The Whigs are continuing to tour hard in 2010 as they gear up to release their third album, In the Dark. They’re currently on tour with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and they’ll will finish out a full Spring touring schedule with Band of Skulls and 22-20s, along with a few festival dates (including the Hangout fest and Mountain Jam).
In the Dark is set to be released via ATO records on March 16, but they’re already rolling out the full-on pre-order assault over at thewhigs.com, including some free downloads:
The Whigs 2010 Tour Dates:
03/04/10 Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, ID*
03/05/10 Showbox at the Market Seattle, WA*
03/06/10 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC*
03/07/10 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR*
03/09/10 Slim’s San Francisco, CA*
03/11/10 Echoplex Los Angeles, CA*
03/12/10 Echoplex Los Angeles, CA*
03/13/10 House of Blues San Diego, CA*
03/17/10 SXSW Lambert’s Austin, TX
03/18/10 SXSW Clive Bar
03/18/10 SXSW Beauty Bar at Palm Door
03/19/10 SXSW
03/20/10 SXSW The Side Bar
03/31/10 Late Show with David Letterman New York, NY
03/31/10 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY#
04/01/10 Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY#
04/02/10 North Star Philadelphia, PA#
04/03/10 Harpers Ferry Allston, MA#
04/04/10 Ottobar Baltimore, MD#
04/06/10 Cosmic Charlie’s Lexington, KY#
04/07/10 Exit/In Nashville, TN#
04/08/10 40 Watt Club Athens, GA#
04/10/10 WorkPlay Birmingham, AL#
04/12/10 Riot Room Kansas City, MO#
04/13/10 Boulder Theater Boulder, CO#
04/15/10 Martini Ranch Scottsdale, AZ#
04/27/10 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon NY, NY
05/14/10 Hangout Music Festival Gulf Shores, AL
06/05/10 Mountain Jam (Hunter Mountain) Hunter, NY
* = with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
# = with Band of Skulls and 22-20s