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<b><span style="font-family:"American Typewriter"">Bloc Party Announce New York Studio Visit Contest!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"American Typewriter"">Bloc Party</span></b><span style="font-family:"American Typewriter""> are offering a once in a lifetime opportunity to join them in the studio to hang out with the band and watch them put the finishing touches
to their forthcoming album on Frenchkiss Records, due later this year.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"American Typewriter"">One lucky winner and their guest will be provided with flights and accommodation to spend the weekend of April 28/29th in New York. This exclusive opportunity is open UK/EU and US residents only but rest assured,
Bloc Party will soon be announcing more exciting opportunities, stay tuned for more info.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"American Typewriter"">To enter the competition, head to the band’s Facebook page here -----
<a href="http://smarturl.it/studiovisit">http://smarturl.it/studiovisit</a>.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family:"American Typewriter"">The deadline for entry is <b>April 25th</b> , for more information and Terms and Conditions, click
<a href="http://competitions.blocparty.com/studio/us_terms.html">here</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"American Typewriter""><a href="http://www.blocparty.com">http://www.blocparty.com</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>For more information about Bloc Party, please contact:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jen Appel * Joey Primero – 212-246-2640<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:jen@pressherepublicity.com">jen@pressherepublicity.com</a> //
<a href="mailto:joey@pressherepublicity.com">joey@pressherepublicity.com</a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jen Appel<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">*PRESS HERE*<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">138 West 25<sup>th</sup> St.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9<sup>th</sup> Floor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">New York, NY 10001<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">p. 212-246-2640<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">f. 212-582-6513<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">e. <a href="mailto:jen@pressherepublicity.com">jen@pressherepublicity.com</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">***To download press materials, go to <a href="http://www.presshere.com/">
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