July 29, 2009 23:27

Echo And The Bunnymen announce US tour, album release date

They'll hit North America this autumn

Echo And The Bunnymen have announced the US release details of their forthcoming album, as well as a handful of North American dates.

Ian McCulloch and co will release 'The Fountain', their first studio album since 2005's 'Siberia', on October 13 in the US. The band worked with Scottish producer John McLaughlin on the new album.

Echo And The Bunnymen have also announced that they will play a handful of North American live dates in support of the new album. They are expected to announce additional dates in the coming weeks.

The tour dates so far are:

Toronto, ON Queen Elizabeth Theater (October 20)
Oakland, CA Fox Theater (22)
Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre (24)

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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