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Foster The People’s ‘Supermodel’ Dates
Get pumped because Foster The People are hitting the road in April for a U.S./Canada road trip that will take the band to a handful of festivals along with stops in Nashville, Dallas, Boston, Detroit, Chicago, Vancouver and Toronto.
The indie pop act is taking pre-orders for the follow-up to its 2011 Grammy-nominated debut, Torches, which features the smash hit “Pumped Up Kicks.” Supermodel is due out March 18 on Columbia Records.
Photo: James P. Hendershot
Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Md.
Fans that pre-order Supermodel will receive an instant download of the single “Coming of Age.” Check out the tune below.
Foster The People is celebrating the new LP with a free show in Los Angeles Thursday, Jan. 23. Follow the band’s Twitter page for info about tickets and location. As of the time of this post, the venue was still TBA.
And here’s the plan for the tour:
April 12 – Indio, Calif., Empire Polo Club (Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival)
April 18 – Las Vegas, Nev., The Pool At The Cosmopolitan
April 19 – Indio, Calif., Empire Polo Club (Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival)
April 25 – Nashville, Tenn., Ryman Auditorium
April 28 – Tulsa, Okla., Cain’s Ballroom
April 29 – Dallas, Texas, South Side Ballroom
April 30 – Houston, Texas, Bayou Music Center
May 3 – New Orleans, La., Fairgrounds Racecourse (New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival)
May 5 – Charlotte, N.C., Fillmore Charlotte
May 9 – Boston, Mass., House Of Blues Boston
May 13 – Toronto, Ontario, Massey Hall
May 15 – Detroit, Mich., The Fillmore Detroit
May 16 – Chicago, Ill., Riviera Theatre
May 21 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Queen Elizabeth Theatre
May 22 – Portland, Ore., Roseland Theater
In addition to Coachella and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage, Foster The People will also make appearances at CounterPoint Music Festival in Atlanta, Ga. (April 25-27); Big Guava in Tampa, Fla. (May 2-4); and New York City’s Governors Ball Music Festival (June 6-8). These events haven’t revealed their daily schedules yet.
As for the non-festival dates, a limited presale began today. Tickets for the U.S. gigs go on sale to the general public Friday, Jan. 24 at 9 a.m. local time. Toronto’s general onsale is Jan. 24 at 10 a.m.
Head over to FosterThePeople.com for more information.