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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">KASABIAN ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR PLANS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Dates Mark the Band’s First Tour of the US & Canada in Five Years!<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Kasabian also announces release of limited edition<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">‘Velociraptor! Super Deluxe Box’<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">“Full of what we love most about Kasabian, the album plays with nostalgic remnants, mixes electronic beats, and once again pushes the
music envelope” -- FILTER</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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rock sensation <b>Kasabian</b> are pleased to announce plans for their first North American tour in five years, in conjunction with their new album,
<b><u>Velociraptor!</u></b> Check out the official announcement <b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcB2st0POB4">here</a>.
</b>Kicking off on <b>March 12<sup>th</sup></b> in <b>Dallas, TX,</b> their nearly
<b>20-city</b> tour will include dates both in the US and Canada. These dates mark the first in a series of announcements that the band plans to make in regards to future live shows in the US during 2012. Tickets for Kasabian’s North American spring tour will
go on-sale starting today (please see full routing below). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">In addition to these spring tour plans, the band has announced the release of the
<b><u>Velociraptor! Super Deluxe Box</u></b>. Limited to 1000 copies worldwide, the album has been completely and luxuriously re-packaged into an exclusive collection. Each copy has been signed by the band and features a hard-back sketchbook showcasing the
lyrics, illustrations and previously unseen photographs, a large poster and 4 metal feathers (physical representations of the artwork design on the singles' covers).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Kasabian’s fourth studio album
<u>Velociraptor!</u> was released this past September and impressively debuted at
<b>#1</b> in the UK, while simultaneously skyrocketing to the top of charts in countries around the world. Chock full of amplified vocals and stadium sized riffs, the album has received critical praise with
<b><u>Q Magazine</u></b> calling the release <b><i>“their best album to date,”</i></b> and
<b><u>Mojo</u></b> who proclaimed <b><i>“[Kasabian] have just made a career-best record that’s completely devoid of filler…it’s the great record Kasabian have been threatening to make for some time.”</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Since the debut of their new album, Kasabian have been has been on a world tour in support of
<u>Velociraptor!</u>. The band are currently in the midst of a <b>14-city</b> UK arena outing that will wrap up with
<u>two</u> shows at London’s O2 on December 14<sup>th</sup> and 15<sup>th</sup>. Before arriving in the US this spring, Kasabian will also headline arena dates throughout Europe, Japan, Asia and Australia.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">DATES FOR KASABIAN’S NORTH AMERICAN TOUR ARE AS FOLLOWS:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">March 12 Dallas, TX South Side Music Hall
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">March 15 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">March 17 Atlanta, GA Center Stage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">March 18 Orlando, FL Beacham Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">March 20 Washington, DC 9:30 Club<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">March 21 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">March 22 New York, NY Terminal 5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">March 27 Boston, MA House of Blues<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">March 28 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">March 29 Toronto, ONT Phoenix Concert Ballroom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">April 1 Pontiac, MI Crofoot Ballroom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">April 2 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">April 3 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">April 6 Edmonton, AB Edmonton Event Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">April 7 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall Ballroom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">April 9 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">April 10 Seattle, WA The Showbox @ The Market<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">April 11 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">April 22 Denver, CO The Summit Music Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:14.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Formed in 1999 in Leicestershire, England, Kasabian consists of
<b>Sergio Pizzorno</b> (guitar), <b>Tom Meighan</b> (vocals), <b>Chris Edwards</b> (bassist) and
<b>Ian Matthews</b> (drummer.) Having released three studio albums, <b><u>Kasabian</u></b> (2004),
<b><u>Empire </u></b>(2006) and <b><u>West Ryder Lunatic Asylum</u></b> (2009), Kasabian has become one of Britain’s biggest rock bands, selling out stadiums and festival main stages across European. The band has won at the
<b>Q Awards</b>, taking home Best Live Band and Best Album, <b>The NME Awards</b>, winning Best Live Band and Best Album and the
<b>MOJO Awards</b> winning song of the year for ‘Fire’ in 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">For more info on Kasabian’s US tour, international dates and the band’s forthcoming deluxe box set please go to
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">www.kasabian.co.uk<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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