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The Gaslight Anthem Announce European Tour

• 29th Jun 2010

AMERICAN SLANG debuted at #16 on the U.S Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart selling well over 26,000 units during its first week of release.

The album came in at #18 in the UK, #8 in Germany, #12 in Canada and #2 on the Dutch Alternative Charts.

Following the successful release of their critically acclaimed new album AMERICAN SLANG, New Jersey-based punk rock heroes, The Gaslight Anthem, are very proud to announce their next European tour.

The full list of dates are as follows:

October:

21st UK London, Hammersmith Apollo
22nd UK Southampton, Guildhall
23rd UK Bristol, Academy
24th UK Wolverhampton, Civic
26th GER Cologne, Live Music hall
27th GER Hamburg, Grosse Freiheit
28th SWE Malmö, KB
29th SWE Göteborg, Brewhouse
31st SWE Stockholm, Debaser Slussen

November:

2nd SF Helsinki, Tavastia
4th DK Copenhagen, Lille Vega
5th GER Berlin, Astra
6th GER Munich, Theaterfabrik
10th CH Zurich, Dynamo
11th GER Neu-Isenburg, Hugenothalle
12th NL Tilburg, 013
13th GER Wiessenhäuser strand, Rolling Stone Weekender
14th BEL Brussels, AB
16th UK Nottingham, Rock City
17th UK Leeds, O2 Academy
18th UK Newcastle, O2 Academy
19th UK Edinburgh, Picture House
20th UK Manchester Apollo
21st IRL Dublin, Olympia
22nd N.IRL Belfast, Mandela Hall

With AMERICAN SLANG, The Gaslight Anthem have made an extraordinary leap forward. The third long player reveals a remarkably powerful rock ‘n’ roll outfit honed by two years of nearly non-stop touring.

Singer/guitarist Fallon’s passionate lyrical approach has grown more personal and introspective, his raw throated vocals stronger and more resonant against the band’s pulse-pounding dynamic force. Songs like “Bring It On,” “Orphans” and the rousing title track bristle and burn with the spirit of soul, the energy of punk, and the artistic ambition of any hall of famer you’d care to name.

AMERICAN SLANG is the battle cry of a great band finding its own voice and using it to shout to the rooftops and beyond.

2009 was a monumental year for The Gaslight Anthem. The band toured the world in support of their acclaimed album THE '59 SOUND and were featured performers at major festivals including Coachella, Rock Am Ring/Rock Im Park, Glastonbury, Pinkpop, Lollapalooza, Reading and Leeds, Hyde Park Calling, Fuji Rock, Hurricane, Gurten and Roskilde. THE '59 SOUND was named one of the best albums of the year (and, in some cases, the decade) by NME, Kerrang!, Q Magazine, VISIONS, Rock Sound and Big Cheese, and the band also won the “Best International Newcomer” award at last year's Kerrang! Awards.