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Tuesday, February 09, 2010 
Hi everyone, 

We wanted to let you know we are adding second nights in a number of cities on our May / June North American tour. We will play second shows in Los Angeles, Oakland, Boston, Philadelphia and Toronto. The new shows and on-sale dates are listed below. We'll be on tour throughout 2010 and will be adding shows in other cities soon. Thanks so much!

21 MAY: LOS ANGELES, CA - THE WILTERN
TICKETS ON-SALE FRI 12 FEB @ 10AM EST
http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/418197

26 MAY: OAKLAND, CA - FOX THEATRE
TICKETS ON-SALE SUN 14 FEB @ 10AM PCT
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C004444D6A3829

03 JUNE: BOSTON, MA - HOUSE OF BLUES
TICKETS ON-SALE FRI 12 FEB @ 10AM EST
http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/418083

04 JUNE: PHILADELPHIA, PA - ELECTRIC FACTORY
TICKETS ON-SALE FRI 12 FEB @ 10AM EST
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/02004445AD822B70

09 JUNE: TORONTO, CANADA - MASSEY HALL
TICKETS ON-SALE FRI 12 FEB @ 10AM EST
http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/10004445B61378A0?artistid=959669&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1

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For all of our current upcoming dates visit:
http://www.americanmary.com/tour.php

MARCH
28 MARCH: KNOXVILLE, TN - BIG EARS FESTIVAL 2010
TENNESSEE THEATRE @ 9PM

APRIL
22 APRIL: RICHMOND, VA - THE NATIONAL
23 APRIL: RICHMOND, VA - THE NATIONAL

MAY
06 MAY: LONDON, UK - ROYAL ALBERT HALL // SOLD OUT
07 MAY: PARIS, FRANCE - LE ZENITH w/ PAVEMENT
09 MAY: BERLIN, GERMANY - ASTRA
21 MAY: LOS ANGELES, CA - THE WILTERN
22 MAY: LOS ANGELES, CA - THE WILTERN
23 MAY: SAN DIEGO, CA - SPRECKELS THEATRE
26 MAY: OAKLAND, CA - FOX THEATRE
27 MAY: OAKLAND, CA - FOX THEATRE

JUNE
02 JUNE: BOSTON, MA - HOUSE OF BLUES
03 JUNE: BOSTON, MA - HOUSE OF BLUES
04 JUNE: PHILADELPHIA, PA - ELECTRIC FACTORY
05 JUNE: PHILADELPHIA, PA - ELECTRIC FACTORY
06 JUNE: WASHINGTON, DC - DAR CONSTITUTION HALL
08 JUNE: TORONTO, CANADA - MASSEY HALL
09 JUNE: TORONTO, CANADA - MASSEY HALL
16 JUNE: NEW YORK, NY - RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL

JULY
27 JULY: BROOKLYN, NY - CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! w/ BEACH HOUSE

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thanks for your support!
/the national
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 
Good Afternoon!

Due to the overwhelming demand for our June 16th show at Radio City Music Hall, we've decided to add another New York show this summer in beautiful Prospect Park as part of Celebrate Brooklyn on July 27th. We're very excited to play just a few blocks from home and to have Beach House join us as a special guest (if you haven't heard their incredible new album "Teen Dream" yet, you should). 

The details:
Tuesday, July 27th
The National with special guest Beach House
Celebrate Brooklyn at Prospect Park Bandshell

Tickets go on-sale THIS Thursday February 4th at NOON
Ticketing link:  http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00004441E61C76CC

** Please note that there is no pre-sale for this show. All tickets will be on-sale at noon on Thursday!

We'll be in touch again soon regarding additional shows as we firm up plans.

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thanks for your support!
/the national
Friday, January 29, 2010 
Hey everyone,

Please note that the on-sale times for tickets tomorrow are 9AM local time for London and Berlin ... 9AM, not 10AM as previously announced.

Best,
/the national
Thursday, January 28, 2010 
Hi everyone,

Thanks to all of you who have already purchased tickets to the upcoming shows.

In some cities, the demand for tickets was really overwhelming and we'd like to apologize to anyone who was locked out of the pre-sales. In particular, we know that many people encountered issues when attempting to purchase seats to the Radio City Music Hall and Royal Albert Hall shows. We have been in touch with promoters and Ticketmaster to confirm that the number of tickets we had been promised were indeed allotted and sold.

In the UK we have confirmed that pre-sale lines went on sale at 9am, rather than 10am as we specified in our email. We regret that this pre-sale experience wasn't smoother and we are already working on a way to make on-sales a better experience in the future.

In the meantime, we wanted to provide on-sale times and dates for the general on-sales. There will be good seats available in these on-sales tomorrow, so please give it a try if you haven't gotten your tickets yet.

