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Battles are coming to your neck of the woods, yo! (Getting sick of Battles stories yet?)

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What up, yo? I’m sure that you’ve heard that Battles have a new album coming out, right? It’s called Gloss Drop (TMT News), it’s coming out on Warp, and I’m sure that it’ll end up on all sorts of end-of-the-year lists and that I’ll sleep with it tightly clutched to my chest at night.

I’m sure that you’ve also heard that Battles are curating/playing at ATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas (TMT News)? I’m sure at this point you’re wondering: “Why did I click this link? Isn’t there any new news?”

YES! Battles have announced that they will be going on a tour of the US and Europe at intimate venues so that the band has an easier chance at picking out the hot girls. What this “intimate venues” thing also means is that you’d better buy your tickets now, cowboy, cuz they’re going quick! These new dates are in addition to the bevy of already announced dates at festivals around the world, so if you prefer grassy and sunny to dark and stuffy then these shows are for you!

Dates:

04.01.11 - Osaka, Japan - Zettai-mu
04.03.11 - Tokyo, Japan - Sonar Sound
04.08.11 - Rotterdam, Holland - Motel Mosaique
04.09.11 - Esch, Luxembourg - Out of the Crowd
04.10.11 - Berlin, Germany - Festsaal Kreuzberg *
04.11.11 - Brussels, Belgium - Domino Festival
04.12.11 - Lille, France - Aeronef
04.20.11 - London, UK - ICA *
04.26.11 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall *
04.27.11 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge *
04.29.11 - Toronto, Canada - Horseshoe *
04.30.11 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall *
05.02.11 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo *
05.03.11 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill *
05.04.11 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir *
05.05.11 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile *
05.27.11 - Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound
05.28.11 - Dudingen, Switzerland - Kilbi Festival
05.31.11 - Marseille, France - Espace Julien *
06.02.11 - Poitiers, France - Confort Moderne
06.03.11 - Brighton, UK - Concorde2 *
06.04.11 - Manchester, UK - O2 Apollo *
06.05.11 - Dublin, Ireland - Forbidden Fruit Festival
06.06.11 - Leeds, UK - Cockpit *
06.07.11 - Glasgow, UK - The Arches *
06.10.11 - Dortmund, Germany - FZW *
06.11.11 - Munich, Germany - Feierwerk *

* Intimate venues

• Battles: http://www.bttls.com
• Warp: http://warp.net