Kills w/new EP, U.S. Tour

Willie Nelson?!?

By Blurt Staff

The Kills announce a 22-date US tour, beginning in Indio, CA at the Coachella Arts and Music Festival on April 19th.  Midnight Boom, the band's 3rd full length album was released last year on Domino Records to wide critical acclaim. Stunning sets at SXSW, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits and tours with The Raconteurs and The Black Keys, have made The Kills one of the must see live acts of the past year.

The Kills will release a new EP, entitled Black Balloon on April 14 (March 23 rest of world, on Domino everywhere), including the track from Midnight Boom as well as brand new acoustic tracks. In typical Kills fashion, the new video for "Black Balloon," directed by Kenneth Cappello, is another beautiful art piece incorporating exclusive backstage and tour footage shot in Super 8.  (View the video below.)

The new EP follows up January's iTunes Live Sessions EP, recorded at the end of the band's fall tour at Electric Lady Studio in NYC, which features live versions of "Sour Cherry" and "Getting Down,", acoustic versions of "Pull a U" and "Kissy Kissy" and a cover version of Willie Nelson's "Crazy."

Special guest on all North American dates will be The Horrors, with Magic Wands opening on what will be the hottest tour of the spring.

Tour Dates:

* the Horrors

# Magic Wands

3/14/09                         Dusseldorf, Germany @ Zakk

3/15/09                         Hamburg, Germany @ Ubel & Gefahrlich

3/16/09                         Berlin, Germany @ Postbahnhof

3/17/09                         Frankfurt, Germany @ Mousonturm

3/25/09                         Auckland, NZ @ Transmission Room

3/26/09                         Wellington, NZ @ SFBH

3/28/09                         Sydney, Australia @ V Festival

3/29/09                         Queensland, Australia @ V Festival

4/4/09                           Victoria, Australia @ V Festival

4/5/09                           Claremont, Australia @ V Festival

4/19/09                         Indio, CA @ Coachella Arts and Music Festival

4/20/09                        Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress *#

4/22/09                         Boulder, CO @ Fox Theater *#

4/23/09                         Lawrence, @ KS Bottleneck *#

4/24/09                         Austin, TX @ Emo's *#

4/25/09                         Dallas, TX @ Granada *#

4/27/09                         Atlanta, GA @ Lenny's *#

4/28/09                         Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle *#

4/30/09                         Washington, DC @ 930 Club *#

5/1/09                           Philadelphia, PA @ TLA *#

5/2/09                          New York, NY @ Webster Hall *#

5/4/09                          Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg *#

5/5/09                          Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club *#

5/6/09                          Montreal, Canada @ La Tulipe *#

5/7/09                          Toronto, Canada @ Phoenix *#

5/8/09                          Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick *#

5/9/09                          Chicago, IL @ Metro *#

5/11/09                         Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave *#

5/15/09                        Seattle, WA @ Neumo's *#

5/16/09                        Vancouver, Canada @ Commodore *#

5/17/09                        Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom *#

5/19/09                        San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore *#

5/21/09                        Pomona, CA @ Glass House *#