The Blackout to release new single

The Blackout will release their second single, Children Of The Night off forthcoming album, The Best In Town (produced by Jason Perry) on 18th May 2009.

The Video for Children Of The Night forms a two part visual treat, with director Luga Podesta and producer Brandon Bonfiglio at the helm- those responsible for awards wining videos from Panic At The Disco, Paramore, Fall Out Boy and more. The Children Of The Night video will get its exclusive first play on MTV.co.uk on 15th April and the song will air on Mondays Radio 1 Rock Show.

Children Of The Night will be available on 3 different formats:

Digital Download w/ video bundle
7" with B side 'Pastor of Muppets'
CD single with B side cover of 'I Kissed A Girl And I Liked It'

The band will be tearing up stages from next week now bass player Rhys Lewis has thankfully recovered from his recent accident which left him hospitalised in LA for over a week.

Live dates below:

Fri 17 April London Brixton Academy GIAN London
Sun 19 April Manchester Academy GIAN Manchester

Headline tour:

Sat-May-16 Dublin IRE Academy 0818 719 300
Sun-May-17 Cardiff Solus 029 2078 1458
Mon-May-18 Yeovil Westland Leisure Complex 0871 2200 260
Wed-May-20 Manchester Academy 2 0161 832 1111
Thu-May-21 Norwich Waterfront 01603 508 050
Fri-May-22 Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall - 14+ 0870 320 7000
Sun-May-24 Leeds Slam Dunk Festival 0113 245 4650
Mon-May-25 Glasgow QMU 08444 999 990
Wed-May-27 Newcastle University 0191 263 5000
Thu-May-28 Liverpool Academy 0844 477 2000
Fri-May-29 London Forum 0844 847 2405

Tickets:Dublin € 17.50/UK regional dates: £12.50/ London: £14

Friday 12th June Download. Alongside Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, Limp Bizkit, koЯn and more!

'Children Of The Night' will be released 18th May followed by the album The Best In Town on 25th May.

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