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Flight of the Conchords schedules spring tour

Fri Jan 30, 2009 7:15pm EST

NEW YORK (Billboard) - New Zealand musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords will embark on an extensive North American tour this spring, beginning April 6 in Tampa, Fla.

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Highlights of the itinerary include New York's Radio City Music Hall, Red Rocks outside Denver and the Santa Barbara Bowl in Southern California.

The outing begins as the second season of the HBO series "Flight of the Conchords" concludes, and as the duo's second full-length album is released on Sub Pop. Further details, including an album title and release date, are still being nailed down.

Flight of the Conchords is up for the best comedy album Grammy for its 2008 self-titled full-length debut. The group won that honor last year for its EP "The Distant Future."

Here are Flight of the Conchords' tour dates:

April 6: Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Bay PAC)

April 7: Coral Gables, Fla. (U of M Bank United Center)

April 8: Orlando, Fla. (UCF Arena)

April 10: Nashville (Ryman Auditorium)

April 11: Atlanta (Fox Theater)

April 13: Washington, D.C. (DAR Constitution Hall)

April 14: New York (Radio City Music Hall)

April 17: Boston (Agganis Arena)

April 18: Philadelphia (Tower Theater)

April 19: Kent, Ohio (Kent State University)

April 21-22: Toronto (Massey Hall)

April 24: Detroit (Fox Theater)

April 25: Bloomington, Ind. (IU Auditorium)

April 26: Madison, Wis. (Overture Center)

April 28: Chicago (Arie Crown Theater)

April 30: St. Louis (Fox Theater)

May 2: Milwaukee (Riverside Theater)

May 3: Minneapolis (Northrop Auditorium)

May 5: Dallas (Nokia Theater)

May 6: Houston (Jones Hall)

May 7: Austin, Texas (Bass Concert Hall)

May 10: Vancouver (Center for the Performing Arts)

May 11-12: Seattle (Paramount Theater)

May 14: Portland, Ore. (Schnitzer Hall)

May 16: Morrison, Colo. (Red Rocks)

May 17: Salt Lake City (Abravanel Hall)

May 19: Phoenix (Dodge Theater)

May 20: San Diego (RIMAC Arena)

May 22: Santa Barbara, Calif. (County Bowl)

May 23: Las Vegas (the Joint)

May 24: Los Angeles (Greek Theater)

May 25: Berkeley, Calif. (Community Theater)

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