** Please note: Individual ticketing links for each city will be updated on americanmary.com prior to tickets going on-sale tomorrow, and this Sunday 31 Jan for the Fox Theatre show in Oakland, CA:

http://www.americanmary.com/tour.php

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22 APRIL: RICHMOND, VA - THE NATIONAL
Tickets On-Sale Friday 29 Jan @ 12PM Local Time

23 APRIL: RICHMOND, VA - THE NATIONAL
Tickets On-Sale Friday 29 Jan @ 12PM Local Time

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06 MAY: LONDON, UK - ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Tickets On-Sale Friday 29 Jan @ 9AM Local Time

07 MAY: PARIS, FRANCE - LE ZENITH w/ PAVEMENT
Tickets on-sale now!

09 MAY: BERLIN, GERMANY - ASTRA
Tickets On-Sale Friday 29 Jan @ 9AM Local Time

22 MAY: LOS ANGELES, CA - THE WILTERN
Tickets On-Sale Friday 29 Jan @ 10AM Local Time

23 MAY: SAN DIEGO, CA - SPRECKELS THEATRE
Tickets On-Sale Friday 29 Jan @ 10AM Local Time

27 MAY: OAKLAND, CA - FOX THEATRE
Tickets On-Sale Sunday 31 Jan @ 10AM

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02 JUNE: BOSTON, MA - HOUSE OF BLUES
Tickets On-Sale Friday 29 Jan @ 10AM

05 JUNE: PHILADELPHIA, PA - ELECTRIC FACTORY
Tickets On-Sale Friday 29 Jan @ 10AM

06 JUNE: WASHINGTON, DC - DAR CONSTITUTION HALL
Tickets On-Sale Friday 29 Jan @ 12PM

08 JUNE: TORONTO, CANADA - MASSEY HALL
Tickets On-Sale Friday 29 Jan @ 10AM

16 JUNE: NEW YORK, NY - RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
Tickets On-Sale Friday 29 Jan @ 11AM

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thanks for your support!
/the national
Monday, January 25, 2010 
Hi Everyone!

We have exciting news for you this morning. We are very pleased to announce
the first tour dates in support of our new album in April, May and June.

The as of yet untitled follow-up to Boxer will be released worldwide in May
on 4AD (specific date TBA). The shows begin at the Big Ears festival in
Knoxville, Tennessee on March 28th followed in April by two special shows
April 22nd and 23rd at the National in Richmond, VA. We will then play Royal
Albert Hall in London on May 6th, Le Zenith in Paris with PAVEMENT on May 7,
and Astra in Berlin on May 9 before starting a North American tour in Los
Angeles at the Wiltern on May 22nd. Ramona Falls will be opening our US
shows on the west coast.

There are limited pre-sales starting tomorrow morning and we encourage
mailing list members to get tickets early.

The US pre-sales begin at 10am local time on Tuesday, Jan. 26 and run
through 10pm Thursday, Jan. 28. The London & Berlin pre-sales start at 10 am
local time on Wednesday Jan. 27 and run through 10 pm Thursday, Jan. 28.

The password for all of the pre-sales is BloodBuzz.

We will announce support acts for the tour and have more specific news about
the new album in the coming weeks. All dates are listed below.

See you soon ...

26-28 MARCH: KNOXVILLE, TN
BIG EARS FESTIVAL 2010 / TENNESSEE THEATRE

22 APRIL: RICHMOND, VA
THE NATIONAL

23 APRIL: RICHMOND, VA
THE NATIONAL

06 MAY: LONDON, UK
ROYAL ALBERT HALL

07 MAY: PARIS, FRANCE
LE ZENITH w/ PAVEMENT

09 MAY: BERLIN, GERMANY
ASTRA

22 MAY: LOS ANGELES, CA
THE WILTERN

23 MAY: SAN DIEGO, CA
SPRECKELS THEATRE

27 MAY: OAKLAND, CA
FOX THEATRE

02 JUNE: BOSTON, MA
HOUSE OF BLUES

05 JUNE: PHILADELPHIA, PA
ELECTRIC FACTORY

06 JUNE: WASHINGTON, DC
DAR CONSTITUTION HALL

08 JUNE: TORONTO, CANADA
MASSEY HALL

16 JUNE: NEW YORK, NY
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL

Wednesday, September 09, 2009 
Hi everyone! 

