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Long Blondes map North American tour

The Long Blondes

The Long Blondes

And 'Couples' gets a Stateside release

The Long Blondes have announced plans for a tour of the US and Canada, kicking off May 14 in Philadelphia, PA .

The outing will support the release of their brand new album ‘Couples’ , which will be release April 8.

The track list for ‘Couples’ is:

'Century'
'Guilt'
'The Couples'
'I Liked The Boys'
'Here Comes The Serious Bit'
'Round The Hairpin'
'Too Clever By Half'
'Erin O'Connor'
'Nostalgia'
'I'm Going To Hell'


The tour calls at:

Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's (May 14)
New York, NY Bowery Ballroom (16)
Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel (17)
Boston, MA Great Scott (19)
Montreal, Quebec Cabaret de Musee (20)
Toronto, Ontario Lee's Palace (22)
Detroit, MI Magic Stick (23)
Chicago, IL Logan Square Auditorium (24)
Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry (25)
Seattle, WA Neumo's (28)
Vancouver, British Columbia Richard's on Richards (30)
Portland, OR Doug Fir (31)
San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall (June 2)
Los Angeles, CA Troubadour (4)


By our New York staff.
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