Fiona Apple will join indie lovin' string pluckers Nickel Creek for a string of summer dates on the band's 'Farewell (For Now) Tour,' beginning Aug. 2 in Baltimore.

While it may seem an unlikely pairing, Apple and the members of the bluegrass troupe met years ago in L.A., and often sit in on one another's performances at the city's famous Largo club.

The summer shows will play out much like the Largo anything goes sessions, with collaborations between the performers (Nickel Creek will be serving as Apple's backing band) and a bevy of unexpected covers peppered throughout songs from each act's respective catalog.

Meanwhile, we're highly anticipating the Tori Amos/Big and Rich 'Back in the Straddle' tour.

Fiona Apple/Nickel Creek tour dates:

8/2: Baltimore, MD, Pier Six Concert Pavilion
8/3: Glen Allen, VA, Innsbrook Pavilion
8/4: Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville Pavilion
8/5: Charlotte, NC, Ovens Auditorium
8/7: Columbus, OH, The LC Pavillion
8/9: Milwaukee, WI, Riverside Theater
8/10: Highland Park, IL, Ravinia Pavilion
8/11: Rochester Hills, MI, MeadowBrook Music Festival
8/12: Peoria, IL, CEFCU Center Stage at the Landing
8/16: Rochester, NY, High Falls Festival Site