Patrick Watson Announces Euro Tour

11/05/09 3:32pm

by Siobhan Ozege (CHARTattack)

Polaris Music Prize mainstay and five time GAMIQ award-winner Patrick Watson has announced a European tour with his band of the same name, kicking off in France.

Watson and company are out in support of this year's Polaris Music Prize short listed Wooden Arms, and will be on a worldwide tour until late January. They'll play France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Australia and China along the way before ending the tour in Japan.

Patrick Watson's "Tracy's Waters" was recently long listed for this year's best song CBC 3 Bucky Award. You can cast your vote here.

Here are Patrick Watson's tour dates:

Nov. 5 Montpellier, France @ Victoire 2 w/ Thus:Owls
Nov. 7 Bordeaux, France @ Kratatoa w/ Thus:Owls
Nov. 8 Angouleme, France @ Dingo La Nef w/ Thus:Owls
Nov. 9 Angers, France @ Le Chabada w/ Thus:Owls
Nov. 11 Sudingen, Switzerland @ Bad Bonn
Nov. 12 Strasbourg, France @ La Laiterie w/ Thus:Owls
Nov. 14 Saint-Lo, France @ Festival RDV Sonics
Nov. 15 Lille, France @ L'Aeronef
Nov. 17 Nantes, France @ L'Olympic A Nantes
Nov. 18 Paris, France @ La Cigale w/ Thus:Owls
Nov. 19 Reims, France @ La Cartonnerie w/ Thus:Owls
Nov. 21 The Hague, Netherlands @ Crossing Border Festival
Nov. 22 Antwerp, Belgium @ Crossing Border Festival
Nov. 24 Berlin, Germany @ Postbahnhoff
Nov. 25 Zurich, Switzerland @ Rote Fabrik
Nov. 26 Munich, Germany @ 59:1
Nov. 27 Leuven, Belgium @ Het Depot
Nov. 29 Utrecht, Netherlands @ Tivoli (Le Guess Who Festival)
Nov. 30 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso w/ Thus:Owls
Dec. 10 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
Dec. 12 Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Dec. 16 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
Dec. 30 Tasmania, Australia @ The Falls Music & Arts Festival
Dec. 31 Lorne, Victoria, Australia @ The Falls Music & Arts Festival
Jan. 7 Brisbane, Australia @ Brisbane Botanic Gardens (Brisbane Sunset Sounds)
Jan. 9 Perth, Australia @ Southbound Festival
Jan. 15 Hong Kong, China @ Grappa's Cellar
Jan. 17 Beijing, China @ Mao Live House
Jan. 19 Singapore, Singapore @ Esplanade
Jan. 21 Tokyo, Japan @ Astro Hall