RATATAT ANNOUNCE FALL TOUR OF NORTH AMERICA 07 Jul 2010

RATATAT ANNOUNCE FALL TOUR OF NORTH AMERICA
Ticketmaster To Exclusively Offer Ticket And Album Sale Bundle
Band Currently On The Cover Of Paper Magazine’s Summer Issue!!!

Mike Stroud and Evan Mast – aka RATATAT are pleased to announce a full tour of the United States this coming Fall. It will kick off September 7 in Montreal with the first US date happening on the 9th in Royal Oak, MI. The tour concludes with two sure-to-sell-out shows at NYC’s Terminal 5 on October 8 and 9. In Los Angeles, Ratatat play Club Nokia on September 21. The band, no strangers to the road, played to over 6000 people in NYC on their last tour and other markets see equally impressive numbers. Not only do they draw crowds in the US but internationally as well – Ratatat’s last tour saw them sell-out shows in Europe, Australia, New Zealand as well as Vietnam, China and Cambodia.

Starting today, July 7, Ticketmaster, the ticket agent for portions of the tour, are including a high quality digital copy of LP4 with each ticket order (one album per order). This deal is only available in select markets (listed below) for a limited time. Following the initial promotion Ticketmaster will then offer the album for $7.00 following the purchase of a ticket. The offer is good at ticketmaster outlets only. http://www.ticketmaster.com/Ratatat-tickets/artist/918680

Ratatat’s 4th studio album, appropriately titled LP4, was recently released by XL Recordings. It was primarily recorded at Old Soul Studios, in upstate New York though the band, for the first time, also worked with a full string section at Glassworks Studios in Manhattan. LP4 features a number of spoken word interludes, one taken from Werner Herzog's 1977 film 'Stroszek' in which the lead character Bruno S describes the keyboards he owns. The other samples are all courtesy of Linda Manz, the child actress who achieved cult status on the back of her debut appearance in Terence Mallick’s 1978 classic ‘Days of Heaven’.

LP4 has received critical praise with Billboard stating “the addition of a string section and hand-drums to the group's arsenal of clashing sounds gives the new release a more exotic vibe” and Wired Magazine weighing in saying, “On LP 4 it’s clear that big licks can still be cool — as long as they’re served over scratchy samples, chest-rattling beats, and a United Nations of instruments, from Iranian drums to Japanese strings….(LP4) is an album that demands to be pumped through massive speakers.” The band are currently gracing the COVER of Paper Magazine through the end of August!!

Previous to the release of LP4, Ratatat’s sideline in hip-hop production developed from a hobby into mainstream commercial success, with two tracks featured on Kid Cudi's debut album. One of these tracks was the single 'Pursuit of Happiness', which the band performed live on Letterman with Cudi in September of 2009.




9/7 Metropolis Montreal, QU
9/8 Sound Academy Toronto, ON
9/9 Royal Oak Royal Oak Music Theater MI
9/10 Riviera Theater Chicago, IL **
9/11 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN **
9/14 Showbox SoDo Seattle , WA **
9/15 Commodore Ballroom  Vancouver, BC
9/16  Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR **
9/17 Warfield Theater  San Francisco, CA **
9/18Majestic Ventura Theater Ventura, CA
9/19  House Of Blues San Diego, CA
9/21  Club Nokia  Los Angeles , CA **
9/22 House Of Blues Las Vegas NV
9/24 Fox Theater Pomona , CA **
9/25 Venue Of Scottsdale  Scottsdale, AZ **
9/27Stubbs BBQ Austin, TX
9/28 Palladium Ballroom  Dallas, TX **
9/29George's Majestic  Lounge Fayetteville, AR
9/30 McAlister Auditorium New Orleans, LA
10/1 The Masquerade  Atlanta, GA **
10/2 Amos' Southend  Charlotte, NC
10/5 House Of Blues  Boston, MA
10/6 Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA **
10/7 930 Club Washington, DC
10/8  Terminal 5 New York, NY **
10/9  Terminal 5 New York, NY **

** Indicates market with Tickemaster promotion

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