Helplessness Blues Tour

Background

The Tour began in the band home town of Seattle, Washington before moving across the United States and Canada. A European leg was then announced which began in Berlin, Germany. This leg included three sold out shows at London's Hammersmith Apollo. A second North American leg took place July 14 and July 24, 2011 with another European leg taking place from August 11–20. The Band will perform at some of Europe's best known Festivals including the Glastonbury Festival and Rock Werchter. The fifth leg of the tour began with two shows at Seattle's Paramount Theatre, followed by a string of shows in the United States. A Third European leg will take place in November–December 2011 before moving onto Australia for some festival shows. A short Japanese leg will also take place in January 2012. Two New Zealand shows were announced on September 5. Australian headline shows were also announced for January 2012.

Example Set List

1. "The Cascades"
2. "Grown Ocean"
3. "Drops in the River"
4. "Battery Kinzie"
5. "Bedouin Dress"
6. "Sim Sala Bim"
7. "Mykonos"
8. "Your Protector"
9. "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song"
10. "White Winter Hymnal"
11. "Ragged Wood"
12. "Lorelai"
13. "Montezuma"
14. "He Doesn't Know Why"
15. "The Shrine/An Argument"
16. "Blue Spotted Tail"
17. "Blue Ridge Mountains"

1. "Oliver James"
2. "Helplessness Blues"

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Support Acts

Tour dates

Fleet Foxes