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Bloc Party add 3rd T5 show; RACES touring in May (dates)

Bloc Party at Terminal 5 in 2009 (more by Faith-Ann Young)
Bloc Party

After selling out two Terminal 5 shows, Bloc Party have added a third show at the same venue happening on August 7. All three shows are with their Frenchkiss labelmates The Drums. Tickets for the new show, which happens before the other two, go on sale Friday (4/27) at noon with an AmEx presale starting Thursday (4/26) at noon. Updated dates below…

Speaking of Frenchkiss bands, Southern Calfiornia sextet RACES are touring in May and hitting The Rock Shop and Mercury Lounge along the way. As previously mentioned, the Manhattan show is with Hundred Waters who also play Glasslands while in town. The Brooklyn show is with the Frenchkiss-signed Sean Bones and Right on Dynamite. All RACES dates are listed below…


RACES — 2012 Tour Dates
May 07 DC9 Washington, DC
May 08 Glasslands Brooklyn, NY
May 09 Mercury Lounge New York, NY
May 10 The Fire Philadelphia, PA
May 14 The Space Hamden, CT
May 15 TT The Bears Cambridge, MA

Bloc Party — 2012 Tour Dates
06/26/30 Borlange, Sweden Peace & Love Festival
07/04 Gdynia, Poland Heineken Open’er Festival
07/08 Turku, Finland Ruisrock Festival
07/12 Bilbao, Spain BBK Live
07/13-15 Ferropolis, Germany Melt Festival
07/20 Honolulu, HI The Repulik
08/03 Los Angeles, CA Hard Festival
08/03-05 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
08/04-05 Montreal, Quebec Osheaga Festival
08/07 New York, NY Terminal 5 w/ The Drums
08/08 New York, NY Terminal 5 w/ The Drums
08/09 New York, NY Terminal 5 w/ The Drums
08/11 Las Vegas, NV The Cosmopolitan
08/16-18 St. Polten, Austria Frequency
09/04 Mallorca, Spain Mallorca Rocks
09/05 Ibiza, Spain Ibiza Rocks