Japan Nite US Tour 2009

The schedule and list of bands to perform on this year's Japan Nite US Tour has been posted on SXSW's Japan Nite page.

The Emeralds, Grapevine, Asakusa Jinta, detroit7, SA, SPARTA LOCALS, FLiP, and Omodaka will be touring from March 22nd to 29th in addition to some of them taking part in the SXSW Music Festival's Japan Nites in Austin, Texas on the 20th and 21st.

The tour will also take these acts to locations from New York to Los Angeles. A list of dates and venues can be found at the tour schedule, which includes the specific lineups for each date.

A date in Denver, Colorado is also planned, but a location has yet to be decided.