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With Made in the Dark finally emerging this week, Hot Chip have traded a studio bereft of light for another dimly lit space: a club near you.

The infectious UK combo did it did it did it did it and said it said it said it etc. this past weekend at New York City's Highline Ballroom during the first of a pair of release week U.S. shows (the second pops off tonight in Los Angeles). UPDATE: The show has been postponed due to illness.

The boys' native UK and Europe had better be ready for the floor come mid-February, when Hot Chip return for a whole bunch of gigs with Matthew Dear. Then it's back across the pond in April-- this time with the !!!-descended Free Blood supporting-- and finally one more transatlantic voyage, destination: ATP VS. P4K PRTY 2K8!!

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02-04 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theater
02-15 Leeds, England - Leeds University Union *
02-16 Manchester, England - Manchester University *
02-18 Portsmouth, England - Pyramid Centre *
02-19 Oxford, England - Oxford Academy *
02-20 Norwich, England - Norwich U.E.A. *
02-22 Wolverhampton, England - Wulfrun Hall *
02-23 Preston, England - 53 Degrees *
02-24 Bristol, England - Academy *
02-26 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC *
02-27 Newcastle, England - Newcastle University *
02-28 Brighton, England - Corn Exchange *
02-29 London, England - Brixton Academy *
03-08 Hamburg, Germany - Uebel & Gefahrlich
03-09 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
03-10 Munich, Germany - Elserhalle
03-11 Cologne, Germany - Gloria
03-13 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
03-14 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
03-15 Lille, France - Grand Mix
03-17 Paris, France - Trabendo
03-18 Rennes, France - Ubu
04-10 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom #
04-11 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #
04-12 New York, NY - Terminal 5 #
04-14 Boston, MA - Paradise #
04-15 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis #
04-16 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix #
04-17 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre #
04-18 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue #
04-21 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore #
04-22 Seattle, WA - Showbox #
04-23 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom #
04-24 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore #
04-26 Indio, CA - Coachella
05-09-11 Rye, England - Camber Sands Holiday Centre (ATP vs. Pitchfork) $

* with Matthew Dear
# with Free Blood
$ with the Hold Steady, Jens Lekman, Caribou, Black Lips, Les Savy Fav, No Age, Of Montreal, Man Man, Los Campesinos!, Glass Candy, Dirty Projectors, Meat Puppets, the Black Angels, Marissa Nadler, Wooden Shjips, Deerhunter, Shit and Shine, Sebadoh, Ween, Redd Kross, Pissed Jeans, Yeasayer, Fuck Buttons, Apse, A Place to Bury Strangers, the Clientele, Black Mountain, Harmonia, Born Ruffians, Howlin Rain, Car Sick Cars, Even