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I Was a King in NYC - a free in-store & more 2009 tour dates

DOWNLOAD: I Was a King – Norman Bleik (MP3)

I Was A King… (by Fotonils)
I Was A King

Norway’s I Was A King are in town this weekend. They’ll play Saturday, May 30th at Mercury Lounge, with the Rural Alberta Advantage and Elevator Fight, and Sunday, May 31st at Union Hall, with The Wowz. Tickets for the Mercury Lounge show, as well as tickets for Union Hall, are still on sale.

Before both of those shows, I Was A King will play a free in-store on Saturday, May 30th (4pm) at Permanent Records in Greenpoint (181 Franklin St).

The band’s self-titled debut LP is out now on Control Group Records. The disc is streaming now on the label’s site; or check out “Norman Bleik” from that record, above.

I Was A King also recently added dates to its May/June US tour, which includes West Coast dates with Crystal Antlers and Constantines (Constantines are playing the Central Park Summerstage on June 30th, too.)

All tour dates with two live videos from April 2009, below…

I Was A King – Wild Boys @ John Dee, Oslo, April 17th 09

I Was A King – Step Aside @ John Dee, Oslo, April 17th 09

I Was A King – 2009 Tour Dates
May 29 Allston MA – Harper’s Ferry
May 30 New York NY – Permanent Records in-store 4PM
May 30 New York NY – Mercury Lounge
May 31 Brooklyn NY – Union Hall
Jun 01 Washington DC – Black Cat Backstage
Jun 02 Chapel Hill NC – Local 506
Jun 03 Atlanta GA – The Earl
Jun 05 Denton TX – Good Records in-store 6PM
Jun 05 Denton TX – Hailey’s
Jun 06 Austin TX – Emo’s with Constantines, Crystal Antlers
Jun 08 Phoenix AZ – Rhythm Room with Constantines, Crystal Antlers
Jun 09 San Diego CA – Casbah with Constantines, Crystal Antlers
Jun 10 Los Angeles CA – The Echo with Constantines, Crystal Antlers
Jun 11 San Francisco CA – Rickshaw Stop with Constantines, Crystal Antlers
Jun 13 Portland OR – Music Millennium in-store 4PM
Jun 13 Portland OR – Doug Fir Lounge with Constantines, Crystal Antlers
Jun 14 Seattle WA – Sonic Boom Records in-store 4PM
Jun 14 Seattle WA – Neumos with Constantines, Crystal Antlers
Jun 19 Haugesund, Norway
Jun 23 Hove festival – Arendal, Norway
Jul 02 Egersund Visefestival – Egersund, Norway
Jul 10 Rock Cruise – DFDS Seaways, Norway/Denmark
Aug 07 Raumarock Festival – Åndalsnes, Norway
Aug 08 Lost Weekend – Bergen, Norway
Aug 13 Øya Festivalen – Oslo, Norway
Aug 21 Pstereo – Trondheim, Norway
Aug 22 Parken Festivalen – Bodø, Norway