Tours: Bloc Party (March)

Bloc Party have announced some US dates set shortly after the release of their upcoming sophomore full length. The record is titled A Weekend in the City and is due out February 6th, 2007. The album follows up the band's acclaimed debut, Silent Alarm as well as the aptly titled companion remix album, Silent Alarm Remixed.

The dates represent the band's first visit to the United States since the ill-fated supporting gig with Panic! At the Disco which was cancelled due to drummer Matt Tong suffering from a collapsed lung. Looking back on that tour, Tong had this to say about the gig:

There should always be an inherent difference between playing music and expressing yourself without considering business factors, and the music becoming a means to an end and not being to entertain people or attain some sense of creative self-worth. You know, to be a rung in the ladder ... of a business empire.

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March 11, 2007 Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA
March 12, 2007 Orpheum Theatre Vancouver, BC
March 13, 2007 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
March 15, 2007 SXSW Austin, TX
March 17, 2007 Concourse Exhibition San Francisco, CA
March 19, 2007 Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles, CA
March 20, 2007 Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles, CA
March 23, 2007 Congress Theatre Chicago, IL
March 24, 2007 Royal Oak Theatre Detroit, MI
March 25, 2007 Kool Haus Toronto, ON
March 27, 2007 Metropolis Montreal, ON
March 28, 2007 Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA
March 30, 2007 United Palace Theatre New York, NY
March 31, 2007 United Palace Theatre New York, NY