The National have added a special live date in Paris on 22nd June with support from Halo Maud as part of Pitchfork Music Fest.  Tickets to the intimate performance are available now.  The show will be streamed live on Pitchfork Paris’ Facebook page and Pitchfork TV’s YouTube at 11.30pm CEST.  The band will headline Pitchfork Music Festival in Paris this November.

The National announced their 7th studio album - Sleep Well Beast - to be released on 8th September on 4AD.  Sleep Well Beast was produced by member Aaron Dessner with co-production by Bryce Dessner and Matt Berninger.  The album was mixed by Peter Katis and recorded at Aaron Dessner’s Hudson Valley, New York studio, Long Pond, with additional sessions having taken place in Berlin, Paris and Los Angeles.

Watch the Casey Reas-directed video for ‘The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness’ below.

In addition to the newly added Paris date, the band will tour across the world in support of the album, kicking off in Cork, Ireland on 16th September.  Highlights include Forest Hills Stadium in New York on 6th October, The Hollywood Bowl on 11th October and multiple night residencies in more than 10 cities across Europe and North America including Dublin, Edinburgh, Manchester and London.  The National will also play Glastonbury and Haven Festival in Copenhagen this summer.  For additional information visit www.americanmary.com

June
22nd - Centquatre, Paris, France
23rd-25th - Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury, UK [SOLD OUT]

August
12th - HAVEN Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark

September
16th - Cork Opera House / Sounds From a Safe Harbour, Cork, Ireland  [SOLD OUT]
17th - Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland [SOLD OUT]
18th - Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland  [SOLD OUT]
20th - Usher Hall, Edinburgh, UK  [SOLD OUT]
21st - Usher Hall, Edinburgh, UK [SOLD OUT]
22nd - O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK [SOLD OUT]
23rd - O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK [SOLD OUT]
25th - Eventim Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK
26th - Eventim Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK
27th - Eventim Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK
28th - Eventim Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK  [SOLD OUT]

October
5th - Wang Theatre, Boston MA, USA [SOLD OUT]
6th - Forest Hills Stadium, New York NY, US
11th - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles CA, US
12th - CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre, San Diego CA, US
14th - Greek Theatre, Berkeley CA, US
21st - Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany
23rd - Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany
24th - Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany
25th - AFAS Live, Amsterdam, The Netherlands  [SOLD OUT]
26th - AFAS Live, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
28th - Coliseum, Lisbon, Portugal  [SOLD OUT]
30th - Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium  [SOLD OUT]
31st - Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium  [SOLD OUT]

November
2nd-4th - Pitchfork Paris, Paris, France
4th - Annexet, Stockholm, Sweden  [SOLD OUT]
5th - Annexet, Stockholm, Sweden
6th - Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
7th - Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
27th - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland OR, US [SOLD OUT]
28th - Paramount Theatre, Seattle WA, US
29th - Paramount Theatre, Seattle WA, US

December
1st - Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver BC, Canada  [SOLD OUT]
2nd - Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver BC, Canada  [SOLD OUT]
4th - Verizon Hall, Philadelphia, PA, US  [SOLD OUT]
7th - Metropolis, Montreal QC, Canada [SOLD OUT]
8th - Metropolis, Montreal QC, Canada  [SOLD OUT]
9th - Sony Centre, Toronto ON, Canada [SOLD OUT]
10th - Hamilton Place Theatre, Hamilton ON, Canada [SOLD OUT]
12th - Civic Opera House, Chicago IL, US [SOLD OUT]
13th - Civic Opera House, Chicago IL, US [SOLD OUT]