Ben Harper [ tickets ] and Relentless7 will hit the tour trail this spring behind their forthcoming debut, "White Lies For Dark Times."

The US outing kicks off with a headlining gig April 30 at New Orleans' 40th anniversary Jazz Fest and continues north, then west, hitting mostly clubs and small venues across the country. The 15-city outing wraps up June 13 with a headlining performance at Manchester, TN's Bonnaroo Festival. The full schedule of dates is below.

The band warmed up for the outing with an appearance at this year's SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX, last Thursday (3/19) and will perform new material on four television programs, beginning Friday (3/27) on "Last Call with Carson Daly" and continuing with "The Late Show with David Letterman" on May 6, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" May 7 and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" May 21.

The fairly new rock outfit, which officially formed in the summer of 2008, is touring in support of its May 5 debut, "White Lies For Dark Times."