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BAND ANNOUNCES TOURING PLANS IN 2009 FOR US AND UK

Los Angeles’ The Airborne Toxic Event’s first single off it’s eponymous debut album, the haunting, “Sometime Around Midnight” was named by iTunes as the #1 Alternative Song of 2008. The band who recently finished a run of 30 shows in 30 days announces today world touring plans for 2009, starting in the UK on January 20 in Norwich at Arts Centre. The US leg begins February 11 in San Diego. Prior to the start of the UK tour the band will be the musical guests on Late Show With David Letterman on January 13.

The band has been wowing music fans both with the album and live shows. Drowned In Sound, one of the most influential UK blogs wrote that the band’s live show is “quite astonishing…Musically there are elements of the likes of Modest Mouse, a more sensible National or even a less pretentious Arcade Fire.” NME wrote, “If You haven’t seen TATE, you should.” Spin named them “Band Of The Day” immediately upon hearing the album.

“Sometime Around Midnight” is still climbing the charts and getting added to playlists five months after it was initially released to radio, and is now in the Top 15 of Mediabase’s chart. Saleswise, the single has climbed to #30 on the iTunes alternative chart and the album zoomed from 60 to 19 in two days on the same chart. The song’s accompanying video is currently “Video of the Day” at AOL (hmusic.aol.com/top11?featuredVideo=2347358&featuredText=4).

Below are the US dates with more to follow in the upcoming weeks:

UK:

Thu Jan 22 – Norwich, UK – Arts Centre

Fri Jan 23 – Halye, UK – Sandshifter

Sat Jan 24 – Nottingham UK – Bodega

Sun Jan 25 – Leeds, UK – Cockpit 2

Fri Jan 30 – Glasgow, Scotland – King Tuts

Sat Jan 31 – Derby, UK – The Royal

Sun Feb 1 – Cardiff, Wales – Barfly

Tue Feb 3 – Manchester, UK – Ruby Lounge

Wed Feb 4 – London, UK – 100 Club

Fri Feb 6 – Paris, France – Fleche d’Or

US & CANADA:

Wed Feb 11 – San Diego, CA – Delta Room @ House of Blues

Thu Feb 12 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda

Fri Feb 13 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom Of Hill

Sat Feb 14 – Sacramento, CA – The Blue Lamp

Tue Feb 17 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir

Wed Feb 18 – Vancouver, BC – Media Club

Fri Feb 20 – Boise, ID – Neurolux

Sat Feb 21 – Salt Lake City, UT – SHO

Mon Feb 23 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater

Thu Feb 26 – Des Moines, IA – The Vaudeville Mews

Fri Feb 27 – Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club

Sat Feb 28 – Chicago, IL – Shubas

Sun Mar 1 – Columbus, OH – The Basement

Mon Mar 2 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr Smalls

Wed Mar 4 – Toronto, ON – El Mocambo

Thu Mar 5 – Ottawa, ON – Zaphod Beeblebrox

Fri Mar 6 – Montreal, QC – Les Saints

Sat Mar 7 – Boston, MA – Paradise

Mon Mar 9 – West Chester, PA – The Note

Tue Mar 10 – Asbury Park, NJ – The Saint

Wed Mar 11 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom

Thu Mar 12 – Washington, DC – Backstage @ The Black Cat

Fri Mar 13 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506

Sat Mar 14 – Columbia, SC – Five Points

Sun Mar 15 – Atlanta, GA – The Drunken Unicorn

Tue Mar 17 – Dallas, TX – The Loft

Wed Mar 18 – Houston, TX – Meridian Red Room

Tue Mar 24 – Scottsdale, AZ – Martini Ranch

Wed Mar 25 – Las Vegas, NV Beauty Bar

Thu Mar 26 – Pomona, CA – Glass House