Still more good news on the touring front! ELVIS COSTELLO has announced a new string of North American dates this spring, to coincide with the annual Guinness Fleadh Festival. Besides the 4 dates of Fleadh, Costello will also be playing upscale theaters throughout late May and early June. The Fleadh Festival, which features ex-Pogue Shane MacGowan as well as Costello, makes 4 stops this year (San Fran, Chicago, Boston, & New York.) Check the tours page for the full itinerary.

Meanwhile, the excitement brewing over this year's Tibetan Freedom Fest has been pretty quickly quelched with the announcement of this year's lineup, which features *ZERO* UK talent at the Chicago festival (there MAY be additional acts still to be confirmed, however.)