Full Duke Performances 2010-11 schedule revealed, more big shows

After the first round of Duke Performances events for the 2010-11 season were revealed a few weeks ago, we were already very impressed. Now there's even more good shows to share with you that the full schedule has been released.

First, New York duo The Books will bring their the new album The Way Out to the intimate Shaefer Lab Theater for two shows (at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.) on Friday, Oct. 1.

Then, The American Beauty Project will perform at Page Auditorium on Friday, Oct. 15. The collective, which includes Ollabelle, Jim Lauderdale, David Mansfield, Catherine Russell and Aoife O’Donovan, will perform songs from The Grateful Dead's classic albums American Beauty and Workingman's Dead.

Grammy-winning bluegrass band The Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band will grace the stage at Page Auditorium on Saturday, Oct. 30. This will undeniably be a great evening of music.

The venerable Allen Toussaint will play Reynold Industries Theater on Sunday, Nov. 7, with special guests Nicholas Payton and the Joe Krown Trio.

Certainly, one of the most exciting additions the schedule is songwriter Will Oldham, better known as Bonnie "Prince" Billy. He will play the Reynolds Industries Theater on Friday, Dec. 3 with The Cairo Gang, with whom he recorded his latest album, Wonder Show of the World.

The Bang on a Can All-Stars, with special guest Glenn Kotche of Wilco, will make their regular stop in the Triangle at the Reynold Industries Theater on Friday, Jan. 28.

Check out the full Duke Performances schedule below. Tickets for all of the shows will go on sale here, by phone or at the box office at the Bryan Center on Tuesday, July 20.

Duke Performances schedule
09.11.10 - Brooklyn Rider @ Reynolds Industries Theater
09.17.10 - Megafaun & Fight the Big Bull @ Hayti Heritage Center
09.18.10 - Megafaun & Fight the Big Bull @ Hayti Heritage Center
09.19.10 - Megafaun & Fight the Big Bull @ Hayti Heritage Center
09.24.10 - Loudon Wainwright III @ Reynolds Industries Theater
09.25.10 - Carolina Chocolate Drops & Joe Henry @ Reynolds Industries Theater
10.01.10 - The Books @ Sheafer Lab Theater (2 shows)
10.03.10 - Till Fellner @ Reynolds Industries Theater
10.05.10 - Dirty Projectors @ Page Auditorium
10.07.10 - Stile Antico @ Duke Chapel
10.15.10 - The American Beauty Project w/ Ollabelle, Jim Lauderdale, David Mansfield, Catherine Russell & Aoife O’Donovan @ Page Auditorium
10.16.10 - Emerson String Quartet @ Reynolds Industries Theater
10.22.10 - András Schiff @ Page Auditorium
10.28.10 - SFJAZZ Collective feat. Miguel Zenon, Mark Turner, Avishai Cohen, Robin Eubanks, Stefon Harris, Edward Simon, Matt Penman & Eric Harland @ Page Auditorium
10.30.10 - Del McCoury Band & Preservation Hall Jazz Band @ Page Auditorium
11.05.10 - Ralph Lemon @ Reynolds Industries Theater
11.06.10 - Ralph Lemon @ Reynolds Industries Theater
11.07.10 - Allen Toussaint w/ special guests Nicholas Payton & the Joe Krown Trio @ Reynolds Industries Theater
11.13.10 - Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole & Red Stick Ramblers @ Reynolds Industries Theater
11.14.10 - Arnaldo Cohen & Mihaela Ursuleasa @ Reynolds Industries Theater
11.19.10 - Trio Solisti @ Nelson Music Room
11.20.10 - Trio Solisti @ Nelson Music Room
12.03.10 - Bonnie "Prince" Billy & The Cairo Gang @ Reynolds Industries Theater
12.11.10 - Opus One @ Reynolds Industries Theater
01.15.11 - Pacifica Quartet & Anthony McGill @ Reynolds Industries Theater
01.21.11 - Tift Merritt & Simone Dinnerstein @ Reynolds Industries Theater
01.22.11 - Tift Merritt & Simone Dinnerstein @ Reynolds Industries Theater
01.28.11 - Bang on a Can All-Stars w/ special guest Glenn Kotche @ Reynolds Industries Theater
02.04.11 - Merce Cunningham Dance Company @ DPAC
02.05.11 - Merce Cunningham Dance Company @ DPAC
02.11.11 - Wayne Shorter Quartet @ Page Auditorium
02.12.11 - Jeremy Denk @ Reynolds Industries Theater
02.15.11 - Thomas Hampson @ Page Auditorium
02.17.11 - Greil Marcus @ TBA
02.18.11 - Jim White & South Memphis String Band @ Reynolds Industries Theater
02.19.11 - St. Lawrence String Quartet & Andrés Díaz @ Reynolds Industries Theater
02.25.11 - Abbey Theatre of Ireland @ Carolina Theatre
02.26.11 - Abbey Theatre of Ireland @ Carolina Theatre
02.27.11 - Mabou Mines @ Shaefer Lab Theater
03.03.11 - Marty Stuart & the Fabulous Superlatives @ Reynolds Industries Theater
03.04.11 - Marc-André Hamelin @ Reynolds Industries Theater
03.12.11 - Takács String Quartet @ Reynolds Industries Theater
03.19.11 - Kronos Quartet @ Page Auditorium
03.26.11 - The Bad Plus @ Reynolds Industries Theater
03.27.11 - Marino Formenti @ Reynolds Industries Theater
04.01.11 - WATTS Project feat. Jeff “Tain” Watts, David Sánchez, Nicholas Payton & Christian McBride @ Page Auditorium
04.07.11 - Venice Baroque Orchestra feat. Guiliano Carmignola @ Page Auditorium
04.29.11 - Guillermo Klein Y Los Gauchos @ Reynolds Industries Theater
04.30.11 - Borromeo String Quartet & Gary Graffman @ Reynolds Industries Theater