LATE OF THE PIER ARRIVES FOR U.S. SPRING TOUR

Band Is Playing Multiple Shows At Austin's South By Southwest Festival

Confirmed For 2009 Coachella Festival

"The most thrilling British debut of the year" - The Guardian

"Brilliant." - Rolling Stone

 Eclectic modern-rock Nottingham, England quartet LATE OF THE PIER is preparing a month of U.S. tour dates that will span such major springtime festival events as Austin, TX's South By Southwest and south Florida's Winter Music Conference, and will also include a series of headline gigs and an appearance on the closing day of Indio, CA's Coachella Festival (full schedule below).

Praised at its U.K. release last year for its "spirit of invention, its surfeit of ideas and its ear for a good tune" (The Guardian), LATE OF THE PIER's ambitious and genre-confounding album 'FANTASY BLACK CHANNEL' was released January 13th 2009 on Astralwerks in a special U.S. edition with two U.S.-only bonus tracks. The American response was instant, and unanimous: "The quartet's fervent debut, produced by DJ Erol Alkan, offers a fabulous simulation of 80's new wave, with burping, sputtering synths and sleazy, Bowie-inspired crooning from frontman Sam Eastgate," said Spin. Blender was no less of a convert, saying: "(Late of the Pier) have made one of the most vital EPs of the year." Teen Vogue, Billboard, and a host of local papers agreed, praising the band's "loud, feverish thrills" (Marie Claire) and "the most genius, gonzo anthems you'll have heard come the New Year" (Filter).

Now, anticipation of the band's arrival in America is building fast, with LATE OF THE PIER's MySpace.com webpage nearing a total of 4 million audio streams, with individual album tracks well in the mid-six-figure range. "Late of the Pier…can create arena-electro as good as the 80's antecedents that came before them," raved Alternative Press.

"They reference prog, heavy metal, Roxy Music, Blur, Aphex Twin and Gary Numan - often all in the same song," The Guardian continued. "Every time you play this album, you'll find a new favourite song, riff or wayward moment." The Observer called the album a "tour de force comprising glam techno and rave…It's hard to see how (Alkan) or (the group) could spin a more definitive statement."

Late of the Pier is comprised of Sam Eastgate (vocals/guitar), Sam Potter (synths/samplers), Ross Dawson (drums/percussion) and Andrew Faley (bass).


For more info on Late of the Pier, please visit: www.lateofthepier.com  or
www.myspace.com/lateofthepier

For bio, photos and other press materials on Late of the Pier, please visit www.emimusicpublicity.net

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LATE OF THE PIER ON U.S. TOUR SPRING, 2009

March 18 - 21   Austin, TX      South by Southwest
March 24                Jacksonville, FL        Jack Rabbits
March 26                Miami, FL               Gansevoort Hotel (DJ set)
March 27                Miami,       FL Vagabond Hotel (DJ set)
March 28                Miami,   FL     Bicentennial Park      
March 30                Atlanta, GA     The Earl       
April 01                New York, NY    Bowery Ballroom
April 02                New Haven, CT   Yale
April 03                Brooklyn, NY    Studio B
April 04                Philadelphia, PA        TLA            
April 07                Washington DC   930 Club
April 08                Boston, MA      Paradise
April 09                Montreal, QC    Les Saintes
April 10                Toronto, ON     Kool Haus
April 11                Chicago, IL     Congress               
April 14                Seattle, WA     Chop Suey
April 15                Portland, OR    Holocene
April 16                San Francisco, CA       Popscene               
April 19                Indio, CA               Empire Polo Grounds