© Alex John Beck
Modern Vampires of the City, Vampire Weekend’s Billboard chart-topping third album and Rolling Stone‘s #1 Album of the Year, has received a GRAMMY nomination for Alternative Music Album of the Year. This news comes as scores of music publications and websites continue to include Modern Vampires among the top slots in their year-end best albums lists. Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Tomson and Chris Baio will vie for the golden gramophone during the 56th Annual Grammy Awards which will be broadcast live on CBS at 8pm ET/PT on January 26, 2014.
Meanwhile, SPIN’s official Band of the Year will continue to tour in support of Modern Vampires of the City. The band recently added four Southern U.S. dates in Austin, Birmingham, Miami and Atlanta to their ongoing itinerary. Ticket presales begin December 11th with general onsales commencing onDecember 13th. For more information, consult individual ticket links provided in the following schedule.
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VAMPIRE WEEKEND
2013-2014 TOUR
12/30/13 – Marion Bay, Australia – The Falls Music & Arts Festival
12/31/13 – Lorne, Australia – The Falls Music & Arts Festival
01/01/14 – Byron Bay, Australia – The Falls Music & Arts Festival
01/03/14 – Busselton, Australia – Southbound Festival
01/06/14 – Melbourne, Australia – Festival Hall
01/08/14 – Sydney, Australia – Hordern Pavillion
03/29-30/14 – Santiago, Chile – Lollapalooza Chile
04/01-02/14 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Lollapalooza Argentina
04/03-05/14 – Bogota, Columbia – Festival Estereo Picnic
04/05-06/14 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Lollapalooza Brazil
04/24/14 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s BBQ
04/28/14 – Birmingham, AL – Sloss Furnaces
04/30/14 – Miami Beach, FL – Fillmore Miami Beach
05/05/14 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre