Australia’s favorite didgeridoo-playing indie rocker will soon be returning to North America for something we like to call, the Xavier-Rudd-plays-House-of-Blues-Canada-and-some-other-places-summer-extravaganza! Beginning in mid-June, Xavier Rudd will embark on a month-long trek in support of last year’s Dark Shades of Blue, consisting of dates to both the west and north of the Mississippi – that’s the west coast and Canada for all you geography novices. As you’ll see below, many of these dates take place in the House of Blues – yes, you’re city isn’t the only one to have one!, and then, there’s an appearance at this year’s Winnipeg Folk Festival with Elvis Costello, Okkervil River, and Iron & Wine. Didgeridoo and Will Sheff? Oh, the possibilities.

Xavier Rudd 2009 Tour Dates:
06/18 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
06/19 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
06/20 – Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa
06/23 – Tuscon, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
06/24 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
06/25 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
06/26 – W. Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
06/27 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
06/29 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
07/01 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
07/02 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
07/03 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
07/04 – Banff, AB @ Donald Cameron Hall Ampitheatre
07/05 – Calgary, AB @ Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
07/06 – Edmonton, AB @ Winspear Centre
07/08 – Saskatoon, SK @ TCU Place
07/09 – Winnipeg, MB @ Winnipeg Folk Festival
07/15 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
07/18 – Antigonish, NS @ Sunflower Valley
07/22 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
07/23 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
07/24 – Guelph, ON @ Hillside Festival
08/28 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater *

* = w/ Yonder Mountain String Band