Elephant 6 Announce Holiday Surprise Tour!

(photo via You Ain't No Picasso)

On the heels of finding out that Jeff Mangum was performing music for the luckiest 75 people ever, my jaw hit the floor today on discovering that the Elephant 6 Collective will be planning another Holiday Surprise tour next year! To take place in February and March, (apparently "Holiday" in Elephant 6 world is a year round thing), the tour will have slightly different cast this time, most noticeably missing Robert Schneider of Apples in Stereo, members of Music Tapes, Nana Grizol, Olivia Tremor Control, The Gerbils, Elf Power, Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't, Circulatory System, Major Organ and The Adding Machine, and yes, Neutral Milk Hotel will be showing up this time. No confirmation of Jeff Mangum, but it has been confirmed that Neutral Milk Hotel music will be played which is still a great sign. Their tour back in 2008 was legendary and were else can see "The Opera House", "Glue", and "Majesty" all in the same show?! Without a doubt something you will regret not seeing for the rest of your life. Can't wait!

Tour Dates:

Thu 02.24.11 Roswell, GA WhirlyBall Atlanta
Fri 02.25.11 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder at Florida State University
Sat 02.26.11 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks
Mon 02.28.11 Austin, TX Emo's - Inside
Tue 03.01.11 Dallas, TX The LOFT at the Palladium
Thu 03.03.11 Phoenix, AZ The Duce
Fri 03.04.11 Los Angeles, CA The Satellite
Sat 03.05.11 San Francisco, CA The Independent
Tue 03.08.11 Portland, OR Backspace at the Someday Lounge
Wed 03.09.11 Seattle, WA The Vera Project
Fri 03.11.11 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
Sat 03.12.11 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
Mon 03.14.11 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
Tues 03.15.11 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
Wed 03.16.11 Kalamazoo, MI The Strutt
Thu 03.17.11 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
Fri 03.18.11 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
Sat 03.19.11 Buffalo, NY Big Orbit’s Soundlab
Sun 03.20.11 Easthampton, MA Flywheel
Tue 03.22.11 Brooklyn, NY Knitting Factory
Wed 03.23.11 New York City, NY Le Poisson Rouge
Thu 03.24.11 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
Fri 03.25.11 Charlottesville, VA The Southern Café and Music Hall
Sat 03.26.11 Raleigh, NC Kings Royal Barcade