Snow Patrol to play free West Coast shows

Snow Patrol have announced that they will play three free shows on the US West Coast in December.

The band are set to play shows in Tempe, Arizona, Las Vegas and San Diego, sponsored by music website Shockhound.

Tickets will become available here on Friday (November 21) at 10:00am PST on a first-come, first served basis.

The free shows are:

Tempe, AZ Clubhouse (December 9)
Las Vegas, NV Wasted Space at the Hard Rock (10)
San Diego, CA House Of Blues (13)

Snow Patrol are also set to play a handful of radio station-sponsored holiday gigs next month. The band are supporting their recent album 'A Hundred Million Suns'.

The dates are:

New York, NY Bowery Ballroom (December 1)
Baton Rouge, LA River Center (4)
Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Live (5)
Denver, CO, United States Gothic Theatre (7)

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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