Tinariwen have announced an extensive Spring tour through the United States. The eight-piece Tuareg blues-rock outfit—who hail from the southwestern portion of the Sahara Desert—will kick off their outing at South by Southwest in Austin, TX on March 14 before making their way across the country over the next month and a half. Tickets to the shows are now on sale.

You can check out a review of Tinariwen’s latest album, Tassili, which features guest appearances by Nels Cline, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone, here.

Tinariwen U.S. Tour Dates

March 14 Austin, TX – South by Southwest
March 15 Austin, TX – South by Southwest
March 18 Nashville, TN – High Watt
March 19 Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
March 20 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
March 21 Philadelphia, PA – Prince Music Theatre
March 22 Washington, DC – Six & I Historic Synagogue
March 23 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl
March 24 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
March 26 Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse
March 27 Northampton, MA – Iron Horse Music Hall
March 28 Portland, ME – Music Port City Hall
April 1 Pittsburgh, PA – Warhol’s Entrance Space
April 2 Kent, OH – The Kent Stage
April 4 Nelsonville, OH – Stuart’s Opera House
April 5 Chicago, IL – City Winery
April 6 Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
April 8 Madison, WI – The Majestic
April 9 St. Louis, MO – Old Rock House
April 11 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
April 12 Salt Lake City, MN – The State Room
April 14 Seattle, WA – Issley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall
April 15 Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
April 17 Los Angeles, CA – Belasco Theater
April 18 Grass Valley, CA – Center for the Arts
April 19 San Francisco, CA – Nourse Theater
April 21 Phoenix, AZ – MIM Music Theater
April 22 El Prado, NM – Taos Mesa Brewing
April 24 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
April 25-26 Lafayette, LA – Louisiana International Festival