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Good news! This Arcade Fire/LCD Soundsystem tour we've reported with each new addition of dates has finally reached its maximum expansion point, meaning the newest date in Lehi, Utah on September 26 will be the tour's last addition unless they decide to do the whole thing over again in, say, Botswana.

A special, previously unreported piece of memorabilia will be available on the joint tour and through each band's respective website: a limited edition split 7" featuring LCD Soundsystem covering Joy Division's "No Love Lost" and Arcade Fire covering the Serge Gainsbourg-penned, France Gall-sung "Poupee de Cire, Poupee de Son".

As another heads-up, these shows with LCD will be the Arcade Fire's last in North America in support of Neon Bible, which makes it sound like they plan on either disavowing the record and touring here anyway or, in the more likely scenario, taking a break/touring elsewhere/recording their third record. We won't, however, hold our breath for a new album anytime soon.

It's a different story in LCD land, though. On September 18, James Murphy and co. will release the A Bunch of Stuff EP via DFA/Capitol. Included on the EP will be Franz Ferdinand's cover of "All My Friends", a Soulwax remix of "Get Innocuous", a Carl Craig remix of "Sound of Silver", a Sorcerer remix of "Us v Them", a Gucci Soundsystem remix of "Time to Get Away", and LCD Soundsystem's own live performance of "Us v Them" on KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic".

On the very next day, September 19, LCD Soundsystem will appear on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno".

Other forthcoming LCD/Murphy releases include the DFA re-release of 45:33 on November 12 with three B-sides, as well as the Caroline release of mix disc FABRICLIVE36: James Murphy & Pat Mahoney on November 20.

Finally, artist Doug Aitken (who did that Sleepwalking thing) is in the midst of shooting an experimental short film to accompany the eventual UK single release of "Someone Great".

The Second Coming of the Messiah:

09-17 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
09-20 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
09-21 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
09-24 Seattle, WA - Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion (University of Washington)
09-26 Lehi, UT - Waterfall Amphitheater at Thanksgiving Point
09-28 Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
09-30 Saint Paul, MN - Roy Wilkins Auditorium
10-03 Louisville, KY - Waterfront Park
10-05 Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion
10-06 New York, NY - Randall's Island #

# with Les Savy Fav

The Arcade Fire:

08-17 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
08-19 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands - Lowlands Festival
08-24 Paris, France - Rock en Seine
08-25 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-26 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
09-15 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival)
10-24 Dublin, Ireland - Phoenix Park $
10-26 Glasgow, Scotland - SECC $
10-27 Manchester, England - MEN Arena $
10-29 Newcastle, England - Metro Radio Arena $
10-30 Cardiff, Wales - International Arena $
10-31 Nottingham, England - Arena $
11-04 Oslo, Norway - Spektrum
11-05 Stockholm, Sweden - Annexet
11-07 Copenhagen, Denmark - KB Hallen
11-08 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
11-10 Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
11-11 Munich, Germany - Tonhalle
11-17 London, England - Alexandra Palace
11-18 London, England - Alexandra Palace $
11-19 London, England - Alexandra Palace

$ with Clinic

LCD Soundsystem:

08-17 Saint-Malo, France - La Route du Rock Festival
08-19 Biddinghuizen, Holland - Lowlands
08-23 Newcastle, England - Digital
08-24 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-25 Liverpool, England - Creamfields Festival
08-26 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-31 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic
09-01 Belfast, Ireland - Mandela Hall
09-02 Argyll, Scotland - Connect Festival
09-14 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits)
10-20 Dublin, Ireland - Tripod
10-21 Manchester, England - Apollo
10-22 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands
10-23 London, England - Brixton Academy