The National have expanded their tour to include a handful of US shows with Big Thief, surrounding The National's own Homecoming festival and the Aaron Dessner-curated Boston Calling, which both bands play. If it wasn't clear from all the curation that The National like Big Thief, they added that Big Thief are "one of our favorite artists."

The run with Big Thief hits Charlottesville, Raleigh, Nashville, Asheville, and St. Augustine, and tickets for all dates go on presale Wednesday (1/17) at 10 AM local time (password = REALITYBASED). All dates are listed below.

The National will also be in NYC for the just-announced Citi Sound Vault series, which has them playing the very intimate Irving Plaza on January 25. Tickets go on sale Friday (1/19) to Citi cardholders who receive an access code (you can enter until Wednesday at 10 AM).

Last year, The National released Sleep Well Beast and Big Thief released Capacity, both of which made our top albums of 2017 list. Watch videos from both albums below.

The National -- 2018 Tour Dates

JAN 19 2018 THE FORUM LOS ANGELES, CA

JAN 20 2018 THE JOINT LAS VEGAS, NV

JAN 23 2018 PEPSI CENTER MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

JAN 25 2018 IRVING PLAZA – CITI SOUND VAULT

NEW YORK, NY FEB 21 2018 SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE FORECOURT SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

FEB 22 2018 SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE FORECOURT SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

FEB 25 2018 VILLA MARIA WINERY AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

FEB 27 2018 RIVERSTAGE BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA

MAR 01 2018 SIDNEY MYER MUSIC BOWL MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

MAR 16 2018 LOLLAPALOOZA CHILE SANTIAGO, CHILE

MAR 18 2018 LOLLAPALOOZA ARGENTINA BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

MAR 22 2018 CIRCO VOADOR ~ RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

MAR 24 2018 LOLLAPALOOZA BRAZIL SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL

MAR 25 2018 FESTIVAL ESTEREO PICNIC BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA

APR 28 2018 HOMECOMING – SMALE PARK CINCINNATI, OH

APR 29 2018 HOMECOMING – SMALE PARK CINCINNATI, OH

APR 30 2018 SPRINT PAVILION ^ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

MAY 01 2018 RED HAT AMPHITHEATER ^ RALEIGH, NC

MAY 03 2018 ASCEND AMPHITHEATER ^ NASHVILLE, TN

MAY 04 2018 SHAKY KNEES FESTIVAL – MAY 4-6 ATLANTA, GA

MAY 04 2018 EXPLOREASHEVILLE.COM ARENA ^ ASHEVILLE, NC

MAY 05 2018 ST. AUGUSTINE AMPHITHEATRE ^ ST. AUGUSTINE, FL

MAY 25 2018 BOSTON CALLING MUSIC FESTIVAL – MAY 25-27 BOSTON, MA

JUN 02 2018 VICTORIA PARK LONDON, UK

JUN 08 2018 NORTHSIDE FESTIVAL AARHUS, DENMARK

JUN 09 2018 BEST KEPT SECRET FESTIVAL HILVARENBEEK, THE NETHERLANDS

JUN 10 2018 SIDEWAYS FESTIVAL HELSINKI, FINLAND

JUN 15 2018 DONNYBROOK STADIUM DUBLIN, IRELAND

JUN 16 2018 DONNYBROOK STADIUM DUBLIN, IRELAND

JUL 13 2018 NOS ALIVE LISBON, PORTUGAL

SEP 24 2018 GREEK THEATRE BERKELEY, CA

SEP 25 2018 GREEK THEATRE BERKELEY, CA

~ w/ Spoon

^ w/ Big Thief