We wanted to let you know that tickets have gone on-sale today for the "The Long Count" at Brooklyn Academy of Music on October 28th, 30th and 31st. The Long Count is a collaboration between Aaron and Bryce Dessner and the artist Matthew Ritchie. The 70-minute piece features an animated film by Ritchie, a 14 piece ensemble and songs developed with Matt Berninger, Kim & Kelley Deal (Pixies/Breeders) and Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond). The piece is loosely based on the Mayan creation myth Popol Vuh which features twin brothers. We hope you'll come check it out! You can find information and tickets here:

http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=1263

We'll update you on the new album we're working on later in the Fall or Winter.

Thanks

Sunday, May 31, 2009 
Hi everyone! Thanks so much to those of you who came out to see us on our recent tour in the US and Canada. We had a great time. 

We have added some shows later in the summer, including one at the Wiltern on August 29th in Los Angeles, CA. Tickets for that show have just gone on-sale here:http:​/​/​www.​livenation.​com/​edp/​eventId/​408889 

You can find the rest of our tour Summer schedule below and links to buy tickets at http:​/​/​www.​americanmary.​com/​shows2/​

THE NATIONAL:
15 JUL: OTTAWA - OTTAWA BLUESFEST 
16 JUL: MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FIRST AVENUE
17 JUL: MILWAUKEE, WI - PABST THEATER 
18 JUL: CHICAGO, IL - PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL

31 JUL: NEW YORK, NY - ALL POINTS WEST FESTIVAL

02 AUG: HELSINKI, FINLAND - ANKKAROCK FESTIVAL
04 AUG: COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - TIVOLI THEATRE w/ First Aid Kit 
06 AUG: ZAMBUJEIRA DO MAR, PORTUGAL - SUDOESTE FESTIVAL 
08 AUG: MYSLOWICE, POLAND - OFF FESTIVAL 
09 AUG: ROTHENBURG, GERMANY - TAUBERTAL FESTIVAL 
10 AUG: LONDON, UK - ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL // SOLD OUT

28 AUG: SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OUTSIDE LANDS FESTIVAL
29 AUG: LOS ANGELES, CA - THE WILTERN // TICKETS ON-SALE MAY 29 @ 10AM 

12 SEP: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-​CHAMPAIGN,​ IL - KRANNERT CENTER 

Thank You!
The National
Thursday, May 14, 2009 
The National are happy to be part of a great design project that Soundscreen Design has done with award winning designers, Brain Roettinger (Hand Held Heart), Seripop, and Jay Ryan (The Bird Machine).  The three designers picked bands they wanted to work with to create an exclusive, premium line of t-shirts, vneck t-shirts, hoodies and tote bags, which would be sold as a collection.  The end result is the Soundscreen Design Summer 2009 Collection, of which we are thrilled to be a part of.  Our design was created by Jay Ryan (The Bird Machine).


The garments are really amazing, made from 100% organic cotton and bamboo (for the totes).  They were custom sized and custom died to the designers specifications.  They fit incredibly well and feel better than anything we have come across.  The collection is limited, as it will only be available during the Summer season.

You can pre-order to ship on May 19th.  Go to http://soundscreen.hasawebstore.com/artist/22413 to pre-order today.

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Tuesday, April 28, 2009 

On May 6th, 2009 The National will be performing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.


Click on the link below for a chance to watch them perform live and you will be directed to our “Band Bench” Sweepstakes entry form. Enter for a chance to win seats on our band benches and an opportunity to surround the stage during The National’s performance.

Please make sure you include the following band code: NAT, in your entry form.

http://www.fallonbandbench.com

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Tuesday, March 10, 2009 
We are pleased to announce Dark Was The Night – Live , a concert commemorating the newest Red Hot release: Dark Was The Night.

The show will take place Sunday May 3 at Radio City Music Hall and will feature several of the artists that contributed to the compilation including Dave Sitek, Dirty Projectors, Feist, My Brightest Diamond, The National, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings plus more to be announced in the coming weeks.

Tickets will go on pre-sale this Wednesday, March 11 (password: badger) and then on public sale this Friday, March 13 at 11am via Ticketmaster:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1D004269C6AF4AF0

Dark Was The Night – Live begins at 8pm (doors will open at 7).

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ABOUT THE RECORD:
Dark Was The Night was released by 4AD on February 16th/17th 2009, and was produced by Aaron & Bryce Dessner of The National. The compilation, comprised of 31 exclusive tracks, benefits the Red Hot Organization – an international charity dedicated to raising money and awareness for HIV and AIDS through popular culture.

This week also sees the release of several videos directed by groundbreaking filmmaker Vincent Moon. Moon shot the Dark Was the Night contributors The National, Dirty Projectors and Yeasayer each performing their song from the compilation in early February. These clips will roll out, one a day starting March 10, premiering on Pitchfork.com and Pitchfork.tv.

More info here:
http://www.darkwasthenight.com/

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All the best,
/the national