Three More U.S. Headline Shows, Two Arcade Fire Support Slots Confirmed

2011 Tour to Include April 6 Radio City Music Hall Headline with Special Guests Low and Eluvium

Explosions In The Sky has announced five more U.S. dates on its 2011 tour in support of fifth album Take Care, Take Care, Take Care, out April 26 on Temporary Residence Ltd. The tour, which kicks off April 1 at the Lyric in Oxford MS, now includes headline stops April 8 at Stage AE in Pittsburgh, April 9 at Outland Live in Columbus OH, April 10 at the Blue Note in Columbia MO, as well as a pair of shows in the band’s native Texas supporting Arcade Fire.

As previously announced, the upcoming tour features Explosions In The Sky’s biggest headline engagement to date: April 6 at New York City’s famed Radio City Music Hall featuring special guests Low and a first ever solo piano performance by Eluvium. The tour’s UK/Europe leg will now commence with a just-added May 15 show at the HMV Picturehouse in Edinburgh UK.

Octopus Project will support on all other U.S. headline dates. UK/EU support will be Lichens.

Recorded at Sonic Ranch in El Paso TX by John Congleton and produced by the band, Take Care, Take Care, Take Care is the West Texas quartet’s first full length studio effort since 2007’s All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone. The record was mixed by Congleton at Austin TX’s Public Hi Fi studio and features artwork by longtime visual collaborator Esteban Rey.

The track listing for Take Care, Take Care, Take Care is:
1.  Last Known Surroundings
2.  Human Qualities
3.  Trembling Hands
4.  Be Comfortable, Creature
5.  Postcard From 1952
6.  Let Me Back In

EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY 2011

Apr 1   Oxford, MS – The Lyric Oxford
Apr 3   Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend
Apr 4   Richmond, VA – The National
Apr 6   New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall with Low and Eluvium (piano only set)
Apr 8   Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
Apr 9   Columbus, OH – Outland Live
Apr 10  Columbia, MO – The Blue Note
May 3   Austin, TX – The Backyard (w/ Arcade Fire)
May 4   Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Pavillion (w/ Arcade Fire)
May 15   Edinburgh, UK – HMV Picturehouse
May 16   Dublin, Ireland – Vicar St
May 17   Manchester, UK – Academy
May 19   London, UK – The Roundhouse
May 20   Paris, France – Bataclan
May 22   Berlin, Germany – Postbahnhof
May 23   Koln, Germany – Essigfabrik
May 24   Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
May 25   Amsterdam, Holland – Paradiso
May 27   Primavera Sound Festival

Out April 26 on Temporary Residence Ltd.

2011 Tour to Begin with April 6 Radio City Music Hall Headline with Special Guests Low and Eluvium

Explosions In The Sky will release its fifth album, titled Take Care, Take Care, Take Care, April 26 on Temporary Residence Ltd. Recorded at Sonic Ranch in El Paso TX by John Congleton and produced by the band, Take Care, Take Care, Take Care is the West Texas quartet’s first full length studio effort since 2007’s All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone. The record was mixed by Congleton at Austin TX’s Public Hi Fi studio and features artwork by longtime visual collaborator Esteban Rey.

Tickets are on sale now for Explosions In The Sky’s biggest headlining show to date: April 6 at New York City’s famed Radio City Music Hall featuring special guests Low and a first ever solo piano performance by Eluvium. The Radio City date is the first confirmed stop on Explosions In The Sky’s forthcoming 2011 tour, whose UK/Europe leg commences May 16 in Dublin and runs through May 25 in Amsterdam. Further dates will be announced as they are confirmed.

A second snippet of music from Take Care, Take Care, Take Care can be previewed at http://explosionsinthesky.com. A first 47-second sample appeared on the site in conjunction with the announcement of the Radio City show.

The track listing for Take Care, Take Care, Take Care is:
1.  Last Known Surroundings
2.  Human Qualities
3.  Trembling Hands
4.  Be Comfortable, Creature
5.  Postcard From 1952
6.  Let Me Back In

EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY 2011

April 6     New York, NY, Radio City Music Hall
May 16    Ireland, Dublin, Vicar St
May 17    UK, Manchester, Academy
May 19    UK, London, Roundhouse
May 20    France, Paris, Bataclan
May 22    Germany, Berlin, Postbahnhof
May 23    Germany, Koln, Essigfabrik
May 24    Belgium, Brussels, Ancienne Belgique
May 25    Holland, Amsterdam, Paradiso

TICKETS FOR APRIL 6 SHOW ON SALE JANUARY 7
NEW ALBUM OUT SPRING 2011

Explosions In The Sky has confirmed its first ever show at New York City’s famed Radio City Music Hall on April 6, 2011. Tickets for the show—the band’s biggest ever headline date worldwide and first NYC area appearance since selling out Central Park Summerstage in 2009—will go on sale January 7.

The Radio City date is the newest confirmed addition to Explosions In The Sky’s forthcoming 2011 tour, which will be the band’s first series of headlining shows since its four-city 10th anniversary trek in summer 2009. A previously announced UK/Europe leg of the tour commences May 16 in Dublin and runs through May 25 in Amsterdam, and includes Explosions’ biggest London headline engagement to date at the 3000-capacity Roundhouse.

The world-spanning tour precedes the release of Explosions In The Sky’s eagerly awaited new album, scheduled for a spring 2011 release on Temporary Residence Ltd.

More details on the new record and further dates will be announced as they are confirmed.

EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY 2011

April 6     New York, NY, Radio City Music Hall
May 16    Ireland, Dublin, Vicar St
May 17    UK, Manchester, Academy
May 19    UK, London, Roundhouse
May 20    France, Paris, Bataclan
May 22    Germany, Berlin, Postbahnhof
May 23    Germany, Koln, Essigfabrik
May 24    Belgium, Brussels, Ancienne Belgique
May 25    Holland, Amsterdam, Paradiso

NEW ALBUM OUT SPRING 2011

Explosions In The Sky has confirmed its first headline shows in the UK and Europe since 2008. The 2011 tour will be the band’s first series of shows anywhere since its four-city 10th anniversary trek in summer 2009.

The first dates to be announced commence May 16 in Dublin, run through May 25 in Amsterdam and include Explosions’ biggest London headline to date at the 3000-capacity Roundhouse. Tickets for the May 16-25 shows go on sale November 25.

The world-spanning tour precedes the release of Explosions In The Sky’s eagerly awaited new album, tentatively slated for a spring 2011 release on Temporary Residence Ltd.

More details on the new record and further dates will be announced as they are confirmed.

EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY 2011

May 16    Ireland, Dublin, Vicar St
May 17    UK, Manchester, Academy
May 19    UK, London, Roundhouse
May 20    France, Paris, Bataclan
May 22    Germany, Berlin, Postbahnhof
May 23    Germany, Koln, Essigfabrik
May 24    Belgium, Brussels, Ancienne Belgique
May 25    Holland, Amsterdam, Paradiso