TV on the Radio man Kyp Malone will take his solo project Rain Machine to Europe this Spring, having announced a series of live dates.

The tour opens in Italy, on March 25, and ends in Ireland three weeks later. Kyp’s sets will presumably mostly come from his debut Rain Machine album, released last year on ANTI- Records,  but if you’re lucky may involve some sort of beard origami as well.

He’ll also have had plenty of practice – Rain Machine has just come off a tour with the Pixies, and a headline tour of North America. Practice at singing that is. Not the beard stuff.

Rain Machine European Tour:
25-Mar                 Bologna                Covo Club (Rocker Festival)         Italy
26-Mar                 Rome                    Brancaleone                                       Italy
27-Mar                 Milan                     Tunnel                                                  Italy
28-Mar                 Zurich                    Stall 6                                                    Switzerland
30-Mar                 Vienna                  Gasometer                                         Austria
1-Apr                     Heidelberg          Karlstorbahnhof                               Germany
2-Apr                     Berlin                    Volksbühn                                          Germany
4-Apr                     Aarhus                  Vox Hall                                                Denmark
5-Apr                     Copenhagen      Vega                                                      Denmark
6-Apr                     Oslo                       John Dee                                             Norway
8-Apr                     Cologne               Stadtgarten                                        Germany
9-Apr                     Rotterdam          Motel Mozaique Festival              Holland
10-Apr                  Brussels               Ancienne Belgique                          Belgium
12-Apr                  London                 Village Underground                      UK
13-Apr                  Manchester       Deaf Institute                                    UK
14-Apr                  Belfast                  Speakeasy                                          Ireland
15-Apr                  Dublin                   Academy                                             Ireland