow
March 2 Bournemouth, England @ Solent Hall w/Elbow
March 3 Sheffield, England @ O2 Academy Sheffield w/Elbow
March 5 Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England @ O2 Academy Newcastle w/Elbow
March 6 Edinburgh, Scotland @ Corn Exchange w/Elbow
March 7 Blackpool, England @ Empress Ballroom w/Elbow
March 9 Llandudno, Wales @ Arena w/Elbow
March 10 Bristol, England @ Colston Hall w/Elbow
March 11 Plymouth, England @ Pavillion w/Elbow
March 12 Newport, Wales @ Centre w/Elbow
March 13 London, England @ The Windmill Brixton
March 14 London, England @ Wembley Arena w/Elbow