Girl Talk Announces Fall Tour

Now that the animals have been fed, and music listeners have taken Animals for a walk, Girl Talk, aka DJ Greg Gillis, can afford to leave the house without worrying about any accidents. (And by accidents, we mean copyright infringement lawsuits.)

That's because Girl Talk just announced yesterday that he is touring behind his pay-what-you-want, self-released opus Feed The Animals. Those who want to obtain the record via more traditional means will have to wait until Sept. 23rd, when the album's physical release is scheduled. Or, you can see if Mr. Gillis is stopping by near your hometown by checking the dates below:

07-04 Belfort, France - Eurockéennes Festival
07-05 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-06 Amsterdam, Netherlands - 5 Days Off Festival
07-11 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
07-12 Aspen, CO - Belly Up
07-23 Victoria, British Columbia - Sugar
07-24 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
07-25 Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party
07-26 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater *
08-03 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
08-06 Oslo, Norway - Øya Festival
08-07 Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
08-08 Jersey City, NJ - Liberty State Park (All Points West Festival)
10-09 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom #^
10-10 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #^
10-11 Baltimore, MD - Sonar #^
10-13 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle #^
10-14 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel #^
10-15 Knoxville, TN - Valarium #^
10-16 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse #^
10-17 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues #^
10-18 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live! #^
10-20 Austin, TX - Emo's #^
10-21 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom #^
10-23 Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater #^
10-24 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater #^
10-25 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater %$
10-27 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore %$
10-28 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore %$
10-30 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue %$
10-31 Denver, CO - Odgen Theater %$
11-01 Lawrence, KS - The Granada Theatre %$
11-03 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue %$
11-04 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom %$
11-05 Urbana, IL - Canopy Club %$
11-06 Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom %$
11-07 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall %$
11-09 Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's %$
11-10 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom %$
11-11 Pontiac, MI - Eagle Theatre %$
11-12 Toronto, Ontario - Koolhaus %$
11-13 Montreal, Quebec - Club Soda %$
11-14 Foxborough, MA - Showcase Live %$

In preparation for Feed The Animals, Gillis roadtested much of this material before committing it to disc. So expect a high-octane set.

Feed The Animals is out now. In order to prepare yourself for the Girl Talk extravaganza, we've compiled a little Girl Talk playlist consisting of at least one MP3 from each of his four albums. Those come courtesy of Illegal Art. "Buy" the music here.

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(Jonathan Graef)