Mogwai are a loud band. How loud, you ask? So loud that they recently encouraged fans to sign a petition protesting new laws limiting the volume of UK concerts. They're fighting for their right to absolutely ruin your hearing. Won't you join them?The Scottish noisemakers will probably make you forget about last year's middling The Hawk Is Howling-- and pretty much everything else, for that matter-- when they turn the knobs way past 11 on a U.S. tour starting in April. Until then, they're making their way through Europe and Australia. If listening to your iPod for hours a day will leave you deaf in a matter of a few years, going to any one of these shows will leave you soundless in a matter of a few hours, maybe. So make those hours count:Mogwai:02-20 Athens, Greece - Gagarin 20502-21 Thessaloniki, Greece - Mylos03-03 Brisbane, Australia - The Tivoli03-04 Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre03-05 Melbourne, Australia - The Forum Theatre03-07 Meredith, Australia - Golden Plains Festival03-08 Perth, Australia - Beck's Music Box03-20 Dublin, Ireland - Dublin Academy03-21 Dublin, Ireland - Dublin Academy03-22 Dublin, Ireland - Dublin Academy04-20 Houston, TX - Numbers04-21 New Orleans, LA - Republic04-22 Birmingham, AL - Workplay Theatre04-23 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel04-24 Carrboro, NC - Cats Cradle04-25 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero04-27 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg04-28 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg04-29 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg05-01 Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre05-02 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street05-03 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis05-04 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix05-05 Buffalo, NY - Tralf Music Hall05-06 Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom05-08 Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre05-09 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall05-10 Minneapolis, MN- First Avenue05-11 Omaha, NE - The Slowdown05-12 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre05-13 Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue05-15 San Diego, CA - Belly Up Tavern05-16 Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre