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Bloc Party are revving up to spend many, many weekends in the city (and weekdays, for that matter). Unfortunately, their traveling companions happen to be Panic! at the Disco and Jack's Mannequin, but hey, at least they'll have a chance to visit some of North America's finest destinations. Like the metropolis of Sunrise, Florida, where Bloc Party will kick things off tonight at the scenic Bank Atlantic Center.

Following a lengthy holiday break, Bloc Party will ditch the pop-punk acts and tour the UK, presumably as headliners.

As previously reported, the second batch of dates surround Bloc Party's forthcoming A Weekend in the City, which is due February 5 on Wichita in the UK and February 6 on Vice in the U.S. The follow-up to 2005's Silent Alarm and Silent Alarm Remixed was recorded at Ireland's Grouse Lodge Residential Studios with producer Jacknife Lee (U2, Snow Patrol). It will be preceded by a single, "The Prayer", on January 29 in the UK.

A comprehensive "official unofficial guide" to the LP recently made its way online courtesy of the BlocParty.net-affiliated Blog Party. On it, superfans can scope out a detailed recording timeline, track notes, titles and comments on lost songs and B-sides, and more.

Dates:

11-07 Sunrise, FL - Bank Atlantic Center *
11-08 Orlando, FL - UCF Arena *
11-09 Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre *
11-10 Charlotte, NC - Cricket Arena *
11-11 Fairfax, VA - Patriot Center *
11-13 New York, NY - Theater at Madison Square Garden *
11-14 New York, NY - Theater at Madison Square Garden *
11-16 Toronto, Ontario - Ricoh Coliseum *
11-17 Rochester, NY - Gordon Field House at RIT *
11-18 Lowell, MA - Tsongas Arena *
11-19 Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center *
11-21 Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills *
11-22 Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion *
11-24 Minneapolis, MN - US Bank Theater *
11-25 St. Charles, MO - Family Arena *
11-26 Council Bluffs, IA - Mid-America Center *
11-28 Denver, CO - Magness Arena *
11-29 Salt Lake City, UT - The E Center *
12-01 Portland, OR - Memorial Coliseum *
12-02 Vancouver, British Columbia - Pacific Coliseum *
12-03 Seattle, WA - Everett Events Center *
12-05 San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion *
12-06 Long Beach, CA - Long Beach Arena *
12-07 Glendale, AZ - Glendale Arena *
12-08 Las Vegas, NV - Orleans Theatre *
12-09 San Diego, CA - ipayOne Center *
01-27 Southampton, England - Guild Hall
01-28 Norwich, England - UEA
01-31 London, England - Astoria
02-01 London, England - Astoria
02-02 London, England - Astoria
02-03 Folkestone, England - Leas Cliff Hall
02-05 Reading, England - Hexagon
02-06 Cardiff, Wales - University
02-07 Bristol, England - Academy
02-09 Exeter, England - Great Hall at University
02-10 Birmingham, England - Academy
02-11 Nottingham, England - Rock City
02-13 Cambridge, England - Corn Exchange
02-14 Manchester, England - Academy
02-16 Dublin, Ireland - Ambassador Theatre
02-17 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowland
02-18 Aberdeen, Scotland - Music Hall
02-20 Edinburgh, Scotland - Corn Exchange
02-21 Newcastle, England - Academy
02-22 Sheffield, England - Octagon

* with Panic! at the Disco, Jack's Mannequin