Hi everyone, 

Good Afternoon!

Hey everyone,

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

Hi Everyone!

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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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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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