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Vampire Weekend's current mood? BUMMED! So says the band's most recent MySpace blog post anyhow, which explains the cancellations of tonight's gig in Manchester, England and tomorrow night's in Glasgow, Scotland. The reason? That towering beast, illness. But frontguy Ezra Koenig promises, "at least we'll be back in May."

So, how's about a bunch of new Vampire Weekend dates in the UK come May? The band have added a whole slew of shows to their itinerary across the pond, centered around their recently announced appearance at the ATP vs. Pitchfork festival. Both of the axed dates have already been rescheduled

Before heading across the pond, though, Vampire Weekend head out on a big North American tour in March and April, which will take them from Langerado through SXSW and all the way until Coachella. And even if you're not able to make it to SXSW, you'll be able to hear their set at the Parish on March 13 at 4:00 via a live webcast on NPR.

For now, though, get some rest, ya'll: being sick has a way of putting a damper on a perfectly good Weekend.

Vampire Weekend:

02-27 Manchester, England - Academy 2
02-28 Glasgow, Scotland - Classic Grand
03-05 Orlando, Florida - Park Avenue (in-store)
03-06 Orlando, FL - The Social ^
03-07 South Florida Everglades, FL - Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation (Langerado)
03-08 St. Augustine, FL - Café Eleven ^
03-09 Atlanta, GA - The Earl ^
03-10 Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree ^
03-11 New Orleans, LA - Pocket Park
03-12-16 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-19 San Diego, CA - The Casbah *
03-20 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey *
03-22 San Francisco, CA - The Independent *
03-23 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Shop *
03-25 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge *
03-26 Seattle, WA - Neumos *
03-27 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards *
03-29 Missoula, MT - Badlander *
03-30 Boise, ID - Neurolux *
03-31 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court *
04-01 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater *
04-03 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock *
04-04 Madison, WI - High Noon *
04-05 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall *
04-06 Chicago, IL - Metro *
04-11 Providence, RI - Brown University Campus Green &
04-25 Indio, CA - Coachella
05-01 Bristol, England - Bristol Bierkeller
05-02 Birmingham, England - Birmingham Academy
05-03 Edinburgh, Scotland - Liquid Rooms
05-04 Glasgow, Scotland - Oran Mor
05-06 Newcastle, England - Northumbria University
05-07 Leeds, England - Cockpit
05-08 Manchester, England - Academy 2
05-09-11 Rye, England - Butlin's Holiday Centre (ATP vs. Pitchfork) !
05-12 Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms
05-13 London, England - Electric Ballroom
05-29-31 Barcelona, Spain - Parc del Forum (Primavera Sound)
06-12 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo

^ with the Walkmen
* with YACHT
& with Lupe Fiasco
! with with the Hold Steady, Jens Lekman, Caribou, Hot Chip, Les Savy Fav, No Age, Black Lips, Of Montreal, Man Man, Los Campesinos!, Glass Candy, Dirty Projectors, Times New Viking, Meat Puppets, Jay Reatard, 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