RATATAT to play Festival dates and TOUR this June! 08 Mar 2011

We're excited to announce that Ratatat has confirmed notable festival appearances, along with June U.S. tour dates in support of LP4, their latest album which is out now via XL Recordings!

First, the duo (comprised of Evan Mast and Mike Stroud) will hit Coachella in mid-April, and in late May they will head to Quincy, WA to perform at this year's Sasquatch Festival.  A run of Northwestern and Midwestern dates will immediately follow, leading up to an appearance at this year's Bonnaroo Festival in Tennessee!

These will be Ratatat's first U.S. dates in over 6 months, and the band hasn't hit the majority of these places since the release of LP4, so don't miss this opportunity to see them!

Ratatat has upped the ante with their live show through years of touring the world tirelessly.  They now employ the use of holograms among other visual components, and the result is an experience that is truly unforgettable!  Read this live review from The Stranger that ran after their last stop in Seattle:
http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2010/09/15/4894380-ratatat-kook-step

Sat, 4/16 - Indio, CA - Coachella
Quincy, WA - Sasquatch Festival (date TBA)
Tue, 5/31 - Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Event Centre
Wed, 6/1 - Calgary, AB - MacEwen Hall
Fri, 6/3 - Missoula, MT - Wilma Theatre
Sat, 6/4 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
Sun, 6/5 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
Tue, 6/7 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
Wed, 6/8 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
Thu, 6/9 - Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall
Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival (date TBA)

Watch the music video for album track "Drugs" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhrteSZXFzM

“On LP4 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.” - Wired Magazine

“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” - Billboard