The Decemberists will hit the road for a series of shows playing with a full blown orchestra. The band and accompanying orchestra will do a five-city outdoor summer tour featuring the band performing with a local symphony orchestras in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Chicago. The shows will feature new orchestral arrangements of The Decemberists' songs.

Decemberists 2007 Orchestral Tour
7.7 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl (with Los Angeles Philharmonic)
7.13 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park (with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
7.14 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion (w/ Baltimore Symphony)
7.15 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center (with the Mann Festival Orchestra)
7.18 - Chicago, IL - Grant Park Music Festival (with Grant Park Orchestra)

If you're not in a symphonic mood you can also check out the Decemberists orchestra-free:

6.17 - Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music Festival
7.16 - NYC, NY - Central Park Summerstage (with Grizzly Bear & Land of Talk)
7.22 - Portland, OR - Edgefield Winery (Menomena opens)

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