The Gaslight Anthem Announce New Single

• 21st May 2009

New Jersey’s favourite sons The Gaslight Anthem return to the UK this summer twice, for a headline show at The Forum in London on June 4th and again on June 28th in support of “The Boss” at Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park. Tickets for The Forum show are priced at £15.00 and are available from link. Tickets for Hard Rock Calling are already sold out. The band will also be playing the Radio 1 / NME stage at Reading and Leeds festivals.

June 15th also sees the release of the title track ‘The ’59 Sound’. This single will be available via download, as well as in 7” and CD versions. The B-sides include Gaslight’s brilliant cover version of ‘State of Love and Trust’ by Pearl Jam and ‘We Came to Dance’ off the band’s first full-length SINK OR SWIM.

One of the hardest working bands in rock n roll (they have performed over 200 shows in the last 8 months), The Gaslight Anthem will bring their explosive live performance to the following shows and festivals in the UK and Europe this summer:

June:

1st Netherlands – Pinkpop Festival
3rd Finland, Tavastia in Helsinki (headline show)
4th UK, The Forum in London (headline show)
6th Germany, Nurburgring – Rock Am Ring
7th Germany, Nuremberg – Rock Am Park
9th Netherlands, Effanaar in Eindhoven (headline show)
10th Netherlands, Doornrosje in Nijemegen (headline show)
11th France, Maroquinerie in Paris (headline show)
12th France, Toulouse – Skabazac Fest
13th Italy, Milan – Rock In Idro
15th Germany, Zenith in Munich (w/Social Distortion)
16th Germany, Stadt Halle in Offenbach (w/Social Distortion)
17th Germany, Philippshalle in Dusseldorf (w/Social Distortion)
19th Austria, Nickelsdorf – Nova Rock
20th Germany, Neuhausen Obeck – Southside
21st Germany, Schessel – Hurricane Festival
22nd Denmark, Radio House Studio 2 in Copenhagen (headline show)
24th Norway, Hove – Hove Festival
25th Sweden, Goteborg – West Coast Riot
26th Switzerland, St. Gallen – Open Air
28th UK, London – Hard Rock Calling

July:

3rd Germany, Munster – Vainstream Fest
4th Germany, Wiesbaden – Vainstream Beastfest
5th Finland, Turku – Ruisrock Festival
9th Spain, Bilbao – BBK Live Festival
10th Portugal, Lisbon – Alive Festival
11th Ireland, Dublin – Oxegen Festival
12th Scotland, Glasgow – T In The Park
16th Switzerland, Bern – Gurten Festival
17th France, Briouze – Art Sonic Festival
18th Belgium, Dour – Dour Festival
25th Japan, Fuji – Fuji Rock

August:

29th UK, Leeds – Leeds Festival
30th UK, Reading – Reading Festival

Hailing from New Brunswick, New Jersey, The Gaslight Anthem’s anthemic tales of American life have captured the imagination and hearts of fans and media alike. THE ’59 SOUND was hailed as one of the best albums of 2008 and Kerrang! magazine put The Gaslight Anthem on the cover before they had ever written a word about them. NME called THE ’59 SOUND one of the “best albums of 2008”, and immensely positive press poured in from Q Magazine, Rock Sound, Big Cheese, Clash and The Sun as well as great American press, including a cover feature in Alternative Press and major features in Rolling Stone and SPIN. Playlist action at Radio One, XFM and 6 Music are also media highlights of this band’s incredible rise to success over the last 12 months.