Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: New Album and Tour Announced

BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB TAKES FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM INTO OWN HANDS
Beat The Devil’s Tattoo Due March 9, 2010 via Own Abstract Dragon/Vagrant Records

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is revving up to unleash their fifth studio album, Beat The Devil’s Tattoo, on March 9, 2010, signifying the band’s first full-length on their own Abstract Dragon, in partnership with Vagrant Records. This album welcomes exciting beginnings, including new drummer Leah Shapiro, as well as their new label, though the trio returned to the familiar setting of Philadelphia, PA to pen this record. They wrote and recorded it in the very studio that produced their widely acclaimed third LP, Howl, before returning to hometown L.A. to add the finishing touches.

The band’s accustomed globetrotting will recommence with an initial headline tour, kicking off February 26 in Sacramento and culminating at New York City’s Webster Hall on April 8. Pre-sale for all shows will start Wednesday, December 2, available here.

Known for their impassioned live performances, the band recently offered a two DVD, one CD set aptly titled, Live (Abstract Dragon/Vagrant), earlier this month. The DVDs feature more than two hours of concert footage captured from three sold out shows in Berlin, Dublin, and Glasgow, and chronicles the end of the band’s 2007 tour in support of Baby 81. Additionally, it includes intimate, behind-the-scenes footage, glimpses into the making of 2005’s Howl, and is rounded out with a bonus live album featuring 14 songs.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Tour Dates
02/26/10 Fri Harlow’s Sacramento, CA
02/27/10 Sat Knitting Factory Reno, NV
02/28/10 Sun Wasted Space @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, NV
03/02/10 Tue Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
03/04/10 Thu Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, ID
03/05/10 Fri Showbox at the Market Seattle, WA
03/06/10 Sat Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
03/07/10 Sun Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
03/09/10 Tue Slim’s San Francisco, CA
03/13/10 Sat House of Blues San Diego, CA
03/14/10 Sun Echoplex Los Angeles, CA
03/18/10 Thu House Of Blues Dallas, TX
03/20/10 Sat House of Blues Houston, TX
03/21/10 Sun Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, OK
03/23/10 Tue The Pageant St. Louis, MO
03/24/10 Wed High Noon Saloon Madison, WI
03/25/10 Thu Metro Chicago, IL
03/26/10 Fri Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
03/27/10 Sat First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
03/30/10 Tue Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
03/31/10 Wed House Of Blues Cleveland, OH
04/01/10 Thu Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON
04/02/10 Fri La Tulipe Montreal, QC
04/03/10 Sat House of Blues Boston, MA
04/05/10 Mon 9:30 Club Washington, DC
04/07/10 Wed Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) Philadelphia, PA
04/08/10 Thu Webster Hall New York, NY