Wintersleep Join McCartney Bill

06/26/09 11:35am

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

Wintersleep have been added to the bill for Paul McCartney's July 11 concert at the Halifax Commons.

It was announced on Thursday that McCartney hand-picked The Joel Plaskett Emergency to open the show, which coincides with the Tall Ships Nova Scotia Festival.

Tickets are still on sale online and will cost you $136, while VIP seats will run you $316.

Wintersleep are still touring behind 2007's Welcome To The Night Sky, and you can see them here:

July 10 Ottawa, ON @ Capital Music Hall
July 11 Halifax, NS @ Halifax Commons w/Paul McCartney and The Joel Plaskett Emergency
July 12 Eadestown, Ireland @ Punchestown Racecourse (Oxegen Festival)
July 25 Steventown, England @ Hill Farm (Truck Festival)
Aug. 1 New Glasgow, NS @ Glasgow Square Amphitheatre (New Glasgow Music Jubilee)
Aug. 2 Sackville, NB @ SappyFest
Aug. 9 Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber, Germany @Eiswiese (Taubertal Festival)
Aug. 13 Rees-Haldern, Germany @ Alter Reitplatz (Haldern Pop Festival)
Oct. 7 Belfast, Northern Ireland @ St. George's Market w/Editors
Oct. 8 Dublin, Ireland @ Olympia w/Editors
Oct. 9 Limerick, Ireland @ Dolan's w/Editors
Oct. 12 Edinburgh, Scotland @ Picture House w/Editors
Oct. 13 Glasgow, Scotland @ Barrowland Ballroom w/Editors
Oct. 14 Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England @ O2 Academy Newcastle w/Editors
Oct. 16 Manchester, England @ O2 Academy Manchester w/Editors
Oct. 17 Leeds, England @ O2 Academy Leeds w/Editors
Oct. 18 Norwich, England @ University Of East Anglia w/Editors
Oct. 19 Bristol, England @ Colston Hall w/Editors
Oct. 21 London, England @ Hammersmith Apollo w/Editors
Oct. 22 Sheffield, England @ O2 Academy Sheffieldw/Editors
Oct. 23 Nottingham, England @ Rock City w/Editors
Oct. 25 Wolverhampton, England @ Civic Hall w/Editors
Oct. 26 Southampton, England @ Guildhall w/Editors