The National Announce Spring Tour Dates

The National are setting off on a North American jaunt in support of their as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2007's Boxer.

There's no word on a definite release date yet but the band say the album is expected to drop sometime in May through 4AD.

The band will play a few dates in Europe before touring North America, including a show with Pavement in Paris, France at Le Zenith. The spring outing includes a June 8 show at Toronto's Massey Hall.

Menomena's Brent Knopf will open the west coast shows with his solo project, Ramona Falls.

You can catch The National here:

March 26-28 Knoxville, TN @ Historic Tennessee Theatre (Big Ears Festival 2010)
April 22-23 Richmond, VA @ The National
May 6 London, England @ Royal Albert Hall
May 7 Paris, France @ Le Zenith De Paris w/ Pavement
May 9 Berlin, Germany @ Astra Berlin
May 22 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
May 23 San Diego, CA @ Spreckels Theatre
May 27 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
June 2 Boston, MA @ House Of Blues Boston
June 5 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
June 6 Washington, DC @ DAR Constitution Hall
June 8 Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
June 16 New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall