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El-P announces US record release shows

Mars Volta

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Mars Volta collaborator's album due out in March

El-P has announced that he will play five record release shows in March supporting his highly anticipated sophomore release, 'I'll Sleep When You're Dead'.

The hip-hop artist's new album is due out in the US on March 20 and features contributions from The Mars Volta and Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor. It is the follow-up to 2002's 'Fantastic Damage'.

Since his first album came out five years ago, El-P has provided remixes for artists including Beck, TV On The Radio, Nine Inch Nails and The Mars Volta.

The show dates are:

Miami, FL Studio A (March 19)
New York, NY Bowery Ballroom (22)
Chicago, IL Logan Square Auditorium (23)
San Francisco, CA Mezzanine (25)
Los Angeles, CA Troubadour (26)


Details of a full US tour kicking off in May are expected to be announced shortly.

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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