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Yeah Yeah Yeahs announce US tour

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

They'll play a handful of dates in August

Yeah Yeah Yeahs have announced that they will play a handful of dates in the US surrounding their appearances at major festivals.

The band are gearing up to release a new EP, 'Is Is', on July 23 in the UK and a day later in the US.

In addition to playing Chicago's Lollapalooza on August 4 and Baltimore's Virgin Festival the next day, they'll play smaller venues such as the Granada Theatre in Lawrence, Kansas and New York's Webster Hall.

They'll wrap things up at the Download Festival in Mansfield, Massachusetts on August 18.

The dates are:

Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre (August 1)
Columbia, MO Blue Note (2)
Chicago, IL Grant Park - Lollapalooza (4)
Baltimore, MD Pimlico Race Track - Virgin Festival (5)
New York, NY Webster Hall (7)
Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory (15)
Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center - Download Festival (18)


--By our Los Angeles staff.
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