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Razorlight U.S. Fortnight


02/23/2009
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(PR) With excitement building towards the March 10th U.S. release of their third album, Slipway Fires, London-based Razorlight will return to the states for two weeks of tour dates and promotions next month.

The tour will open in Boston on Monday, March 9th (at Middle East), then on to New York the next night for the official album release celebration at Hiro Ballroom March 10th. March 11th, Razorlight will perform on The Late Show with David Letterman.

After shows in Philadelphia, Chicago, Nashville, and Atlanta, Razorlight will return to the SXSW (South By Southwest) Music and Media Conference in Austin, Texas � where they were discovered five years ago in 2004.

In addition to a night time gig at Stubb's opening for PJ Harvey, Razorlight will perform at one of Filter magazine's "Revenge Of Cedar Street" daytime showcases at the Cedar Street Courtyard on 4th Street in Austin (sponsored by Santa Monica's KCRW radio), open to all badge holders. (Please see complete itinerary below.)

Razorlight's U.S. television premiere of "Wire To Wire" took place on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly Friday, February 6th. The video for "Wire To Wire" � directed by two-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Stephen Frears (The Queen, The Grifters, High Fidelity) � was recently added to mtvU.

Mar. 9 Boston, MA Middle East
10 New York, NY Hiro Ballroom (album release)
12 Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar
14 Chicago, IL Double Door
16 Nashville, TN 12th and Porter
17 Atlanta, GA The Loft
19 Austin, TX SXSW
20 Austin, TX SXSW � Filter Magazine
21 Austin, TX SXSW Official Show @ Stubb's
24 San Francisco, CA The Independent



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