Dan Deacon’s live shows are the stuff of legends, frantic dance parties with Deacon acting as minstrel amid a sea of ravenous concertgoers. Now, to further bolster audience participation, Deacon has created an official iTunes/Google Play app that transforms attendee’s phones into just another part of the show.

According to a press release, the Dan Deacon App “turns each phone into a source of synchronized light and sound depending on your location within each venue.” Once the app is activated, applicable smart phone screens will act as a makeshift light show, while the speakers serve as an instrument and the L.E.D. generates a strobe effect. And if this weren’t already a technological marvel as is, the app works without the use of WiFi or cellular data. Watch a preview video of the app below.

To snag your copy, head here for iTunes and here for Google Play. Be sure to use your app during Deacon’s upcoming tour, which kicks off tonight in Cleveland, OH. The outing is in support of his latest album, America, which is out now via Domino Records.

(While we’re on the subject of mobile apps, have you downloaded ours?)

Dan Deacon 2012 Tour Dates:
08/29 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom &
08/30 – Columbus, OH @ The Bluestone &
08/31 – Indianapolis, IN @ Earth House &
09/01 – Chicago, IL @ North Coast Music Festival *
09/02 – Saint Louis, MO @ Firebird &
09/03 – Louisville, KY @ Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts &
09/04 – Nashville, TN @ Exit In &
09/05 – Huntsville, AL @ Flying Monkey &
09/06 – Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light &
09/07 – Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Music Festival *
09/08 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater &
10/03 – Richmond, VA @ Gallery 5 &
10/04 – Greensboro, NC @ The Blind Tiger &
10/05 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel &
10/06 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West &
10/08 – Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree &
10/09 – New Orleans, LA @ Le Maison &
10/10 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s &
10/11 – Austin, TX @ Beauty Ballroom &
10/12 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada &
10/13 – Norman, OK @ Opolis &
10/16 – Sante Fe, NM @ Sol Sante Fe &
10/18 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom &
10/19 – San Diego, CA @ Irenic &
10/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre &
10/22 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Club &
10/23 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall &
10/25 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater &
10/26 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret &
10/27 – Seattle,WA @ Neptune &
10/29 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court &
10/31 – Denver,CO @ Bluebird Theater &
11/02 – Lawrence, KS @ The Granada Theatre &
11/03 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Cedar &
11/05 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre &
11/08 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick &
11/09 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace &
11/10 – Montreal, QC @ SAT &
11/11 – South Burlington, VA @ Higher Ground &
11/12 – Portland, ME @ SPACE Gallery &
11/13 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club &
11/14 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg &
11/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer &
11/16 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom &
11/17 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club &
12/06 – Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder
12/09 – Jacksonville, FL @ Underbelly
12/10 – Savannah, GA @ Safe // Sound
12/11 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
12/13 – Pensacola, FL @ Handlebar
12/14 – Gainesville, FL @ Double Down Live
12/15 – Tampa, FL @ Crowbar

& = Dan Deacon Ensemble w/ Height With Friends, Chester Endersby Gwazda, Alan Resnick
* = solo set