The National: opening for Arcade Fire
The National has been invited to open the first leg of the Arcade Fire's US tour, with most of the tour already sold out. Reaching into the excitement surrounding the Arcade Fire, The National is releasing Boxer on May 22, two weeks after the Arcade Fire tour. As they have in the past, they will spend months on the road after Boxer is released.
European fans will be treated with three shows, corresponding with the release date, in London, Paris, and Berlin, returning to New York City for five sold-out shows at the Bowery Ballroom. This will kick off a North American June tour that include three shows in Canada, finding the band in Europe for three shows again in July. The National will perform at the Rosklide Festival in Denmark, the Oxegen Festival in Ireland, and the Latitude Festival in Southwold, UK.
The National is currently gaining exposure in the UK through Steve Lamacq on 6 Music, BBC Radio. He has added Mistaken for Strangers to his Rebel Playlist. Listeners to 6 Music are asked to "vote on your favourite track from three that almost made it onto the official 6 Music Playlist." Steve Lamacq has a huge audience in the UK and is known for breaking bands onto the UK market. He "presents a weekly show on BBC Radio 2, every Wednesday night from 11.30pm – 12.30am, where he plays his choice of music and introduces listeners to emerging artists." (Wikipedia)
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01 MAY: Atlanta, GA / ATLANTA CIVIC CENTER supporting Arcade Fire
02 MAY: Asheville, NC / THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM supporting Arcade Fire
04 MAY: Washington, DC / DAR CONSTITUTION HALL supporting Arcade Fire
05 MAY: Upper Darby, PA / TOWER THEATER supporting Arcade Fire
07 MAY: New York, NY / UNITED PALACE THEATER supporting Arcade Fire
08 MAY: New York, NY / UNITED PALACE THEATER supporting Arcade Fire
09 MAY: New York, NY / RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL supporting Arcade Fire
22 MAY: London, UK / ASTORIA
23 MAY: Paris, FRANCE / LA MAROQUINERIE
25 MAY: Berlin, GERMANY / MAGNET
28 MAY: New York, NY / BOWERY BALLROOM // SOLD OUT
29 MAY: New York, NY / BOWERY BALLROOM // SOLD OUT
30 MAY: New York, NY / BOWERY BALLROOM // SOLD OUT
31 MAY: New York, NY / BOWERY BALLROOM // SOLD OUT
01 JUN: New York, NY / BOWERY BALLROOM // SOLD OUT
02 JUN: PHILADELPHIA, PA / JOHNNY BRENDA'S
04 JUN: MONTREAL, CANADA / CABARET JUSTE POUR RIRE
05 JUN: TORONTO, CANADA / OPERA HOUSE
06 JUN: DETROIT, MI / MAGIC STICK
07 JUN: CHICAGO, IL / METRO
08 JUN: MINNEAPOLIS, MN / 400 BAR
09 JUN: MADISON, WI / HIGH NOON SALOON
11 JUN: ST LOUIS, MO / DUCK ROOM
12 JUN: LOUISVILLE, KY / HEADLINERS
13 JUN: ATLANTA, GA / THE EARL
14 JUN: MANCHESTER, TN / BONNAROO MUSIC FESTIVAL
15 JUN: CINCINNATI, OH / 20TH CENTURY THEATER
16 JUN: COLUMBUS, OH / THE BASEMENT
18 JUN: CLEVELAND, OH / BEACHLAND BALLROOM
19 JUN: PITTSBURGH, PA / REX THEATER
20 JUN: WASHINGTON DC / 9:30 CLUB
21 JUN: BOSTON, MA / MIDDLE EAST DOWNSTAIRS
25 JUN: SAN DIEGO, CA / CASBAH
26 JUN: LOS ANGELES, CA / EL REY THEATER
27 JUN: SAN FRANCISCO, CA / BIMBO'S 365 CLUB
28 JUN: PORTLAND, OR / BERBATIS PAN
29 JUN: VANCOUVER, CANADA / RICHARDS ON RICHARDS
30 JUN: SEATTLE, WA / NEUMOS
7 JUL: ROSKILDE FESTIVAL, Denmark
8 JUL: OXEGEN FESTIVAL, Ireland
15 JUL: LATITUDE FESTIVAL, Henham Park Estate, Southwold, UK