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Sep 16, 2010 By Kyle Lemmon Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Get ready, North American fans of Godspeed You! Black Emperor. The long-inactive post-rock mavens just announced the dates for their tour, which will go down in February and March of 2011 (via P4k.)

GY!BE will start the major musical excursion at Minehead, England’s All Tomorrow’s Parties in December (with “Weird” Al), and then snake through some major cities in Northern Europe. More Canadian and European dates will be unveiled soon, but the concerts revealed thus far are below.

In related news, the veteran group will soundtrack a cartoon for Clyde Henry Productions. The company is run by directors Chris Lavis and Maciek Szcerbowski, and they’re using the Montréal’s band’s tunes as the musical framework for their latest project, L’Annee De L’os (via Twitchfilm.) Their previous film was the Oscar-nominated short Madame Tutli-Putli, which sported music from semi-GY!BE side project Set Fire to Flames. This new short is said to be “a seven minute experiment of sound and form” and will be making the film fest rounds this fall. No confirmation on whether they will use old Godspeed music or brand new material. Great news, abounds!

12-03-05 Minehead, England - ATP Nightmare Before Christmas
12-07 Manchester, England - Academy
12-08 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands
12-12 Bristol, England - Ansom Rooms
12-13 London, England - Troxy
01-14 Paris, France - Charlie Parker @ Parc de la Villette
01-15 Brussels, Belgium - Cirque Royale De Bruxelles
02-16 Vancouver, British Columbia - Vogue Theatre
02-17 Seattle, WA - Showbox at the Market
02-18 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
02-20 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
02-21 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
02-23 Los Angeles, CA - Music Box at the Henry Fonda
03-16 Brooklyn, NY - Masonic Temple
03-17 New York, NY - Church of St. Paul the Apostle
03-19 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
03-20 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
03-22 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
03-24 Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom
03-26 Chicago, IL - Metro
03-27 Chicago, IL - Metro
03-29 Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre

(www.brainwashed.com/godspeed)