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The Postal Service Set First Headline Tour in 10 Years

Ex-Rilo Kiley singer Jenny Lewis will play with the duo

The Postal Service
Courtesy of Sub Pop
February 4, 2013 12:15 PM ET

The Postal Service have followed up their reunion news and Coachella dates by booking their first headlining shows in 10 years. The band will kick off their tour on April 9th in Reno, Nevada, and close out on June 14th at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Former Rilo Kiley singer Jenny Lewis, who contributed to the Postal Service's lone LP, 2003's Give Up, will also join the tour.

100 Best Albums of the 2000s: The Postal Service, 'Give Up'

The Postal Service are scheduled to release a 10th anniversary version of Give Up on April 9th. The special edition features 15 bonus tracks, including the previously unreleased songs "Turn Around" and "A Tattered Line of String." For more information, visit the Postal Service's website. Full tour dates are listed below and tickets are available here.

04/09 Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Theatre
04/10 Davis, CA – Mondavi Center
04/12 San Luis Obispo, CA – Madonna Expo Center
04/13 Indio, CA – Coachella
04/18 Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
04/19 Las Vegas, NV – Chelsea Ballroom at the Cosmopolitan
04/20 Indio, CA – Coachella
05/18 Manchester, UK – Academy 2
05/20 London, UK – Brixton Academy
05/21 Paris, FR – Trianon
05/23 Barcelona, SP – Primavera Soundwave
06/14 New York, NY – Barclays Center

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