SNOW PATROL ANNOUNCE US SHOWS IN DECEMBER

Christmas has come early gang! Well at least for me since I'm a huge Snow Patrol fan! I remember catching this little unknown band at the Troubadour in L.A. years and years ago, b4 they blew up, and nows your chance to catch em on their December tour for FREE!


“Crack The Shutters” from the album, A HUNDRED MILLION SUNS, in stores and online now.




As an early Christmas surprise Snow Patrol will be heading to the US for a whistle-stop tour in just two weeks time. The band will play four Christmas radio shows, as well as teaming up with ShockHound.com for a trio of FREE shows.

Kicking off in New York on December 1st the band will play the first of their radio shows at the Bowery Ballroom for WRXP, followed by two shows alongside Death Cab For Cutie at the 104 the X-mas Bash in Barton Rouge and 102.1’s How the Edge Stole Christmas at the Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie, Dallas. The final radio show sees the Patrol play the KBCO Holiday Concert Series at the Gothic Theatre.

The final three shows of the tour see SP team up with All-in-One music site ShockHound.com for a set of FREE shows. The band will make stops in Phoenix, Las Vegas and San Diego, with tickets available freely to the public from November 21st.

For full information, and details on how to get tickets for the FREE shows, log on to www.shockhound.com.

The tour dates are:

Dec 1st - WRXP, Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
Dec 3rd - KNXX 104 the Xmas Bash, Baton Rouge River Center, LA
Dec 4th - KDGE 102.1 How the Edge Stole Christmas, Nokia Theatre, Grand Prairie, Dallas, TX
Dec 7th - KBCO 97.3 The KBCO Holiday Concert Series, Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO
Dec 9th - The Clubhouse, Tempe, AZ (with Shockhound.com)
Dec 10th - Wasted Space @ The Hard Rock, Las vegas, NV (with Shockhound.com)
Dec 13th - House of Blues, San Diego, CA (with Shockhound.com)

PATROLLING THE CITY

Snow Patrol has just released a video for their new single "Take Back The City." The following message was posted on their myspace about their upcoming single and album.

NEW ALBUM TO BE RELEASED IN OCTOBER!

We are delighted to finally announce the release date for the Patrol's fifth studio album, 'A Hundred Million Suns', as well as details of the first track to be taken from the LP.
The new album will be released on October 27th 2008 in the UK and October 28th in the US.

As previously reported the album was recorded through Summer 2008 in Hansa Studios in Berlin and Grouse Lodge deep in the Irish countryside with producer Garret 'Jacknife' Lee.
Speaking of the new album, Gary told SP.com "I'm so proud of this record. Everybody played out of their skin. Garret (Jacknife Lee) continued his progression from maverick genius to one of the best producers in the world. Musically, lyrically and sonically the best record we've made."

For forthcoming information on the album, as well as details of the worldwide first play of 'Take Back The City', keep an eye on SP.com or sign up to the Members Area at Snow Patrol.com here for the latest updates.