Cold War Kids Move From Dog Shows to White Stripes

"We used to just play all the time, almost any time somebody asked us," Cold War Kids frontman Nathan Willet told Spinner of the band's early days. "We showed up to this one gig in L.A. and found out that it was a high-brow dog show. We played to about three people."

With a few years and an acclaimed album under their collars belts, the indie-soul quartet has scored a gig opening for the White Stripes this fall. The tour kicks off Sept. 19 in Inglewood, Calif., and will take the bands up the West Coast, into Alaska and across the Great Plains.

To get ready, watch the Cold War Kids' 3x3 performance from New York and keep reading for the tour dates.

More Cold War Kids

• Cold War Kids Interface Performance Podcast

Cold War Kids With the White Stripes

9/19/07 Inglewood, CA @ The Forum
9/21/07 Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre
9/24/07 Anchorage, AK @ William A. Egan Civic Center
9/26/07 Seattle, WA @ Paramount Ballroom
9/27/07 Seattle, WA @ Paramount Ballroom
9/28/07 Boise, ID @ Idaho Center Theater
9/29/07 Salt Lake City, UT @ The E Center
9/30/07 Jackson Hole, WY @ Snowking Center
10/2/07 Rapid City, SC @ Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
10/3/07 Fargo, ND @ Fargo Civic Auditorium
10/4/07 Lincoln, NE @ Pershing Center Auditorium
10/6/07 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
10/7/07 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
10/11/07 Albuquerque, NM @ Kivs Auditorium

Current Cold War Kids Tour

6/08/07 Ventura, CA @ KJEE's Seaside Beach Ball - Ventura Park
6/09/07 Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
6/15/07 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
8/01/07 Toronto, ON @ Arrow Hall
8/04/07 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
8/06/07 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden*
8/10/07 Philadelphia, PA @ Penn's Landing*
8/11/07 Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena*
9/08/07 Madison, WI @ Alliant Energy's Willow Island
9/16/07 San Francisco, CA @ Treasure Island Music Festival
9/22/07 San Diego, CA @ San Diego Street Scene
* with Muse