The National announce new 4AD album & 2010 Tour Dates (including Radio City Music Hall in NYC)

We have exciting news for you this morning. We are very pleased to announce the first tour dates in support of our new album in April, May and June.

The as of yet untitled follow-up to Boxer will be released worldwide in May on 4AD (specific date TBA). The shows begin at the Big Ears festival in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 28th followed in April by two special shows April 22nd and 23rd at the National in Richmond, VA. We will then play Royal Albert Hall in London on May 6th, Le Zenith in Paris with PAVEMENT on May 7, and Astra in Berlin on May 9 before starting a North American tour in Los Angeles at the Wiltern on May 22nd. Ramona Falls will be opening our US shows on the west coast. - The National

Their upcoming tour dates also include a headlining show at Radio City Music Hall on June 16th. All new dates go presale Tuesday morning (password = BloodBuzz). Radio City tickets are $39.50 and will also go on AmEx presale on Wednesday. ]

This will be the National's first album on 4AD which absorbed Beggars Banquet which is the label their last album was on. Other ticket links and all dates below...

The National - 2010 Tour Dates
26-28 MARCH: KNOXVILLE, TN - BIG EARS FESTIVAL 2010 / TENNESSEE THEATRE
22 APRIL: RICHMOND, VA @ THE NATIONAL
23 APRIL: RICHMOND, VA @ THE NATIONAL
06 MAY: LONDON, UK @ ROYAL ALBERT HALL
07 MAY: PARIS, FRANCE @ LE ZENITH w/ PAVEMENT
09 MAY: BERLIN, GERMANY @ ASTRA
22 MAY: LOS ANGELES, CA @ THE WILTERN
23 MAY: SAN DIEGO, CA @ SPRECKELS THEATRE
27 MAY: OAKLAND, CA @ FOX THEATRE
02 JUNE: BOSTON, MA @ HOUSE OF BLUES
05 JUNE: PHILADELPHIA, PA @ ELECTRIC FACTORY
06 JUNE: WASHINGTON, DC @ DAR CONSTITUTION HALL
08 JUNE: TORONTO, CANADA @ MASSEY HALL
16 JUNE: NEW YORK, NY @ RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL

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Looks like they might be open the weekend of Bonnaroo...hope so.

YES!!!!!

This has been my #1 anticipated album since they released Boxer. Now LEAK!!!!!!

Good news. I should probably go to some Big Ears Festival shows, but probably won't.

looking forward to another record. also the worst live band i have ever seen.

this is crazy talk.

Holy shit PUTIN IS GETTING A SITTER

They've always been good when I've seen them - quietly intense

I've only seen them once, but it was the first time I had heard their music, period, and I was instantly sold.

good news

you don't go to many shows, do you?

in the last couple years, the national's been kinda boring live. but two of the six times i've seen them have been excellent. the first time's one of the best shows i've ever seen.

i'm really anticipating this album. a couple of the songs i saw them play last summer had potential, especially "runaway." i'm really anxious to hear how they recorded it after hearing it a couple different ways live now.

i saw them at spaceland in la right when alligator came out. they could not have been more awkward. it was straight up cringy. puma was there as i recall she was in full agreement. they put on a shitshow. i go to plenty of shows. i don't leave many early like i had to with that one.

i think you may have just caught a bad night. i can sympathize. i'm apparently the only person ever to not like sigur ros live. both times were subpar and everyone i know who saw them agreed.