MUSIC NEWS - Atlanta, GA natives, Manchester Orchestra have announced a batch of tour dates in August supporting Silversun Pickups. Cage the Elephant will also be joining the two bands in the opening slot. After wrapping up a successful headlining US tour earlier this month, MO is said to be excited to get back on the road in support of their latest album, Mean Everything To Nothing (out via Favorite Gentleman / Columbia Records - buy thru MNN below) . Manchester Orchestra kicks off the tour on August 3rd at the Ram's Head in Baltimore, MD, and ends at the Washington County Fairground in Hillsboro, OR, on August 22nd. The band will also be opening the main stage at this year's Lollapalooza in Chicago, IL, on August 7th (full tour itinerary below). You can get a free download of "I've Got Friends" and enter to win a trip to see the band at Lollapalooza via Twitter. Check out ManchesterOrchestra.com.
Also, Manchester Orchestra has released the ninth installment of their video series in association with the Emmy Award winning directing team of Clay Lipsky and Jason Bognacki of Destroy Rock Music Inc. The video for "Tony The Tiger" follows the storyline that was first introduced in mid-March. A video has been made for every song on the new record. All of the videos to date can be seen here: Manchester Orchestra Video Channel.
Manchester Orchestra Summer 2009 Tour dates with Silversun Pickups and Cage The Elephant:
August 3 Baltimore, Md. Ram's Head
August 4 Richmond, Va. The National
August 6 Columbus, Ohio The LC Pavilion
August 7 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza *
August 10 Minneapolis, Minn. State Theatre
August 12 Winnipeg, MB The Garrick Centre
August 13 Saskatoon, SK Louis' Pub
August 14 Edmonton, AB Edmonton Event Centre
August 15 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
August 17 Victoria, BC The Royal Theatre
August 18 Vancouver, BC The Commodore Ballroom
August 19 Vancouver, BC The Commodore Ballroom
August 21 Eugene, Ore. McDonald Theatre
August 22 Hillsboro, Ore. Washington County Fairground
*not with Silversun Pickups and Cage The Elephant
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