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Arctic Monkeys: the next Franz Ferdinand or the next Menswe@r? (Poor Menswe@r. Always the butt of these kinds of jokes.) The States will get the chance to make that call in just a couple months, as the unbelievably hyped Brit sensations have announced their first North American tour.

\n\n\ The two-week adventure is in support of the Arctics' forthcoming debut album, the stupidly-titled Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, which is due out in America on February 21 courtesy of the lovely folks at Domino Records. The LP's British release date was recently moved up a week from January 30 to January 23, to prevent the masses from rioting. As previously reported, Whatever will be preceded by the single for \"When the Sun Goes Down\", which will fly off shelves in the UK come January 16, and will probably go mostly unnoticed in the U.S. on January 24.

\n\n\ We bet they look good on the dancefloor:

\n\n\ 01-23 Dublin, Ireland - Ambassador Theatre *
\n\ 01-24 Dublin, Ireland - Ambassador Theatre *
\n\ 01-25 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Ulster Hall *
\n\ 01-27 Glasgow, Scotland - Academy *
\n\ 01-28 Edinburgh, Scotland - Corn Exchange *
\n\ 01-29 Newcastle, England - Academy *
\n\ 01-31 Nottingham, England - Rock City *
\n\ 02-01 Leeds, England - Leeds University
\n\ 02-02 Liverpool, England - Liverpool University *
\n\ 02-04 Manchester, England - Academy *
\n\ 02-05 Manchester, England - Academy *
\n\ 02-07 Sheffield, England - Octagon *
\n\ 02-08 Birmingham, England - Academy *
\n\ 02-09 Norwich, England - UEA *
\n\ 02-11 Cardiff, Wales - Great Hall *
\n\ 02-12 Cambridge, England - Corn Exchange *
\n\ 02-13 Bristol, England - Academy *
\n\ 02-15 Portsmouth, England - Guildhall *
\n\ 02-16 Brighton, England - Dome *
\n\ 02-17 London, England - Brixton Academy *
\n\ 03-13 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
\n\ 03-15 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
\n\ 03-17 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa (Domino SXSW Showcase) #
\n\ 03-18 Chicago, IL - The Metro
\n\ 03-21 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre
\n\ 03-22 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa
\n\ 03-23 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
\n\ 03-25 New York, NY - Webster Hall
\n\ 03-26 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
\n\ 03-27 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
\n\ 03-29 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Caf\xE9

\n\n\ * ShockWaves NME Awards Tour with Max\xEFmo Park, We Are Scientists, Mystery Jets
\n\ # with Test Icicles, The Beautiful New Born Children, Archie Bronson Outfit

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