Gaslight Anthem upgrade London show

The Gaslight Anthem have upgraded the London show to Brixton Academy.

2009 was a monumental year for The Gaslight Anthem. The band toured the world in support of their acclaimed album THE '59 SOUND and were featured performers at major festivals including Coachella, Rock Am Ring, Glastonbury, Pinkpop, Lollapalooza, Reading and Leeds, Hyde Park Calling, Fuji Rock, Hurricane, Gurten and Roskilde.

The Gaslight Anthem are now hard at work recording the follow-up to THE '59 SOUND with producer Ted Hutt at The Magic Shop in New York City. The album will be called AMERICAN SLANG and is set to be released in June 2010 on SideOneDummy Records. The band has announced the first of many UK/European tour dates to come, in support of their new album:

June 19 - Southside Festival (Germany)
June 20 - Hurricane Festival (Germany)
June 22 - Birmingham (UK) O2 Academy (headline show)
June 23 - Glasgow (UK) O2 Academy (headline show)
June 24 - Manchester (UK) Academy 1 (headline show)
June 25 – London (UK) Hard Rock Calling (supporting Pearl Jam)
June 26 - London (UK) Brixton Academy (headline show)
June 29 - Oxford (UK) O2 Academy (headline show)
July 1 - Amsterdam (Netherlands) Melkweg (headline show)