Foals Announce North American Tour

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A review for the new Foals album Holy Fire is in the works, but for now the record is also adding additional saliva to the prospect of seeing the songs performed live. A quick spin is proving to be worthy of additional ones, and the arrangements within it sound like they could really take off on stage.

The record is out now, and the band has just announced their plans for a headlining tour of North America, the details of which are found in the promotional correspondence below.

February 11, 2013 - Foals have announced a North American headline tour. The two-month long run kicks off April 10th in Reno, NV, continues with two performances at Coachella, and runs through June 12th in Asheville, NC. Tickets go on sale starting Friday, February 15th. Surfer Blood and Blondfire will support.

The tour supports Foals' third full-length album, Holy Fire, available via Warner Bros Records in the US.   

Produced by Flood & Moulder (PJ Harvey, Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins) at Assault & Battery studios in London, Holy Fire has received effusive early praise. "Foals have established themselves as one of the most exciting bands in the UK" said Q, who gave the album four stars. NME gave Holy Fire a rare 9/10 review, declaring "2013 is in safe hands," and VICE agreed, saying "they're back and their f**king good."

The Oxford five-piece released their debut album Antidotes in 2008, followed by 2010's breakthrough Total Life Forever.  Both are certified gold. Total Life Forever was nominated for the 2010 Mercury Prize and an Ivor Novello award, and they received five nods at the 2011 NME awards, winning Best Single for "Spanish Sahara."

Foals North American Tour Dates:

4/10 -Reno, NV - Knitting Factory **

4/11 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore**

4/12 - Indio, CA - Coachella

4/13 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues**

4/18 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre**

4/19 - Indio, CA - Coachella

4/20 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades

4/22 - Mexico City, MEX - El Plaza Condesa

4/25 - Houston, TX - Fitzgeralds*

4/26 - Dallas, TX- House of Blues*

4/27 - Austin, TX -- Emo's*

4/28 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues*

4/30 - Atlanta, GA - Goat Farm*

5/1 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre*

5/3 - New York, NY - Terminal 5*

5/4 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory*

5/5 - Washington, DC - 930 Club*

5/6 - Albany, NY - Upstate Concert Hall*

5/8 - Providence, RI - The Met*

5/9 - Boston, MA - House of Blues*

5/10 - Montreal, QC - Club Soda*

5/11 - Toronto, ON - Koolhaus*

5/13 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues*

5/14 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts*

5/15 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall*

5/17 - Indianapolis, IN - Deluxe*

5/18 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre*

5/19 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall*

5/20 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue*

5/29 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom*

5/30 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore*

5/31 - Seattle, WA - Neptune*

6/3 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot*

6/4 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre***

6/5 - Lawrence, KS - Granada*

6/7 - St. Louis, MO - Pageant*

6/9 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls*

6/11 - Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head*

6/12 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel*

*with Surfer Blood and Blondfire

**with The Neighbourhood

***with Blondfire