Exclusive: YACHT to Open for LCD Soundsystem

It turns out ultimate fighting and touring have more in common than James Murphy might have suspected: they both require a great deal of resourcefulness. And when faced with the worthy opponent of a Prinzhorn Dance School cancellation, Murphy was forced to act quickly to find another opening act for LCD Soundsystem's U.S. tour.

Enter YACHT, aka Jona Bechtolt, he of the new record (out May 8 on Marriage Records) and the tour on the actual yacht. Bechtolt will take the place of Prinzhorn Dance School on the previously reported tour, which continues tonight (April 30) in San Francisco. The rest of YACHT's previously reported dates remain intact, except for the shows in San Francisco and Los Angeles on May 11 and 12, respectively.

After two weeks together, Murphy and Bechtolt will go their separate ways on summer tours that include European festival dates for Murphy and stints in North America and Japan with Architecture in Helsinki, Au Revoir Simone, and Tussle for Bechtolt.

LCD dates:

04-30 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine #
05-01 San Francisco, CA - Mighty *
05-02 Seattle, WA - Showbox #
05-03 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom #
05-04 Vancouver, British Columbia - Celebrities Nightclub *
05-05 Toronto, Ontario - The Social *
05-06 Chicago, IL - Metro #
05-06 Chicago, IL - Smart Bar (post-show party) *
05-07 Detroit, MI - Majestic Theater #
05-08 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theater #
05-09 Montreal, Quebec - Spectrum de Montreal #
05-11 Boston, MA - Avalon #
05-12 Brooklyn, NY - Studio B #
05-13 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #
05-14 New York, NY - Webster Hall #
06-16 London, England - O2 Wireless Festival
06-17 Leeds, England - O2 Wireless Festival
06-29 St. Gallen, Switzerland - St. Gallen Festival
06-30 Werchter, Netherlands - Rock Wercther Festival
07-01 Gdynia, Poland - Heineken Opener Festival
07-13 Madrid, Spain - Summercase
07-14 Barcelona, Spain - Summercase
08-24 Leeds, England - Carling Weekend Festival
08-26 Reading, England - Carling Weekend Festival
09-02 Argyll, Scotland - Connect Festival

# with YACHT
* James Murphy, Pat Mahoney, Al Doyle DJ set

YACHT Dates:

05-05 Portland, OR - Crystal Dolphin yacht (early show) $
05-05 Portland, OR - Oregon Museum of Science & Industry %
05-11 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop (Mission Creek Music Festival)
05-12 Los Angeles, CA - Unitard (Florida Is a Death Metal art opening)
05-15 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
05-16 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
05-17 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon
05-18 St. Louis, MO - Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center
05-19 Oklahoma City, OK - Conservatory
05-20 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves
05-21 Houston, TX - Proletariat
05-22 Austin, TX - Emo's ^
05-24 Phoenix, AZ - Modified Arts ^
05-25 San Diego, CA - The Ché Café
05-26 Upland, CA - Baldy Brewery
05-27 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo ^
05-28 Davis, CA - Delta of Venus ^
05-31 Olympia, WA - Manium Warehouse ^
06-02 Portland, OR - Holocene ^
06-13 Seattle, WA - Neumos #
06-14 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards #
06-15 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom #
06-16 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 Club #
06-18 Pomona, CA - Glasshouse #
06-19 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre #
07-02 Tokyo, Japan - O-Nest !
07-03 Yokohama, Japan - Club 24 !
07-04 Nagoya, Japan - KD Japon !
07-05 Kobe, Japan - Triton Cafe !
07-06 Okayama, Japan - TBA !
07-07 Kyoto, Japan - Urbanguild !
07-08 Kanazawa, Japan - Socila !

$ with Bobby Birdman, Juice Team DJs
% with DJ Beyonda, E*Rock, Adrian Orange and the Child Slave Rebellion
^ with Tussle
# with Architecture in Helsinki
! with Au Revoir Simone