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MEMBERS OF THE FORMAT, ANATHALLO & STEEL TRAIN FORM NEW BAND / CONFIRM NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

FUN, THE NEW PROJECT FROM NATE RUESS (THE FORMAT), ANDREW DOST (ANATHALLO) & JACK ANTONOFF (STEEL TRAIN) CONFIRMED NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA

fun., the exciting new project from Nate Ruess, formerly of The Format, ex-Anathallo multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost and Steel Train’s Jack Antonoff, have embarked on a 34-date tour with Manchester Orchestra which began April 21st in Nashville, TN. Melding a stunning array of diverse inspirations that are vibrant and alive, these three extraordinarily talented musicians have crafted an irresistible debut that rethinks classic 70s pop, where ornate arrangements and inspired orchestrations meet present-day rock ‘n’ roll. This highly anticipated ingenious debut will be released this coming August via Nettwerk Records.

Due to the overwhelming demand on the bands MySpace page, fun. is offering fans a free download of their song “At Least I’m Not As Sad (As I Used To Be),” a track where Ruess belts extravagantly over a backdrop of festive horns and steel drums. Within the first 24 hours, this stunning song was met with instant excitement, receiving over 80,000 plays on popular websites, blogs and the band’s MySpace page.

fun. looks forward to spending most of 2009 on the road, bringing fans their finely wrought chamber-pop orchestrations with guitar-fueled rock ‘n’ roll that bursts with richly prolix lyricism and intricate melodic twists and turns.

http://www.myspace.com/fun

TOUR DATES:

April 24th – The National – Richmond, VA
April 25th – Ottobar – Baltimore, MD
April 26th – The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
April 29th – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
April 30th – Middle East – Boston, MA
May 1st – Water Street Music Hall – Rochester, NY
May 2nd – Mr. SmallÂ’s Theatre – Pittsburg, PA
May 3rd – Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
May 5th – Eagle Theatre – Pontiac, MI
May 6th – SkullyÂ’s – Columbus, OH
May 7th – Mad Hatter Club – Covington, KY
May 8th – Subterranean – Chicago, IL
May 9th – Station 4 – St. Paul, MN
May 11th – The Record Bar – Kansas City, MO
May 12th – Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO
May 13th – Avalon Theater – Salt Lake City, UT
May 15th – El Corazon – Seattle, WA
May 16th – The Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
May 17th – Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
May 19th – Bottom of the Hill – San Francisco, CA
May 21st – Troubadour – West Hollywood, CA
May 22nd – Voodoo Stage @ HOB – San Diego, CA
May 23rd – Club Congress – Tucson, AZ
May 24th – Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ
May 26th – Emo’s – Austin, TX
May 27th – The Loft – Dallas, TX
May 28th – Walter’s on Washington – Houston, TX
May 29th – Spanish Moon – Baton Rouge, LA
May 30th – Proud Larry’s – Oxford, MS
May 31st – The Bottletree – Birmingham, AL
June 2nd – State Theatre – St. Petersburg, FL
June 3rd – The Social – Orlando, FL
June 4th – The Social – Orlando, FL