Goldfrapp to tour U.S. and Europe

British duo Goldfrapp will play a handful of U.S. concert dates before kicking off a European tour later this summer.

Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory formed Goldfrapp in 1999 and released their debut, Felt Mountain, a year later. The pair has since released three more albums and continues to dabble in multiple musical genres.

The duo's unique hybrid of atmospheric electronic music and glam rock caught the ears of marketing teams at Verizon Wireless and Target, who used the songs “Strict Machine,” “Fly Me Away” and “Number One” in national advertising campaigns.

Goldfrapp’s latest album, Seventh Tree, was released Feb. 26 and explores a softer, more ambient sound than heard on previous albums. The duo previewed Seventh Tree exclusively on MySpace a week before its release, and the album’s first single “A&E” hit number 10 on the U.K. charts.

Goldfrapp will perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 25 before hitting San Francisco and New York City on April 26 and 29.

U.S. dates:

April
25 - Indio, Calif. @ Coachella
26 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Warfield Theatre
29 - New York City, N.Y. @ Beacon Theater

European dates:

April
12 - Rotterdam @ Motel Mozaique
16 - Paris @ Casino de Paris
18 - London @ Royal Festival Hall

June
21 - Bexhill-on-Sea, South @ De Le Warr Pavilion
22 - Birmingham, Midlands @ Birmingham Symphony Hall
23 - Manchester, Northwest @ Bridgewater Hall
25 - London @ Royal Albert Hall
30 - Glasgow, Scotland @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

July
1 - Gateshead @ Sage

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