by EMI Group

Placebo have announced tour dates in support of their upcoming album Meds, which will be released on March 13th in the UK. Their new album, which features guest appearances by R.E.M. front-person Michael Stipe and VV from The Kills, is the followup to Sleeping With Ghosts which was released in 2004. Dimitri Tikovoi produced the record, which promises to harken back to the band's earlier, simpler days. Frontperson Brian Malko had this to say:

We allowed space for the songwriting to shine through rather than show up how clever we were and how good we've gotten at using the studio. We were going for simplicity rather than elaboration.

The band has scattered dates throughout Southeast Asia, the UK, Europe and Australia announced. Read More to see them.

DateVenueCountry/Location
19 February, 2006Bangkok 100 Rock FestivalThailand
05 April, 2006Empress BallroomBlackpool England
06 April, 2006Glasgow AcademyScotland
08 April, 2006Newcastle AcademyEngland
09 April, 2006Birmingham AcademyEngland
11 April, 2006Alexandra Palace, londonEngland
02 June, 2006Rock Im ParkGermany
04 June, 2006AM RingGermany
09 June, 2006Isle Of Wight FestivalUK
16 June, 2006Nova Rock FestivalAustria
17 June, 2006Interlaken FestivalSwitzerland
19 July, 2006RoskildeDenmark
22 July, 2006PaleoSwitzerland
29 July, 2006WerchterBelgium