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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">SLEIGH BELLS ANNOUNCE JULY TOUR DATES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222">After completing a full North American tour this spring, Brooklyn’s
<b>Sleigh Bells</b> have announced that they will be hitting the road this July in support of their highly acclaimed album,
<b><i>Reign of Terror</i></b>, out now on <b>Mom + Pop Music</b>. A pre-sale for these dates, beginning today and ending Thursday, is live on the band’s website –
<a href="http://www.reignofterror.tv">http://www.reignofterror.tv</a> – now. See full list of dates below, which will culminate in a co-headlining show with
<b>Hot Chip</b> at <b>Merriweather Post Pavilion</b> in Washington, DC on <b>July 22<sup>nd</sup></b>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222">Tour Dates:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222">7/2/12 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground ** %<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222">7/3/12 Boston, MA @ House of Blues ** %<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222">7/5/12 Montreal, QC @ Corona %<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222">7/6/12 Ottawa, ON @ Lebreton Flats Park (Ottawa Blues Festival)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222">7/7/12 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom ** %<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222">7/9/12 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues ** %<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222">7/10/12 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection ** %<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222">7/12/12 Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club %<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222">7/13/12 Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Fest<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222">7/14/12 Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Festival
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222">7/16/12 Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage %<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222">7/17/12 Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theater ** %<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222">7/18/12 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls ** %<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">7/19/12 Philadelphia, PA @ Making Time 12<sup>th</sup> Anniversary HYPER-RAGER (w/ Dave P & Sammy Slice + Making Time resident DJs)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">7/22/12 Washington, DC @ Merriweather Post Paviliion # @<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">** With Class Actress<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">% With Jel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""># With Hot Chip<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">@ With James Murphy (DJ set)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">For more information on Sleigh Bells, please contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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