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Kaiser Chiefs have taken the time since the release of their new album, Off With Their Heads, to prepare for next year. The band has added a boatload of dates all over the world, including a jaunt across the UK and Ireland with Black Kids in February and March.

The Chiefs will release the next Heads single, "Good Days Bad Days", on December 15. In addition to the title track, the single will feature its remix by Calvin Harris, a slower version of Heads track "Addicted to Drugs", and "Acting Up", a new B-side. Kaiser Chiefs will release the single via Polydor digitally, on CD, and as a picture disc 7".

Kaiser Chiefs also have a DVD of this year's performance at Elland Road in Leeds coming even sooner. Live at Elland Road arrived on DVD via Crash Records today (November 24), and is due on Blu-ray in two weeks.

Black Kids, meanwhile, are touring in support of Partie Traumatic this December, and they'll also play Australia/New Zealand's Big Day Out traveling festival in January and February. Bass player Owen Holmes recently issued an EP called Bless Your Heart under the Gospel Music moniker, which you can download here or stream at the act's MySpace. A second Gospel Music EP is apparently due in 2009.

Kaisers + Kids:

02-19 Dublin, Ireland - O2
02-20 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Odessey
02-22 Nottingham, England - Trent FM Arena
02-23 Sheffield, England - Sheffield Arena
02-24 Birmingham, England - NIA
02-26 Edinburgh, Scotland - Corn Exchange
02-27 Aberdeen, Scotland - AECC
02-28 Newcastle, England - Metro Radio Arena
03-02 Manchester, England - MEN Arena
03-03 Liverpool, England - Echo Arena
03-04 Cardiff, Wales - CIA
03-06 London, England - Wembley Arena

Kaiser Chiefs:

11-25 Tokyo, Japan - Akasaka Blitz
12-02 London, England - Carling Academy (Xfm Winter Wonderland)
01-19 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
01-20 Munich, Germany - Tonhalle
01-21 Cologne, Germany - Palladium
01-23 Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Rockhal
01-24 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
01-25 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
01-27 Paris, France - Zenith
01-28 Lyon, France - Transbordeur
01-29 Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz
01-31 Porto, Portugal - Coliseum
02-01 Lisbon, Portugal - Coliseum
02-02 Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
02-05 Milan, Italy - Alkatraz
02-06 Zurich, Switzerland - Volkshaus
02-07 Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
02-09 Dresden, Germany - Alter Schlachthof
02-10 Mainz, Germany - Phoenixhalle
02-12 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
02-13 Oslo, Norway - Sentrum
02-15 Hamburg, Germany - Sportshalle
02-16 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Heineken Music Hall
03-28 Sydney, Australia - V Festival
03-29 Gold Coast, Australia - V Festival
04-04 Melbourne, Australia - V Festival
04-05 Perth, Australia - V Festival

Black Kids:

12-06 Providence, RI - Club Hell
12-07 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theater
12-10 Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia
12-11 Austin, TX - Emo's
01-16 Auckland, New Zealand - Big Day Out Festival
01-18 Gold Coast, Australia - Big Day Out Festival
01-23 Sydney, Australia - Big Day Out Festival
01-26 Melbourne, Australia - Big Day Out Festival
01-30 Adelaide, Australia - Big Day Out Festival
02-01 Perth, Australia - Big Day Out Festival