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2009’s A Riot
Ra Ra Riot is ready to kick off 2009 in style with dates on the books January through the end of March. There are shows throughout the U.S., a run of U.K. dates, a Paris one-off and gigs at the Langerado and Noise Pop festivals.
The tour kicks off at the Bowery Ballroom in New York, Jan. 22 and winds down with a show at the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, Mich., March 26.
Additional dates include Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y. (Jan. 30), before the band heads to the U.K. for gigs at Barfly in Birmingham (Feb. 12), King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow, Scotland (Feb. 12), Night & Day in Manchester (Feb. 15) and Borderline in London (Feb. 17).
Ra Ra Riot will do a round of shows with Telekinesis including dates at Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, Ore. (Feb. 24), Neumo’s in Seattle (Feb. 25), The Independent in San Francisco (Feb. 27), El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles (Feb. 28) and Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa, Calif. (March 2).
The band then hits the road with Tokyo Police Club with shows at House Of Blues in New Orleans (March 10), Walter’s On Washington in Houston, Texas (March 11), Cine El Rey Theatre in McAllen, Texas (March 12), White Rabbit in San Antonio, Texas (March 13), Granada Theater in Dallas, Texas (March 14) and Slowdown in Omaha, Neb. (March 16).
And lastly, Ra Ra Riot will do three dates with Passion Pit at The Conservatory in Oklahoma City, Okla. (March 18), The Cinemat in Bloomington, Ind. (March 24), and Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, Mich. (March 26).
The band’s debut full-length, The Rhumb Line, is featured on multiple Best of 2008 lists, including Rolling Stone’s Best Albums, NPR Listeners’ Poll, Stereogum and Filter magazine.