Southern California indie rockers Cold War Kids are getting ready to hit the road next month for North American tours supporting Muse and The White Stripes.
The group, which headlined a North American club trek earlier this year, will start with Muse Aug. 1 in Toronto and play a handful of dates in the eastern US. After a couple of festival shows in the UK, Cold War Kids will hook up with The White Stripes in early September for a trip around the US into mid-October. That leg includes two-night stands in Seattle and Chicago. Details are included below.
The video for
Cold War Kids' single "
Hospital Beds" debuts today (7/23) on MTVU and will be available on YouTube tomorrow (7/24). A press release touts the video as "
nothing short of epic" saying it "
includes boxing, guns and friends falling in love with each other's sisters."
"Hospital Beds" is the latest single off of the geek rockers' October debut, "Robbers and Cowards." The album, a compilation of EP songs and new material, has been lauded for capturing the energy of Cold War Kids' live show. It broke into The Billboard 200 and reached No. 15 on the magazine's Top Independent Albums chart. Several songs from the set are streaming at Cold War Kids' MySpace page.
In 2005/2006, the Kids self-released three six-song EPs--"Mulberry Street," "Up in Rags" and "With Our Wallets Full"-- and developed a significant fanbase through relentless touring, according to their label, Downtown Records.
The buzz surrounding the band grew louder thanks to music bloggers, and Cold War Kids found themselves on last year's Lollapalooza. They'll return to the cutting-edge music festival next month.
Tour dates are below:
08/01 - Mississauga, Ontario - Arrow Hall
08/02 - Sterling Heights, MI - Freedom Hill Amphitheater
08/04 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08/06 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
08/09 - Fairfax, VA - Patriot Center
08/10 - Philadelphia, PA - Penn's Landing
08/11 - Boston, MA - Agganis Arena
09/08 - Madison, WI - Willow Island at Alliant
09/16 - Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ
09/18 - San Diego, CA - Bayside Concerts @ the Embarcadero
09/19 - Inglewood, CA - The Forum
09/21 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
09/22 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Street Scene
09/24 - Anchorage, AK - William A. Egan Civic Center
09/26 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Ballroom
09/27 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Ballroom
09/28 - Nampa, ID - Idaho Center
09/29 - West Valley City, UT - The E Center
09/30 - Jackson Hole, WY - Snow King Center
10/02 - Rapid City, SC - Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
10/03 - Fargo, ND - Fargo Civic Auditorium
10/04 - Lincoln, NE - Pershing Center Auditorium
10/06 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
10/07 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
10/11 - Albuquerque, NM - Kiva Auditorium
Courtesy of Livedaily.com.
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