Constantines Add U.S. Shows

04/15/09 3:31pm

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

Constantines will play 10 dates south of the 49th parallel in June to support last year's Kensington Heights and its Too Slow For Love bonus EP.

Singer/guitarist Bry Webb, singer/guitarist/keyboardist Steve Lambke, keyboardist/guitarist/singer Will Kidman, bassist/singer Dallas Wehrle and drummer Doug MacGregor will be joined by Crystal Antlers throughout the tour. I Was King will open select dates.

Constantines are still touring Canada with The Weakerthans on their Rolling Tundra Revue tour.

Constantines and The Weakerthans will host after-parties at the Lo Pub & Gallery following their shows at Winnipeg's Burton Cummings Theatre on Thursday and Friday. Anyone with a stub from the shows will get in free.

You can see Woolly Leaves, Baby Eagle and Greg Smith Sounds — the Cons and Weakerthans' respective side projects — at the same venue for seven bucks on Sunday.

Here's the Constantines' full itinerary:

April 17-18 Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre w/The Weakerthans and Oh Susanna
April 21 Regina, SK @ Riddell Centre w/The Weakerthans and Shuyler Jansen
April 22 Saskatoon, SK @ Odeon Events Centre w/The Weakerthans and Shuyler Jansen
April 23 Edmonton, AB @ Winspear Centre w/The Weakerthans
April 25 Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall at University Of Calgary wThe Weakerthans and Oh Susanna
April 26 Banff, AB @ Wild Bill's Legendary Saloon & Cookhouse w/The Weakerthans and Oh Susanna
April 27 Kelowna, BC @ Kelowna Community Theatre w/The Weakerthans and Oh Susanna
April 28 Nanaimo, BC @ Vancouver Island University Theatre w/The Weakerthans
April 30 Victoria, BC @ Element w/The Weakerthans and Oh Susanna
May 1 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom w/The Weakerthans and Oh Susanna
May 2 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom w/The Weakerthans and Lightning Dust
May 4 Whitehorse, YK @ Yukon Arts Centre w/The Weakerthans
May 5 Whitehorse, YK @ Coasters Bar & Grill w/The Weakerthans
June 2 Newport, KY @ Southgate House w/Crystal Antlers
June 3 St. Louis, MO @ Duck Room at Blueberry Hill w/Crystal Antlers
June 5 Dallas, TX @ Sons Of Herman Hall w/Crystal Antlers
June 6 Austin, TX @ Emo's w/Crystal Antlers
June 8 Phoenix, AZ @ The Rhythm Room w/Crystal Antlers and I Was King
June 9 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah w/Crystal Antlers and I Was King
June 10 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo w/Crystal Antlers and I Was King
June 11 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop w/Crystal Antlers and I Was King
June 13 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge w/Crystal Antlers and I Was King
June 14 Seattle, WA @ Neumos w/Crystal Antlers and I Was King
July 1 Toronto, ON @ Harbourfront Centre w/Chad VanGaalen