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Placebo Reach Career High


06/18/2009
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(PR) Placebo has achieved their highest US chart debut ever with their sixth studio album, Battle For The Sun, released June 9 on Vagrant Records. Battle For The Sun entered the Billboard Top 200 Chart at #51, and for the first time ever, Placebo landed on the Top Independent Albums chart at #8. Additionally, this is the highest first week sales total of any Placebo release.

Battle For The Sun is a worldwide triumph with a Top 10 debut in the UK, Australia, and Sweden album charts and Top 10 in most every European territory, including #1 in France, Germany, and Switzerland.

Placebo's fall US tour will be announced in the coming weeks, and meanwhile their first single, "For What It's Worth" is climbing the US alternative rock charts and is already a Top 10 song at 91X in San Diego (also Top 5 phones), WEQX in Albany, KTNI in Denver and many more. The single is in the Top 20 at KROQ, The End in Seattle and Sirius Radio's Alternative Nation among others.

PLACEBO on tour:
Jun 20 - Austria @ Nova Rock Festival
Jun 21 - Romania @ ROMEXPO
Jun 23 - Turkey @ Turkcell Kurucesme Arena
Jun 27 - Greece @ Rockwave Festival
Jul 01 - Norway @ Quart Festival
Jul 02 - Belgium @ Rock Werchter
Jul 04 - France @ Arras Festival
Jul 05 - Poland @ Heineken Open'er Festival
Jul 06 - 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
Jul 24 - Spain @ Plaza de Toros de Atarfe
Aug 01 - Taiwan @ Music Terminals Festival
Aug 03 - Hong Kong @ Hi Tec Star Hall
Aug 05 - South Korea @ Seoul Olympic Hall
Aug 08 - Tokyo, Japan @ Summer Sonic Festival
Aug 09 - Osaka, Japan @ Summer Sonic Fetival
Aug 15 - Hungary @ Sziget Festival
Aug 21 - Belgium @ Pukkelpop
Aug 28 - UK @ Reading Festival
Aug 30 - UK @ Leeds Festival
Oct 21 - France @ Dijon Zenith
Oct 22 - France @ Strasbourg Zenith
Oct 24 - France@ Paris Zenith
Oct 31 - France @ Rouen Zenith
Nov 01 - France @ Nantes Zenith
Nov 06 - France @ Marseille Le Dome
Nov 07 - France @ Lyon Halle Tony Garnier
Nov 09 - Germany @ Stuttgart Schleyerhalle
Nov 10 - Germany @ Hamburg Colorline Arena
Nov 12 - Denmark @ Copenhagen KB Hall
Nov 13 - Sweden @ Stockholm Annex
Nov 21 - Germany @ Leipzig Arena
Nov 22 - Germany @ Berlin Treptow
Nov 24 - Germany @ Mannheim Sap Arena
Nov 26 - Germany @ Munich Olympiahalle
Dec 04 - Germany @ Cologne Lanxess Arena
Dec 08 - UK @ Birmingham LG Arena
Dec 09 - UK @ London 02 Arena
Dec 11 - UK @ Bridlington Spa
Dec 12 - UK @ Manchester Central
Dec 14 - UK @ Glasgow SECC Arena
Dec 15 - Eire @ The Olympia Theatre
Dec 15 - Eire @ The Olympia Theatre



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