Neutral Milk Hotel are back together and ready to start playing shows, though the first of those shows still won’t happen for another two and a half months. And now, the chances that you’ll actually get to see them play live just increased dramatically. The band just announced an extensive list of tour dates in early 2014, including six in the greater NYC area. Check for all the band’s dates below.

10/11 – Baltimore, MD @ 2640 Space at St. John’s Church (with Elf Power)
10/12 – Richmond, VA @ The National (with Elf Power)
10/14 – Covington, KY @ Madison Theater (with Elf Power)
10/15 – Urbana, IL @ The Canopy Club (with Elf Power)
10/16 – Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note (with Elf Power)
10/18 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall (with Elf Power)
10/19 – Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29 (with Elf Power)
10/20 – Birmingham, AL @ Iron City (with Elf Power)
10/22 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club (with Elf Power)
10/23 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club (with Half Japanese)
10/24 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club (with Circulatory System)
10/25 – Asheville, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (Mountain Oasis Festival) (with Half Japanese & Daniel Johnston)
10/26 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle (with Half Japanese)
10/27 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle (with Elf Power & Robert Schneider)
11/10 – Melbourne, Australia @ Harvest
11/16 – Sydney, Australia @ Harvest
11/17 – Brisbane, Australia @ Harvest
11/20 – Dunedin, New Zealand @ Sammy’s
11/22 – Wellington, New Zealand @ James Cabaret
11/23-24 – Auckland, New Zealand @ The Kings Arms Tavern
11/28 – Taipei, Taiwan @ Hostess Club Taipei
12/01 – Tokyo, Japan @ Hostess Club Weekender
1/16-17 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
1/18 – Montreal, QC @ Olympia
1/19-20 – Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
1/22 – Port Chester, NY @ The Capitol Theatre
1/23-25 – Brooklyn, NY @ BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
1/27-28 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
1/29 – Upper Darby, PA @ Tower Theatre
1/30 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Tranfer
1/31 – Washington, DC @ DAR Constitution Hall
2/01-02 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
2/04 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
2/05 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
2/06 – Chicago, IL @ The Riviera Theatre
2/08 – Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theatre
2/10-11 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
2/13 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre
2/14 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
2/15 – Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre
2/17-18 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live At The Moody Theater
2/19 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
2/20 – New Orleans, LA @ Civic Theatre
5/29-31 Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound
6/05-07 Porto, Portugal @ Optimus Primavera Sound