The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, which formed in early 2007, is known for its sweet boy/girl vocals, fuzzy melodies, and hard-hitting drums. Having just released a 10-song self-titled debut album and completed a tour of Sweden, the New York foursome will take on the rest of Europe and return Stateside just in time to make numerous appearances at SXSW.

TPOBPAH with play a dizzying 10 shows in four days during the festival, ranging from a lunchtime in-store at Waterloo Records to an afternoon gig at the famous Emo’s Main Room, to a nighttime jaunt on South Salinas Street. Following Austin, the band will make its way down the East Coast and jump over to London for the European part of the tour. Catch them at one of the following stops:

Tour Dates:
03/13 Brooklyn, NY – Bell House
03/18 Austin, Texas – Red 7 (4:35 p.m.)
03/18 Austin, Texas – Ms Bea’s (8:30 p.m.)
03/19 Austin, Texas – Radio Room (1:00 p.m.)
03/19 Austin, Texas – Malverde (3:45 p.m.)
03/19 Austin, Texas – Opal Divine’s (10:00 p.m.)
03/20 Austin, Texas – Emo’s Main Room (2:00 p.m.)
03/20 Austin, Texas – Fader Fort (3:45 p.m.)
03/20 Austin, Texas – South Salina Street (6:30 p.m.)
03/20 Austin, Texas – Emo’s Jr. (11:00 p.m.)
03/21 Austin, Texas – Waterloo Records Instore (1:00 p.m.)
04/24 Wallingford, CT – Wallingford American Legion
05/03 Atlanta, GA – Earl
05/04 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
05/05 Baltimore, MD – Talking Head Club
05/14 – Great Escape Festival @ Pavillion Plan B
05/15 – London – TBA
05/16 – London, England – Brixton Windmill
05/17 – Leicester, England – The Firebug
05/18 – Wrexham, England – Central Station
05/19 – York, England – The Duchess
05/20 – Glasgow, England – Captain’s Rest
05/21 – Leeds, England – Cockpit
05/22 – Manchester, England – Chorlton Irish Centre
05/23 – Bristol, England – Dot to Dot Festival
05/24 – Nottingham, England – Dot to Dot Festival
05/25 – Antwerp, Belgium – Trix
05/26 – Paris, France – Batofar
05/27 – Toulouse, France – Le Cri De La Moutte
05/28 – Montpellier, France – Rock Store
05/29 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Feeestival
05/31 – Ravenna, Italy – Hana Bi
06/01 – Milan, Italy – La Casa 139
06/02 – St Gallen, Switzerland – Palace
06/03 – Munich, Germany – 59 to 1
06/04 – Koln, Germany – Blue Shell
06/05 – Berlin, Germany – NBI Club
06/06 – Hamburg, Germany – Knust
06/07 – Utrecht, Holland – Ekko
06/08 – Amsterdam, Holland – Paradiso
06/09 – London, England – Madame Jojos – Whiteheat
06/11 – Oxford, England – Jericho Tavern
06/12 – Cambridge, England – Soul Tree
06/13 – Southampton, England – Joiners Arms
06/14 – UK Isle of Wight Festival – Big Top Stage
06/18 – New York, NY – Cake Shop