M83 To Tour With Killers/KOL

M83 CONFIRMED TO TOUR WITH THE KILLERS IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2009

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Following a sold-out tour throughout North America that continues through the end of November, Mute Records and M83 are proud to announce that the band is confirmed to open for The Killers during their arena tour in January and February 2009. The tour is still in support of M83’s fifth album Saturdays = Youth released April 2008 on Mute. Saturdays = Youth debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top New Artist Heatseekers Chart, went to #1 on the CMJ Top 200, and is the #1 record of 2008 at Urban Outfitters. In December, M83 will be opening for the Kings of Leon during their entire U.K. arena tour.

The record also met with widespread critical acclaim including an 8.5/10 review ranking from Pitchfork, an 8/10 review ranking from Wired, and a Remix magazine cover story. Rolling Stone hailed that Saturdays = Youth is full of “70mm songs for John Hughes movies yet to be filmed,” while Black Book said the album evokes “the spiritual atmospherics of Sigur Ros and My Bloody Valentine’s epic shoegaze sprawl…the results stun in glorious slow motion.” NPR nominated the record for its “Album of the Year” award.

The M83 live setup includes Gonzalez on vocals, guitars and keyboards, Loic Maurin on drums, Pierre-Marie Maulini on bass and guitar and featured album vocalist Morgan Kibby (of L.A.-based band The Romanovs) on vocals and keyboards.

Tour Dates
11/26/08 Wed Richard’s on Richards Vancouver, BC (School of Seven Bells opens)
11/27/08 Thu Doug Fir Portland, OR (School of Seven Bells opens)
11/28/08 Fri The Fillmore San Francisco, CA (School of Seven Bells opens)
11/29/08 Sat Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA (School of Seven Bells opens)

Opening for Kings of Leon
12/01/08 Mon Brighton Centre Brighton, GB

12/02/08 Tue Trent FM Arena Nottingham, GB
12/04/08 Thu Metro Radio Arena Newcastle, GB
12/05/08 Fri Sheffield Arena Sheffield, GB
12/07/08 Sun SECC Glasgow, GB
12/08/08 Mon Liverpool Echo Arena Liverpool, GB
12/10/08 Wed National Indoor Arena (NIA) Birmingham, GB
12/11/08 Thu O2 Arena London, GB
12/14/08 Sun Bournemouth International Centre Bournmouth, GB
12/16/08 Tue Manchester Evening News Arena (MEN) Manchester, GB
12/17/08 Wed Cardiff International Arena Cardiff, GB
12/19/08 Fri The O2 Dublin, IR
12/20/08 Sat Odyssey Arena Belfast, GB
12/22/08 Mon Wembley Arena London, GB

Opening for The Killers
01/17/09 Sat Magness Arena Denver, CO
01/19/09 Mon Northrop Auditorium Minneapolis, MN
01/20/09 Tue UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
01/22/09 Thu Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
01/23/09 Fri Air Canada Centre Toronto, ON
01/25/09 Sun Madison Square Garden New York, NY
01/26/09 Mon Agganis Arena Boston, MA
01/28/09 Wed George Mason University Fairfax, VA
01/29/09 Thu House of Blues Myrtle Beach, SC
01/30/09 Fri Atlanta Civic Center Atlanta, GA
01/31/09 Sat Grand Ole Opry House Nashville, TN
02/02/09 Mon Verizon Wireless Theater Houston, TX
02/03/09 Tue Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
02/04/09 Wed Nokia Live Grand Prairie, TX