Dead Touring This Spring, Hitting DC

Looks like I've got one more thing to thank Barack Obama for... The Dead are reuniting for a 19-night tour this Spring, with stops here in DC, New York, Chicago and elsewhere.

If you'll recall, the band reunited for two Obama benefit shows last Fall. This, however, will be their first full tour in five years.

No exact word as to on-sale dates yet, but there will supposedly be a pre-sale over at Dead.net, and Billboard says the first set of on-sales should be around January 13th.

Dead Spring Tour Dates
April 12: Greensboro, N.C. (Coliseum)
April 14: Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center)
April 15: Charlottesville, Va. (John Paul Jones Arena)
April 17: Albany, N.Y. (Times Union Center)
April 18-19: Worcester, Mass. (DCU Center)
April 21: Buffalo, N.Y. (HSBC Arena)
April 22: Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (Wachovia Arena)
April 24: Uniondale, N.Y. (Nassau Coliseum)
April 25: New York (Madison Square Garden)
April 26: Hartford, Conn. (XL Center)
April 28-29: East Rutherford, N.J. (Izod Center)
May 1-2: Philadelphia (Wachovia Spectrum)
May 5: Chicago (Allstate Arena)
May 7: Denver (Pepsi Center)
May 9: Los Angeles (Forum)
May 10: Mountain View, Calif. (Shoreline Amphitheatre)

(via Billboard)