Placebo Announce Single Release

Placebo have announced the release of their brand new single, “For What It’s Worth” on May 5, 2009, via iTunes. This will be the first single from their upcoming album "Battle For The Sun," (to be released June 9th on Vagrant). The single was added out of the box at KROQ in Los Angeles, 91X in San Diego and WEQX in Albany, and officially goes for adds May 19th. The video of “For What It’s Worth” has already been viewed over 450,000 times since its premiere last Tuesday on MySpace.

Also beginning May 5th, fans can pre-order Battle For The Sun exclusively through iTunes for $9.99. Fans will instantly receive a free digital copy of “For What It’s Worth” and will receive two bonus tracks when the album is released on June 9th. The bonus tracks include the b-side, “In A Funk” along with a cover of Nik Kershaw’s “Wouldn’t It Be Good” (which is only available through the pre-order).

Recorded over three months by producer Dave Bottrill in Toronto (chosen by the band largely because of his work with Tool) and mixed in London by My Bloody Valentine, Smashing Pumpkins and Nine Inch Nails supremo Alan Moulder, Placebo’s sixth album is heralded as marking a whole new era for the band who have sold ten million albums worldwide.

The band will be showcasing their new material on three sold-out UK warm up dates in advance of various headline summer festival appearances from the end of May.

Placebo is: Brian Molko – guitar/vocals, Stefan Olsdal – bass, and Steve Forrest – drums.

PLACEBO on tour:

• May 9 – Sheffield, UK @ 02 Academy
• May 10 – Bournemouth, UK @ Opera House
• May 12 – London, UK @ 02 Shepherds Bush Empire
• May 29 – Sweden @ Siesta Festival
• May 31 – Netherlands @ Pinkpop Festival
• Jun 5 – Germany @ Rock Am Ring/Rock Im Park
• Jun 12 – Finland @ Provinssirock
• Jun 14 – Scotland @ RockNess Festival
• Jun 20 – Austria @ Nova Rock Festival
• Jun 21 – Romania @ ROMEXPO
• Jun 23 – Turkey @ Turkcell Kurucesme Arena
• Jun 27 – Greece @ Rockwave Festival
• Jul 1 – Norway @ Quart Festival
• Jul 2 – Belgium @ Rock Werchter
• Jul 4 – France @ Arras Festival
• Jul 5 – Poland @ Heineken Open’er Festival
• Jul 6 – Czech Republic @ Rock for People Festival
• Jul 10 – Portugal @ Optimus Alive Festival
• Jul 11 – Spain @ Bilbao Live Festival
• Jul 17 – Italy @ Italia Wave Love Festival
• Jul 18 – Italy @ Villafranca Castle
• Jul 19 – Switzerland @ Moon and Stars Festival
• Jul 21 – Switzerland @ Paleo Festival
• Aug 7 – Japan @ Sumer Sonic Festival
• Aug 15 – Hungary @ Sziget Festival
• Aug 28 – UK @ Reading Festival
• Aug 30 – UK @ Leeds Festival

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