Crystal Castles plot North American tour

Crystal Castles have announced the dates of an extensive North American tour.

Fresh off the heels of a UK tour opening for Klaxons, the Canadian electro duo will begin the North American leg of their tour in Toronto on February 21.

They'll play dates in cities including Detroit, Chicago, Seattle Los Angeles, and New York before wrapping up the tour with a show on March 29 at a secret location that has yet to be announced.

The band are supporting their forthcoming self-titled debut album, which is due out worldwide on March 18.

The tour dates are:

Toronto, ON Secret location TBA (February 21)
Hamilton, ON Casbah (22)
London, ON Call the Office (23)
Detroit, MI Magic Stick (26)
Chicago, IL Abbey Pub (27)
Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Club (28)
Winnipeg, MB Pyramid Cabaret (29)
Regina, SK The Exchange (March 1)
Calgary, AB The Warehouse (2)
Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room (3)
Vancouver, BC Richards on Richards (5)
Seattle, WA Chop Suey (6)
Portland, OR Backspace (7)
San Francisco, CA Independent (8)
Los Angeles, CA Roxy Theatre (9)
San Diego, CA Casbah (10)
Phoenix, AZ Brickhouse Theatre (11)
Albuquerque, NM Launch Pad (12)
Denton, TX Hailey's (16)
Springfield, MO Randy Bacon Studio & Gallery (17)
Dekalb, IL House Café (19)
Cleveland, OH Grog Shop (21)
Philadelphia, PA Transit (22)
Baltimore, MD Ottobar (23)
Brooklyn, NY Studio B (25)
New York, NY Mercury Lounge (26)
Montreal Musee Juste Pour Rire (27)
Toronto, ON Circa (28)
Secret location TBA (29)

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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