Katatonia announce U.S. tour

Sweden's soul-unraveling progressive act, Katatonia, has announced that they will embark on a headlining North American tour this September/October, set to kick off in Baltimore on September 8th. The confirmed dates are… Sept. 8 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar Sept. 9 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero Sept. 10 - New York, NY @ The Gramercy Theatre Sept .11 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium Sept. 12 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Petit Campus Sept. 13 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada @ Opera House Sept. 14 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's Sept. 15 - Detroit, MI @ Blondie´s Sept. 16 - Milwaukee, WI @ Rave Sept. 17 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie Rock Club Sept. 18 - St Paul, MN @ Station 4 Sept. 21 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon Sept. 22 - Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater Sept. 23 - Portland, OR@ Hawthorne Theatre Sept. 24 - San Francisco, CA @ The Parkside Sept. 25 - Santa Anna, CA @ Galaxy Theatre Sept. 26 - West Hollywood, CA @ Whiskey a Go Go Sept. 28 - Mesa, AZ @ U.B.´s Bar Sept. 29 - Tuscan, AZ @ The Rock Sept. 30 - Dallas, TX @ Trees Oct. 1 - Austin, TX @ Emo's Alternative Lounging Oct. 2 - Houston, TX @ The Warsaw Oct. 4 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade Oct. 5 - Louisville, KY @ Uncle Pleasants Oct. 6 - Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11 Oct. 7 - West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx General admission and special VIP tickets are currently on sale exclusively through EnterTheVault.com until May 1st, when tickets will go on sale through all other ticket outlets. All VIP ticket holders will be admitted into the venue before the doors open for a special meet-and-greet with the band. Katatonia has been relentlessly touring across Europe in support of their 2009 full-length release, Night is the New Day, which sold over 2,000 copies in the US in its first week. The band also released an EP, ‘The Longest Year', earlier this spring.