News: Placebo To Tour Album ‘Loud Like Love’
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(US) Internationally acclaimed rock band Placebo will embark on their first full North American tour since 2007, beginning October 8 in Philadelphia. Touring in support of their seventh studio album released last year, Loud Like Love (UMe), the 11-city tour includes a headlining show at the Escape Music Festival in Brooklyn, NY on October 11.
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The album, the first to be launched via a live TV show on YouTube, placed in the Top 20 in 27 countries and entered the top 5 in 10 countries including. It is the first time the band have released their album on streaming services worldwide, achieving over 2.5 million plays on the major platforms including Spotify & Deezer, in it’s first week and 15 million streams to date.
Following the singles “Too Many Friends” and the title track, “Loud Like Love,” the band released the newest single, “A Million Little Pieces,” in June. Available on 7” vinyl and digital, the b-side/bonus track is a beautiful new rendition of the album track “Hold On To Me” (piano version) mixed by Stefan Olsdal of Placebo.
Placebo has, to date, recorded six studio albums and sold more than 12 million records worldwide. Their dark and melodic trademark sound featuring singer Brian Molko’s instantly recognizable vocals has become one of the strongest brands in rock over the past decade. Placebo has enjoyed an ever growing level of success around the world with their unique blend of music and outstanding live performances.
PLACEBO 2014 U.S. Shows
October 8 – Theatre Of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
October 9 – The Fillmore – Silver Spring, MD
October 11 – Escape Music Festival – Brooklyn, NY
October 12 – Paradise – Boston, MA
October 13 – Metropolis – Montreal, Canada
October 15 – Sound Academy – Toronto, Canada
October 16 – House of Blues – Chicago, IL
October 17 – Mill City Nights – Minneapolis, MN
October 20 – Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA
October 23 – The Masonic – San Francisco, CA
October 24 – Club Nokia – Los Angeles, CA
