Kele Okereke, frontman of Bloc Party is expanding his North American tour in support of his solo effort, The Boxer, to include a full U.S. tour. Dates after the jump.

The tour will be presented by NYLON Magazine, as part of their annual NYLON Music Tour series, and will take Kele and his live band including a keyboardist, a drummer, and a multi-instrumentalist across the entire U.S. Kele's debut solo album The Boxer is out June 22nd on Glassnote Records. -hanna kasper

Tour Dates for Kele Okereke
7/23/10 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
7/24/10 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre
7/25/10 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
7/27/10 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
7/29/10 Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
7/30/10 Ottawa, ON @ Capitol Music Hall
7/31/10 Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
8/2/10 Boston, MA @ Middle East
8/3/10 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
8/6/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Making Time at Voyeur
8/7/10 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
8/9/10 San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine
8/10/10 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
8/12/10 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
8/13/10 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey

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