Death Cab for Cutie Announces Spring Tour; Dates Begin April 7th in Upper Darby, PA; Support Comes From Cold War Kids,
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NEW YORK, NY, Jan 26 (MARKET WIRE) --
Atlantic recording group Death Cab for Cutie has unveiled plans for a
major U.S. tour. The Seattle-based band -- whose RIAA gold certified
"NARROW STAIRS" is among 2008's most acclaimed albums -- will kick off
their spring schedule on April 7th at the Tower Theatre in Upper Darby,
Pennsylvania (see below itinerary). The dates then continue through a May
6th show at Atlanta's Fox Theatre. Cold War Kids will be direct support
in April, with Matt Costa taking over direct support for dates in May. Ra
Ra Riot will be opening all shows on the tour. Exclusive fan club
pre-sale begins January 28th and all other shows go on sale beginning the
weekend of January 30th. Check local venues for more information.
In February, Death Cab will warm up for their coast-to-coast itinerary
with a headline tour of Australia and Japan. They will then return to the
U.S. in time for an eagerly anticipated performance at Miami's annual
Langerado Music Festival, slated for Saturday, March 7th.
Released in May 2008, "NARROW STAIRS" made a stunning debut atop the
Billboard 200, marking Death Cab's first-ever #1 record. The album went on
to receive gold certification from the RIAA, marking sales exceeding
500,000. What's more, DCFC and "NARROW STAIRS" recently earned a pair of
nominations for the upcoming 51st Annual Grammy Awards, for "Best
Alternative Music Album" and "Best Rock Song," honoring the album's first
single, "I Will Possess Your Heart."
"NARROW STAIRS" -- which follows 2005's Grammy-nominated, RIAA
platinum-certified "PLANS" -- was ranked among the most-praised albums of
2008, placing high on a wide range of year-end polls. "A perfectly
imperfect album," noted MTV.com in its "The Best Albums of 2008," "which
is to say that it sounds very much like a band, setting up in a room and
just letting it rip, and that makes it perhaps more compelling than 90
percent of the rock albums released this year."
"Dependability can be rock's worst enemy," observed Spin in its "40 Best
Albums of 2008" ranking, "but Death Cab have made it an asset by adding
savvy embellishments to their solid foundation of polished indie chime and
downcast, evocative lyricism. Every album gets slightly more refined, with
Ben Gibbard and Co. stretching their sound while still knowing when the
gorgeous melancholy can speak for itself."
"NARROW STAIRS" was among Rolling Stone's "Readers' Top 30 Albums of
2008," while in its "33 Best Albums of 2008" tally, Blender hailed
"NARROW STAIRS" for possessing "the most propulsive riffs of (Death
Cab's) career." "A sonic feast," wrote Paste in its "Best of 2008," "The
drama-building atmospherics... display a Radiohead-like shrewdness -- an
appreciation for the perfect mix of instrumental textures, anchored by
metronomic drumming."
The album came in at #5 on NPR's annual All Songs Considered poll, which
suggested that though "'NARROW STAIRS' isn't Death Cab for Cutie's easiest
album to get to know... it requires and rewards a bit more dissection."
Death Cab for Cutie is: Ben Gibbard: guitars, keyboards, vocals * Chris
Walla: guitars, keyboards * Nick Harmer: bass * Jason McGerr: drums
(TOUR ITINERARY BELOW)
Death Cab for Cutie
On Tour 2009
4/7-29 w/Cold War Kids and Ra Ra Riot
5/1-6 w/ Matt Costa and Ra Ra Riot
MARCH
7 Miami, FL Langerado Festival
APRIL
7 Upper Darby, PA Tower Theatre
8 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall
9 Davidson, NC John Belk Arena/Davidson College
10 Louisville, KY Louisville Palace
11 Memphis, TN Orpheum Theatre
12 Tulsa, OK The Brady Theater
13 Omaha, NE Holland Theatre
15 St. Paul, MN Roy Wilkings Auditorium
17 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
18 East Lansing, MI Breslin Events Center/
Michigan State University
19 Waukesha, WI Van Male Fieldhouse/Carroll College
24 Spokane, WA McCarthey Athletic Center/
Gonzaga University
25 Boise, ID The Morrison Center
27 Sacramento, CA Memorial Auditorium
29 San Diego, CA RIMAC Arena/UC San Diego
MAY
1 Austin, TX Austin Music Hall
2 New Orleans, LA Contemporary Arts Center
4 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
5 Birmingham, AL BJCC Concert Hall
6 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre
For more information, please contact:
Sheila Richman
212-707-3063
sheila.richman@atlanticrecords.com
Catharine McNelly
212-707-3069
catharine.mcnelly@atlanticrecords.com
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