Yann Tiersen announces spring tour, coming to Carrboro

French composer and experimental musician Yann Tiersen, best known on this side of the pond for composing the music for the 2001 film Amélie, is hitting the road for a North American tour in the spring in support of his latest album Skyline.

The tour will stop at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Friday, May 25. Pre-sale tickets are on sale now HERE for $18, but the general on sale date is not available yet.

Check out the band's fantastic performance of the songs "I'm Gonna Live Anyhow" from Skyline and "Palestine" from Dust Lane for French Rolling Stone below.



Yann Tiersen tour dates
04.26.12 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
04.27.12 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
04.28.12 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
04.29.12 - Boston, MA - Royale Boston
05.01.12 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
05.02.12 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
05.03.12 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
05.04.12 - Chicago, IL - Metro
05.05.12 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
05.08.12 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox at the Market
05.09.12 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
05.10.12 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom [Tickets]
05.11.12 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom
05.12.12 - Los Angeles, CA - The Music Box
05.14.12 - Solana Beach, CA - The Belly-Up Tavern
05.15.12 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
05.17.12 - Dallas, TX - Trees
05.18.12 - Austin, TX - Emo’s East
05.19.12 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's
05.20.12 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
05.22.12 - Orlando, FL - Beacham Theatre
05.23.12 - Miami, FL - Grand Central
05.24.12 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
05.25.12 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
05.26.12 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club