Wolfmother has added a show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on November 9th, one day after their Terminal 5 show which part of of a fall tour with Heartless Bastards. thenewno2 open both NYC shows (and maybe the tour) as well. Tickets for the MHOW show go on AmEx presale Wednesday (10/28) at noon and general sale Friday at noon. Tickets to Terminal 5 are still available.

Wolfmother's new record Cosmic Egg, their first with a new lineup, is out today on DGC/Interscope/Modular. Coming up, the band tours across North America and Europe, then goes on an Australian tour with AC/DC. Those dates are below...

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"Though promoters around the country report strong early ticket sales for festivals and summer tours, the recession is causing jitters. This year Coachella, which has the most glamorous reputation of all American festivals, began selling tickets on layaway, and 18 percent of its customers took that option, Mr. Tollett said.

The proliferation of big festivals, like Bonnaroo near Nashville and Lollapalooza in Chicago, has not been without casualties. This year Langerado in Miami shut down, citing the economy. The Pemberton Festival in British Columbia is on hiatus after only one year, although its promoter, Live Nation, said the problem was permit delays." [NY Times]

With all the leaks of bands playing Lollapalooza this year, there are almost no surprises in the official lineup announcement, except maybe the Animal Collective DJ set... The whole thing below...

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