Friendly Fires, the St. Albans, England electropop band that got bodies moving with “Paris” and “Skeleton Boy,” have announced they will be appearing at South by Southwest in March and will be embarking on a North American tour starting in May. They will be playing two dates in February: February 7 at New York’s Bowery Ballroom and February 9 at the Roxy in Los Angeles.
The dance band’s highly anticipated sophomore album, tentatively titled Pala, is expected to drop sometime this spring on XL Recordings.
Tour Dates:
Feb 07 – Bowery Ballroom / New York City
Feb 09 – Roxy / Los Angeles
Mar 15-19 – South by Southwest / Austin
May 24 – First Unitarian Church / Philadelphia
May 25 – Webster Hall / New York City
May 26 – 9:30 Club / Washington, DC
May 27 – Paradise / Boston
May 28 – Corona Theatre / Montreal
May 30 – Phoenix / Toronto
May 31 – Lincoln Hall / Chicago
Jun 01 – Varsity Theater / Minneapolis
Jun 04 – Venue / Vancouver
Jun 05 – Neumo’s / Seattle
Jun 06 – Doug Fir / Portland
Jun 08 – Independent / San Francisco
Jun 10 – Music Box @ Henry Fonda / Los Angeles
Friendly Fires: website | myspace | Friendly Fires review | Remix Monday: “Skeleton Boy” | @ Black Cat | @ Dot to Dot Festival | interview with pt. 1, pt. 2, pt. 3 | Mercury Prize Nominations Announced | New Video on MTV, To Play Jimmy Kimmel and Winter Nylon Tour, Release Expanded Version of Debut Album | @ Lollapalooza 2009 | @ le poisson rouge | @ Music Hall of Williamsburg | on Jimmy Kimmel | Remix Monday: “Paris” | @ Paradise | Friendly Fires / Holy Ghost! – 12″ Split Single | Friendly Fires to Release Mix CD Including New Collaboration with Azari & III
