MAJOR LAZER POSTPONES “FREE THE UNIVERSE” FOR APRIL RELEASE
ALBUM PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE 2/26, INCLUDES INSTANT GRAT TRACK “WATCH OUT FOR THIS (BUMAYE)”, VIDEO COMING IN MARCH
MAJOR LAZER WORLD TOUR 2013 STARTS FEB 28
FREE THE UNIVERSE, originally scheduled to be released February 19th, will now be released April 15th via Secretly Canadian / Mad Decent / Downtown Records in North America. Starting February 26th you can pre-order the album through iTunes in the US & Canada http://smarturl.it/FTUPreOrder and immediately receive the third single “Watch Out For This (Bumaye)” which features famed dancehall artist Busy Signal, along with The Flexican & FS Green. The group issued a statement on the postponement below:
“Our fans are the most important part of what makes Major Lazer what it is. It is with that consideration that “FREE THE UNIVERSE” will not be released this month as previously scheduled. We never want to disappoint our supporters but circumstances out of our control have made us unable to keep the intended date. For anyone disappointed, we are truly apologetic and we promise that this hiccup has only made what we have planned for the album stronger. We tried extremely hard to keep the date but it was ultimately decided that rushing the album would have been unfair to you and everyone who worked so hard on it. There will be information soon about the album pre-order and we are working with everyone to be able to deliver you a few songs prior to the release.”
In the mean time, check out Major Lazer on the FREE THE UNIVERSE 2013 WORLD TOUR, download the free remix EP,
LAZER STRIKES BACK Vol. 1, below. Keep an eye out for the 90’s dancehall-themed video for “Watch Out For This (Bumaye)”, more exclusive Major Lazer music and updates in the coming weeks!
DOWNLOAD LAZER STRIKES BACK Vol. 1 VOLUME 1
1. Major Lazer & Flux Pavilion – Jah No Partial (Jack Beats Remix)
2. Major Lazer – Get Free feat. Amber of Dirty Projectors (Cris Cab Cover)
3. Major Lazer – Original Don feat. The Partysquad (DGRC Remix)
4. Hot Chip – Look Where We Are (Major Lazer Extended Remix)
MAJOR LAZER WORLD TOUR 2013
THU 2/28 TORONTO, ON Sound Academy
FRI 3/1 ROYAL OAK, MI Royal Oak Music Hall
SAT 3/2 CHICAGO, IL Congress
SUN 3/3 CLEVELAND, OH House of Blues
TUE 3/5 NASHVILLE, TN Cannery Ballroom
THU 3/7 CARBORRO, NC Cat’s Cradle
FRI 3/8 ATLANTA, GA Masquerade
SAT 3/9 NEW ORLEANS,LA BUKU Fest
MON 3/11 DALLAS, TX House of Blues
TUE 3/12 HOUSTON, TX House of Blues
THU 3/14 AUSTIN, TX SXSW – TBA
FRI 3/15 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX UME Festival
SUN 3/17 MIAMI, FL Ultra Festival
TUE 3/19 MADISON, WI Majestic Theater
WED 3/20 MINNEAPOLIS, MN First Avenue
THU 3/21 ST. LOUIS, MO The Pageant
FRI 3/22 LAWRENCE, KS The Midland by AMC
SUN 3/24 MIAMI, FL Ultra Festival
MON 3/25 VANCOUVER, BC Venue
TUE 3/26 SEATTLE, WA Showbox SODO
WED 3/27 PORTLAND, OR Roseland
THU 3/28 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Independent
SUN 3/31 SAO PAULO, BRAZIL Lollapalooza
FRI 4/5 BUENOS ARIES, AR Quilmes Rock Festival
SAT 4/6 SANTIAGO, CH Lollapalooza Chile SUN 4/7 BOGOTA, CO Festival Estereo Picnic
TUE 4/9 LAS VEGAS, NV 1Oak
SAT 4/13 INDIO, CA Coachella
SAT 4/20 INDIO, CA Coachella
WED 4/24 HAMBURG, DE Übel & Gefährlich
THU 4/25 PARIS, FR Bataclan
FRI 4/26 ROUEN, FR Le 106
SAT 4/27 AMSTERDAM, NL Paradiso
MON 4/29 UTRECHT, NL Tivoli
WED 5/1 SHEFFIELD, UK The Plus
THU 5/2 OXFORD, UK O2 Academy
FRI 5/3 BRISTOL, UL O2 Academy
SAT 5/4 LONDON, UK Roundhouse
TUE 5/7 BRUSSELS, BE AB Hall
WED 5/8 ZURICH, CH Maag Halle
THU 5/9 MILAN, IT Magazzini Generali
FRI 5/10 BOLOGNA, IT Link
SAT 5/11 MARSEILLE, FR Cabaret Aléatoire
TUE 5/14 PRAUGE, CZ Lucerna Music Hall
WED 5/15 WARSAW, PL Palladium
THU 5/16 BERLIN, DE Berghain