October 27, 2008 19:01

The Killers announce first live shows of 2009

Brandon Flowers and co to play several US dates

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The Killers have announced their first live shows of 2009 in support of their forthcoming album 'Day And Age'.

The band will kick off their tour in Denver on January 17 and play shows across the US including one at New York's Madison Square Garden on January 25 and at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House on January 31. They'll wrap up the tour in Grand Prairie, Texas on February 4.

The Las Vegas quartet's third studio album 'Day And Age' is due out in the US on November 25.

The tour dates are:

Denver, CO Magness Arena Ritchie Center (January 17)
Minneapolis, MN Northrop Auditorium (19)
Chicago, IL UIC Pavilion (20)
Ypsilanti, MI EMU Convocation Center (22)
Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre (23)
New York, NY Madison Square Garden (25)
Boston, MA Agganis Arena (26)
Fairfax, VA George Mason University Patriot (28)
North Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues (29)
Atlanta, GA Atlanta Civic Center (30)
Nashville, TN Grand Ole Opry House (31)
Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater (February 2)
Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center (23)
Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie (4)

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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