Our favourite psychedelic experimental pop freaks Animal Collective have announced their very own festival, the A N I M A L C O L L E C T I V E Camping Weekend. Taking place at the Fernwood Resort in Big Sur, California, the two-day camping festival will take place September 23rd and 24th and feature nightly performances by Animal Collective as well as sets by WIFE, Winter, The Range of Light Wilderness, M. Geddes Gengras and Jessica Pratt. Tickets go on sale this Wednesday. For more information click here.

Animal Collective’s 10th studio album, Painting With, is out Domino. Grab a copy via iTunes here. You can also catch Animal Collective live at one of the dates below, they’ve just expanded their tour but heads up, dates are selling out fast.

Tour Dates
Apr 01 || Brussels, Belgium || Botanique – Orangerie || SOLD OUT
Apr 02 || The Hague, Holland || Rewire Festival @ Paard van Troje || TIX
Apr 04 || Hamburg, Germany || Uebel & Gefahrlich || TIX ^
Apr 05 || Berlin, Germany || Postbahnhof || TIX ^
Apr 07 || Milan, Italy || C2C Festival @ Magazzini Generali || TIX ^
Apr 08 || Stans, Switzerland || Stanser Musiktage Festival @ Kollegi || TIX
Apr 09 || Paris, France || La Cigale || TIX ^
Apr 12 || London, UK || The Troxy  ||TIX ^
Apr 13 || Manchester, UK || 02 Ritz || TIX ^
Apr 28 || Fayetteville, AR || George’s Majestic Lounge || SOLD OUT +
Apr 29-May 1 || Austin, TX || Levitation || TIX
May 01 || Tulsa, OK || Cain’s Ballroom || TIX +
May 03 || St. Louis, MO || The Pageant || TIX +
May 04 || Royal Oak, MI || Royal Oak Music Theatre || TIX +
May 06 || Nashville, TN || Marathon Music Works || TIX +
May 07 || Atlanta, GA || Buckhead Theatre || SOLD OUT +
May 08 II Asheville, NC || Orange Peel || SOLD OUT +
May 10 II Washington, DC || 9:30 Club || SOLD OUT +
May 11 II Washington, DC || 9:30 Club || SOLD OUT +
May 13 || Wilmington, DE || World Café Live at the Queen || SOLD OUT +
May 14 || Sayreville, NJ || Starland Ballroom || TIX +
Jun 03 || Barcelona, Spain || Primavera Sound || TIX
June 05 || Lyon, France || Le Transbordeur || TIX
June 06 || Bordeaux, France || Le Rocher de Palmer || TIX
June 07 || Madrid, Spain || Joy Eslava || TIX
Jun 09 || Porto, Portugal || Nos Primavera Sound || TIX
Aug 22 II Honolulu, HI || The Republik || TIX
Sep 2-4 || Dorset, UK || End of The Road Festival || TIX
Sep 03 || Liverpool, UK ||  O2 Academy Liverpool || TIX
Sep 2-4 || Laois, Ireland || Electric Picnic Music and Arts Festival || SOLD OUT
Sep 06 || Glasgow, UK ||  O2 ABC Glasgow || TIX
Sep 07 || Leeds, UK ||  Leeds Uni Stylus || TIX
Sep 8-11 || Isle of Wight, UK || Bestival || TIX
Sep 20 || San Diego, CA || The Observatory North Park || TIX %
Sep 21 || Santa Ana, CA || The Observatory || TIX %
Sep 23 || Big Sur, CA II Fernwood Resort || TIX
Sep 24 || Big Sur, CA II Fernwood Resort || TIX
Sep 26 || Eugene, OR II McDonald Theatre %
Sep 27 II Vancouver, BC II Vogue Theatre || TIX %
Sep 29 || Calgary, AB II Macewan Hall Ballroom || TIX %
Sep 30 || Edmonton, AB || Union Hall Night Club || TIX %
Oct 03 || Sioux Falls, SD || Orpheum Theatre || TIX %
Oct 05 || Indianapolis, IN || Egyptian Room at Old National Centre %
Oct 06 || Morgantown, WV || Mainstage Morgantown || TIX %
Oct 07 || Pittsburgh, PA || Mr. Smalls Theatre || TIX %
Nov 02 || New York, NY || Terminal 5 || TIX
Nov 03 || Baltimore, MD || Rams Head Live! || TIX
Nov 04 || Richmond, VA || The National || TIX
Nov 05 || Carrboro, NC || Cat’s Cradle
Nov 07 || Tallahassee, FL || The Moon
Nov 08 || Tampa, FL || The Ritz Ybor
Nov 10 || Miami Beach, FL || The Fillmore at Jacki Gleason || TIX
Nov 11 || Orlando, FL || The Beacham Theatre || TIX
Nov 12 || Jacksonville, FL || Mavericks
Nov 14 || New Orleans, LA || The Civic Theatre || TIX

+ w/ Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
% w/ WIFE
^ w/ GFOTY