Stringed instrument mega-guru and prolific songster Andrew Bird has expanded his spring tour into an awesome summer touring behemoth that will cover the Europe, Canada and the entire United States. The tour will include dates with Wilco, Mavis Staples and more. Check out the shows below.

5/03 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer @
5/04 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre @
5/05 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre +
5/06 Boston, MA - House of Blues @
5/08 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club @
5/09 Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head Live @
5/10 Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit #
5/12 Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre #
5/19 Nelsonville, OH - Nelsonville Music Festival
6/02 London, England - Field Day 2012
6/04 Dublin, Ireland - Royal Hospital Kilmainham
6/06 Bristol, England - Trinity
6/08 Glasgow, Scotland - Fruit Market
6/09 Nottinghamshire, England - No Direction Home Festival
6/10 Brighton, England - Theatre Royal Brighton
6/12 Madrid, Spain - Teatro Circo Price
7/08 Geneva, IL - Fifth Third Bank Ballpark =
7/10 Raleigh, NC - North Carolina Museum of Art ^
7/11 Richmond, VA - Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden ^
7/14 Louisville, KY - Forecastle Festival
7/15 Grand Rapids, MI - Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
7/16 Lewiston, NY - Artpark
7/18 Montreal, Quebec - Theatre De Verdure at Parc LaFontaine
7/19 Toronto, Ontario - Echo Beach
7/20 Shelburne, VT - The Green at Shelburne Museum
7/21 Pawtucket, RI - Hope Artiste Village Courtyard
7/27 Somerset, WI - Soundtown Festival
8/10 San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands
8/11 San Diego, CA - The Spreckels Theatre
8/12 Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theatre
8/14 Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre
8/15 Boulder, CO - Chautauqua Auditorium
8/17 Denver, CO - Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre
8/18 Jackson, WY - Jackson Hole Center for the Arts
8/20 Omaha, NE - Peter Kiewit Concert Hall
8/21 Des Moines, IA - Simon Estes Amphitheatre
@ w/ Patrick Watson
+ w/ Tift Merritt
# w/ Mucca Pazza
= w/ Wilco
^ w/ Mavis Staples