Dinosaur Jr. announce tour, give away 7" to concertgoers

Dinosaur Jr. have announced a big club tour that will kick off on April Fool's Day. The band will be test driving some new songs from an album they plan to release later this year via Jagjaguwar. Everyone who buys a ticket for the tour will receive a free 7" vinyl or a digital download of two tracks recorded for Pitchfork.tv, one new song "I Don't Wanna Go There" and one old song "Tarpit." Watch "I Don't Wanna Go There" at the bottom of the post and more videos here.

The tour will stop at the Cat's Cradle on April 27 and tickets are on sale now via etix.com for $24. Mike Watt and The Missingmen will open the show.

[photo by Brantley Gutierrez]

Dinosaur Jr. dates:
04.01.09 - Milford, CT - Daniel Street
04.02.09 - Providence, RI - Club Hell
04.03.09 - Portland, ME - The Station [Tickets]
04.04.09 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
04.06.09 - Buffalo, NY - The Town Ballroom
04.07.09 - State College, PA - Lulu's [Tickets]
04.08.09 - Akron, OH - Musica [Tickets]
04.09.09 - East Lansing, MI - The Small Planet
04.10.09 - Bloomington, IN - Bluebird Nightclub [Tickets]
04.11.09 - Dekalb, IL - Otto's Nightclub [Tickets]
04.13.09 - Chattanooga, TN - Rhythm and Brews
04.14.09 - Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall
04.15.09 - Baton Rouge, LA - The Varsity Theatre
04.16.09 - Little Rock, AR - Revolution Music Room
04.17.09 - Fayetteville, AR - George's Majestic Lounge
04.18.09 - Oxford, MS - Proud Larry's
04.20.09 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
04.21.09 Augusta, GA - Sky City
04.22.09 - Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds [Tickets]
04.23.09 - Tallahassee, FL - The Moon
04.24.09 - Jacksonville Beach, FL - Freebird Live
04.25.09 - Charleston, SC - The Music Farm
04.26.09 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel [Tickets]
04.27.09 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle [Tickets]
04.29.09 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre
04.30.09 - Richmond, VA - Toad's Place Richmond [Tickets]
05.01.09 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club [Tickets]
05.02.09 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar