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The National announce new album Sleep Well Beast, playing Metropolis December 7 & 8

The National revealed yesterday that their long-awaited next LP, Sleep Well Beast, will be released on September 8 via 4AD, and the band has just announced a full tour in support of the upcoming album. That trek will bring them to the relatively intimate confines of Montreal’s Metropolis for a two-night stand on December 7 & 8, 2017. The band was last in town back in 2013 for an outdoor show at the Lachine Canal during the Trouble Will Find Me tour.

Tickets for the upcoming tour include a download of Sleep Well Beast on September 8. Pre-sale info is available now at thenational.tmverifiedfan.com. 

Below you can stream “The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness,” the first single off Sleep Well Beast, and check out all upcoming tour dates.

Jun 23-25 – Glastonbury, UK – Glastonbury Festival
Aug 12 – Copenhagen, DK – HAVEN Festival
Sep 16 – Cork, IE – Cork Opera House
Sep 17 – Dublin, IE – Vicar Street
Sep 18 – Dublin, IE – Vicar Street
Sep 20 – Edinburgh, UK – Usher Hall
Sep 21 – Edinburgh, UK – Usher Hall
Sep 22 – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
Sep 23 – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
Sep 25 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo
Sep 26 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo
Sep 27 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo
Sep 28 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo
Oct 5 – Boston, MA – Wang Theatre
Oct 6 – New York, NY – Forest Hills Stadium
Oct 11 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
Oct 12 – San Diego, CA – CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
Oct 14 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre
Oct 21 – Hamburg, DE – Elbphilharmonie
Oct 23 – Berlin, DE – Tempodrom
Oct 24 – Berlin, DE – Tempodrom
Oct 25 – Amsterdam, NL – AFAS Live
Oct 28 – Lisbon, PT – Coliseu dos Recreios
Oct 30 – Brussels, BE – Palais des Beaux-Arts
Oct 31 – Brussels, BE – Palais des Beaux-Arts
Nov 2-4 – Paris, FR – Pitchfork Paris
Nov 4 – Stockholm, SE – Annexet
Nov 5 – Stockholm, SE – Annexet
Nov 6 – Oslo, NO – Sentrum Scene
Nov 7 – Oslo, NO – Sentrum Scene
Nov 27 – Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Nov 28 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
Nov 29 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
Dec 1 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Dec 2 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Dec 4 – Philadelphia, PA – Verizon Hall
Dec 7 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis
Dec 8 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis

Dec 9 – Toronto, ON – Sony Centre
Dec 10 – Hamilton, ON – Hamilton Place Theatre
Dec 12 – Chicago, IL – Civic Opera House
Dec 13 – Chicago, IL – Civic Opera House

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