Monday 4th February 2013 by Michael Baggs

Tags: Vampire Weekend

Vampire Weekend have announced details of their 2013 tour - as well as details of their new album, Modern Vampires Of the City.

The band revealed the album's title in a post in the New York Times, after giving fans a cryptic hint about the announcement on Twitter to look in the newspapers Notices & Lost And Found section. The newspaper post names 7 May 2013 as the US release date of the album. The album will be released on 6 May in the UK. See the advert below.

Furthermore, the band have announced a string of US and European dates for the coming months, starting with their March show at SXSW 2013. They will perform two European shows, at The Troxy in London on 8 May and at Casino De Paris in Paris on 10 May 2013.

The band have also revealed the tracklist of Modern Vampires Of The City. Check it out below.

01 Obvious Bicycle
02 Unbelievers
03 Step
04 Diane Young
05 Don't Lie
06 Hannah Hunt
07 Everlasting Arms
08 Finger Back
09 Worship You
10 Ya Hey
11 Hudson
12 Young Lion

See the NYT advert (as seen on Pitchfork) below.

Vampire Weekend posted the above advert in the New York Times

Ticket details for Vampire Weekend's tour will be revealed soon. For more information visit Gigwise Gig Tickets. See the band's full tour dates below.

13-16 March Austin, TX - SXSW
12 April Las Vegas, NV - The Cosmopolitan (with Tanlines)
14 April Indio, CA - Coachella
16 April Davis, CA - Freeborn Hall at UC Davis (with Tanlines)
17 April Oakland, CA - Fox Theater (with Tanlines)
21 April Indio, CA - Coachella
08 May London, England - The Troxy
10 May Paris, France - Casino De Paris
15 May Boston, MA - Agganis Arena
16 May Toronto, Ontario - Sony Centre
17 May Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit
19 May Kansas City, MO - Midland Theater
20 May Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre (with Of Monsters & Men)
21 May Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden Amphitheater
23 May Portland, OR - Keller Auditorium

Below: the big albums of 2013