Gnarls Barkley Prep For Tour and Grammy's, Get Even Weirder

Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse, collectively known as Gnarls Barkley, are set to hit the road with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The tour, in support of their smash hit, platinum-downloaded album St. Elsewhere, starts Valentine's Day. The dates:

02-14 Las Vegas, NV - Aladdin Theatre (Fusion festival)
02-27 Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena *
02-28 Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center *
03-02 Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena *
03-03 Champaign, IL - Assembly Arena *
03-06 San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center *
03-07 Houston, TX - Toyota Center *
03-31 Sydney, Australia - V Festival
04-01 Gold Coast, Australia - V Festival

In anticipation for the tour, the progressive duo will literally be holding a haiku poem contest for fans and aspiring poets. According to their official website, all poems must involve the theme of "either Solitude or Pineapples." Winners of the competition will be entitled to select limited-edition St. Elsewhere-themed lithographs. Gnarls Barkley will also be performing live at the 49 ^th annual Grammy Awards on February 11th.

Reported by Matt Toner