Black Lips Tour India - No Shit!

As reported by Pitchfork today, the Black Lips are taking their rock show to the distant lands of South Asia this month.

Black Lips to Play India's Indie "American Idol"

You think Atlanta badasses Black Lips ever get, like, tired? Or sick? It sure doesn't seem like it. They seem to know the indie rock halo can be fleeting, so they're taking advantage of the spotlight. More power to 'em. Before they unleash their new album, 200 Million Thousand, on February 24, and head to Europe and the U.S. next month, the foursome are boosting their Where I've Been profile with a round of gigs in India. The trek includes three dates headlining Campus Rock Idols-- which is like "American Idol", except with Indian college bands instead of American pop tarts, and no Simon Cowell (that we know of). The ambitious travellers are making a concerted effort to hit less-than-typical locales nowadays-- drummer Joe Bradly recently told My Old Kentucky Blog, "As soon as Sir Richard Branson, the rebel billionaire, opens up his space shuttle thing, we want to be the first band to play in space." Take that, Bowie! Back to earth:

01-16 Mumbai, India - Festival of New Noise
01-17 Pune, India - Raga Lawns, North Koregoan Park (Campus Rock Idols)
01-23 Chennai, India - Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall (Campus Rock Idols)
01-24 Calcutta, India - The Park 01-25 Bangalore, India - BRV Grounds, KSCA (Campus Rock Idols)

Posted by Ryan Dombal on Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 1:15pm

Other upcoming (less exotic) tour destinations:
02/15 London, UK @ Islinton Academy (NME Awards)
02/16 Bristol, UK @ Fleece N Firkin
02/17 Glasgow, UK @ ABC 2
02/18 Manchester, UK @ Institute
02/19 Brighton, UK @ Audio
02/26 Birmingham, UK @ Bottletree
02/27 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
03/04 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
03/05 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
03/06 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
03/07 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
03/09 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
03/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
03/12 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
03/13 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
03/14 Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium
03/15 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
03/16 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
03/17 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
03/18 Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
03/20-21 Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/23 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
03/25 Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder
03/26 Tampa, FL @ Orpheum
03/27 Miami, FL @ Churchill's
03/28 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds
03/29 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
03/30 Orlando, FL @ The Social