The Decemberists are taking their new record, The Hazards of Love, on the road. The band has announced the first leg of dates on it's North American tour in support of the upcoming album.

The Hazards of Love, out March 24 on Capitol Records, is a 17-track concept album featuring characters voiced on tour by Lavender Diamond's Becky Stark and My Brightest Diamond's Shara Worden. The group will perform Hazards in it's entirety, with the debut live performance occurring at NPR Music's South By Southwest showcase at Stubbs in Austin on March 18.

A limited number of pre-sale tickets go on sale today at www.decemberists.tickets.musictoday.com, on a first come first serve basis. The rest of the tickets go on sale Friday.

Tour Dates:

May 19 - Hollywood Palladium - Los Angeles, CA
May 20 - Fox Theater - Oakland, CA
May 21 - McDonald Theater - Eugene, OR
May 24 - Wilma Theatre - Missoula, MT
May 26 - Fillmore Auditorium - Denver, CO
May 27 - Uptown Theater - Kansas City, MO
May 29 - Riverside Theater - Milwaukee, WI
May 31 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO
June 1 - Lifestyle Communities Pavilion - Columbus, OH
June 3 - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
June 4 - Memorial Auditorium - Raleigh, NC
June 5 - The National - Richmond, VA
June 6 - Tower Theatre - Upper Darby, PA
June 9 - Bank of America Pavillion - Boston, MA
June 10 - Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY
June 11-14 - Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival - Manchester, TN