Anti-Flag set release date; European tour; Australia dates with RATM
Anti–Flag have set a release date for their upcoming full length and second album for RCA Records. The record is titled The Bright Lights of America and is due out April 01, 2008.
The album was recorded with producer Tony Visconti (T Rex, David Bowie, Morrissey) Justin Sane commented on the record:
Musically and lyrically The Bright Lights Of America is the most
personal record we've ever written. For many years we have written
about the trappings and injustice of the corporate state. With this
collection of songs we traveled a new path. One of hope and one filled
with the possibilities of change that we as individuals can create.
In the coming months, the band has scheduled a Big Day Out appearance along with some separate dates alongside Rage Against the Machine in Australia. Following that, the band will embark on a 3 ½ week tour of Europe and
the UK which will see them perform on the NME Brats lineup with critics'
faves Gallows. After that, the band will be hitting Russia for the first time, with shows planned in Moscow and St.Petersburg.
On their return to the United States, the band will be kicking off a national tour in late March. Those dates are expected soon.
You can click Read More for the European, Australian and Russian dates.
| January 18, 2008 | Big Day Out - Auckland | New Zealand; MT Smart Stadium |
| January 20, 2008 | Big Day Out - Gold Coast/Brisbane | Australia; Parklands |
| January 22, 2008 | Sydney Entertainment Center | Sydney, Australia |
| January 25, 2008 | Big Day Out - Sydney | Australia; Sydney Showgrounds |
| January 26, 2008 | Gaelic Club | Sydney, Australia |
| January 28, 2008 | Big Day Out - Melbourne | Australia; Flemington Racecourse |
| January 29, 2008 | HiFi Bar | Melbourne, Australia |
| January 30, 2008 | Festival Hall | Melbourne, Australia |
| February 1, 2008 | Big Day Out - Adelaide | Australia; Adelaide Showground |
| February 3, 2008 | Big Day Out - Perth | Australia; Claremont Showground |
| February 18, 2008 | Backstage | Munich, Germany |
| February 20, 2008 | S036 | Berlin, Germany |
| February 21, 2008 | Underground | Koln, Germany |
| February 23, 2008 | Cresset | Peterborough, UK |
| February 24, 2008 | Waterfront | Norwich, UK |
| February 26, 2008 | Concorde 2 | Brighton, UK |
| February 27, 2008 | Orange Box | Yeovil, UK |
| February 28, 2008 | Garage | London, UK |
| February 29, 2008 | NME Brats | Astoria, London, UK |
| March 1, 2008 | Academy 2 | Birmingham, UK |
| March 2, 2008 | Club Academy | Manchester, UK |
| March 4, 2008 | Toschka Club | Moscow, Russia |
| March 5, 2008 | Port Club | St. Petersburg, Russia |
| March 7, 2008 | Nosturi | Helsinki, Finland |