Cage the Elephant to tour

Kicking off 2012 with a massive tour throughout Australia, Cage the Elephant will be embarking on a hefty spring season of live shows, including a number of festivals in the US including 2012 Buzzfest, 2012 Edgefest, and the Governors Ball Music Festival in New York City, as well as Lollapalooza dates in Brazil and Chile, and more.



Hailed as “…one of rock’s best young bands,” by Rolling Stone, Cage The Elephant had a successful 2011 with the release of their album Thank You Happy Birthday, a wildly-successful headlining North American tour and their critically acclaimed fall dates with the Foo Fighters. Cage The Elephant is continuing the momentum with the release of their concert DVD Live From the Vic In Chicago, which was released last month and now with the recently announced tour dates (listed below).



Released on January 11th, 2011, Thank You Happy Birthday (RCA Records), Cage The Elephant’s sophomore album, has garnered the band rave reviews from the likes of Rolling Stone, New York Times, LA Times, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, People and Alternative Press who heralded it “one of the best rock albums of the year.” Their single “Shake Me Down” held the #1 spot for 5 consecutive weeks on the Alternative Radio chart and Billboard’s Year End Chart places “Shake Me Down” at #2 on both of 2011’s year end Rock Songs and Alternative Songs charts. With performances on The Late Show with David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel Live!, it’s easy to see why Rolling Stone named Cage The Elephant “one of rock’s best young bands” and Thank You Happy Birthday as one of the best albums 2011. In conjunction with the release of their third single “Aberdeen” from Thank You Happy Birthday, the band crafted an inventive and heartbreaking claymation tale directed by Isaac Rentz about a lonely Dragon's futile quest to befriend the human race; a story created by CTE lead singer Matt Shultz.



Below find a list of upcoming tour dates.



Cage The Elephant Festival and Show dates:

3/24 – Festival Imperial, (Autodromo La Guacima), Alajuel, Costa Rica

3/31 – Lollapalooza Chile, at Parque Ohiggins, Providencia, Santiago

4/1 – La Trastienda Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina

4/7 – Lollapalooza Brazil, Sao Paulo

4/13 – Amos’ Southend, Charlotte, NC

4/17 – Marathon Music Works, Nashville, TN

4/20 – House of Blues, New Orleans, LA

4/21 – Buzzfest, The Woodlands Pavilion, Woodlands, TX

4/22 – Edgefest, FC Dallas Stadium, Frisco, TX

4/25 – The Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ

4/26 – The Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, NV

4/28 – Edgefest, Hard Rock Casino Presents The Pavilion, Albuquerque, NM

5/2 – Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

5/20 – Hangout Music Fest, Gulf Shores, AL

5/23 – Orion Music & More Festival, Atlantic City, NJ

5/24 – Governors Ball Music Festival, Randall’s Island Park, NY



For ticket information please visit www.cagetheelephant.com