Bloc Party Return To North America For Summer Dates

New York, NY (Atlantic Records) - Nothing beats the sweet boredom of summer better than a few good rock shows. Lucky for us, Bloc Party are ready and willing to do their part, returning to America for another string of tour dates in late July/August after two June shows at Toronto's Olympic Island Festival and Vice's Intonation Festival in Chicago. Mew will open all of the upcoming July/August shows, with Secret Machines and Broken Social Scene supporting on select dates.

After making a triumphant return to the American stage with an incendiary set at Coachella, Bloc Party have been holed up in a recording studio with electronic artist/U2 producer Jacknife Lee at the production helm, hammering out the twenty or so songs that have been written for the follow-up to 2005's Silent Alarm. They will be playing a plethora of new songs at these upcoming shows, as well as lots of old favorites, so do yourself a favor and get a ticket early because these shows WILL sell out!!

Members of Marshals, Bloc Party's fan club (blocparty.com/marshals) will have exclusive access to a pre-sale for all of these shows. If you're a fan but not in the club, however, please note the on-sale dates below.

JUNE
24 Toronto, ON - Olympic Island Festival
25 Chicago, IL - Vice's Intonation Festival @ Union Park

JULY
28 Boston, MA - Bank Pavilion (on sale May 20th) *
29 Brooklyn, NY - McCarren Pool (on sale May 20th) *

AUGUST
01 Anaheim, CA - The Grove (on sale May 20th) +
03 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre (on sale May 20th) +
04 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre (on sale May 26th) +
05 San Diego, CA - Street Scene
08 Mexico City, MEX - TBA
09 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live (on sale May 20th)
10 Austin, TX - Stubbs BBQ (on sale May 20th)