Foster The People announce 2012 tour.

For Los Angeles based trio, Foster The People, this year included three headlining sold-out U.S. tours, a gold album for their debut release Torches, two Grammy® nominations for ‘Best Alternative Album’ and ‘Best Pop Duo/Group Performance,’ and a 3x platinum single in “Pumped Up Kicks.” With 2012 around the corner the band is excited to announce they’ll be back next Spring; kicking off a national tour on May 29th with two nights in New York City, making stops in 21 cities and ending on July 6th in Phoenix, AZ. Tickets are on sale this Friday, December 16th.



For the upcoming tour, Foster The People is partnering exclusively with luxury experience site Gilt City to sell advance tickets to shows in 19 cities throughout the country. Members will have the opportunity to purchase pre-sale tickets (ranging from $41 to $76 by city) and a limited edition lithograph designed by Foster The People. Pre-Sale tickets available at Gilt starting today: http://www.giltcity.com/national/collection/fosterthepeoplenatl?pkey=fosterppl4



Foster The People "in one year have gone from local favorite to a phenomenon," explains the LA Weekly, who were among the first to catch the band playing their residency to 200 fans at the Echo in January 2011. Since its release in May of 2011, Torches has sold over 1 million copies worldwide. This summer they will wrap up 18 months of touring by playing iconic amphitheaters around the country.



Foster The People 2012 Tour Dates:

5/29 New York, NY Rumsey Playfield *

5/30 New York, NY Rumsey Playfield *

6/1 Columbus, OH The LC Pavilion *

6/4 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre *

6/5 Austin, TX The Backyard *

6/7 Alpharetta, GA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre *

6/10 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion *

6/12 Montreal, QC Lachine Canal #

6/14 Philadelphia, PA Mann Center for the Performing Arts #

6/15 Boston, MA Bank Of America Pavilion #

6/16 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit #

6/19 Toronto, ON Downsview Park #

6/20 Chicago, IL Congress Theater #

6/22 Minneapolis, MN US Bank Theater #

6/25 Burnaby, BC Deer Lake Park &

6/26 Seattle, WA WaMu Theatre &

6/27 Portland, OR Edgefield &

6/29 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre &

6/30 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheatre &

7/3 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre &

7/5 Salt Lake City, UT The Great Salttair &

7/6 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre &

7/7 Las Vegas, NV The Cosmopolitan &



* (w/The Kooks)

# (w/Tokyo Police Club)

& (w/Mayer Hawthorne & The County)