The Virgins, who recently released their new album ‘Strike Gently’ will perform at London’s The Old Blue Last on 20^th June. The band have also been confirmed as support on the forthcoming The Killers tour in the US. The video to recent single ‘Prima Materia’ can be viewed here...

Recorded in New York at the East Village Recording Centre (underneath the site of the storied former rock club ‘Brownies’), the long-awaited second album from the New York band was produced by The Unicorn Parade (Johnny T. Yerington and Gus Oberg). Cult Records founder Julian Casablancas notes, “When I first saw the Virgins I was psyched there was such a rad new band from NYC. Donald’s such an awesome guy and it’s great to meet someone who’s such a true artist. I think they’ve made a classic record and we’re really excited they chose to work with us.”

Thurs 20^th June            London                                    The Old Blue Last 

The Killers US Support Shows:

May

Mon 6^th                                                                El Paso,TX                                           Abraham Chavez Theatre

Weds 8^th                                                              Houston, TX                            Bayou Music Center

Thurs 9^th                                                             Grand Prairie, TX                    Verizon Theatre

Fri 10^th                                                                 Cedar Park, TX                                    Cedar Park Center

Sun 12^th                                                               Nashville, TN                          Grand Ole Opry House

Tues 14^th                                                             New York, NY                                    Madison Square Garden

Weds 15^th                                                           Toronto, Canada                      Air Canada Centre

Thurs 16^th                                                           Cincinnati                                            Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati

Sat 18^th                                                                Brooklyn, NY                          Barclays Center

Sun 19^th                                                               Camden, NJ                             Susquehanna Bank Center

Headline Shows:

June

Fri 14^th                                                                 Hamburg                                              Gruenspan                 

Sat 15^th                                                                Cologne                                               Luxor                        

Mon 17^th                                                             Frankfurt                                             Batschkapp               

Tues 18^th                                                             Munich                                                            Strom                        

Tues 25^th                                                             Strasbourg                                            La Laiterie Club       

Thurs 27^th                                                           Paris                                                     Le Trabendo             

‘Strike Gently’ is the follow-up to the Virgins’ 2008 self-titled debut, which NME raved was “jam-packed with pop hits” and Entertainment Weekly called “punchy and slinky and over before you know it, but good, dirty fun while it lasts”. SPIN noted “these New York kids reflect the mirror-ball gleam of primo INXS and ‘Emotional Rescue’ era Rolling Stones onto the lives of today’s young, rich, and wasted.”

The group was started by frontman Donald Cumming in 2006 and features Max Kamins (bass), Xan Aird (guitar) and John Eatherly (drums). They have shared stages with Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Lou Reed, Sonic Youth and Patti Smith and have appeared on ‘The Late Show with David Letterman,’ ‘Late Night with Conan O’Brien,’ ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ and ‘Last Call with Carson Daly.’ The single ‘Rich Girls’ from their 2008 release was included on Rolling Stone’s list of the ‘100 Best Songs of 2008.

‘STRIKE GENTLY’ tracklisting: 

1. Prima Materia 

2. Wheel of Fortune 

3. Flashbacks, Memories, and Dreams   

4. Figure on the Ice 

5. Impressions of You 

6. What Good is Moonlight                  

7. Travel Express (from me) 

8. The Beggar 

9. Amelia 

10. Blue Rose Tattoo