Animal Collective plot dates in Dublin, Belfast

Animal Collective give their much-anticipated Merriweather Post Pavilion album a live airing when they swing by the Tripod, Dublin (March 27) and Stiff Kitten, Belfast (28). Tickets for the former are €20 and €24.50.
Due here on Friday, the New Yorkers’ ninth studio outing really is as fab as the hype machine suggests.