Bad Lieutenant are pleased to announce support for the UK leg of their forthcoming tour as follows:

Sheffield and Glasgow: Gabrielle’s Wish
Preston and Liverpool:  Honestly Express Yourself

The band are excited to confirm Factory Floor for their London show -  http://www.myspace.com/factoryfloor

A limited number of tickets are still available for the tour :

March 15: Leadmill, Sheffield, UK [buy tickets]
March 16: Garage, Glasgow, UK [buy tickets]
March 18: Electric Ballroom, London, UK [buy tickets]
March 20: 53 Degrees, Preston, UK [buy tickets]
March 21: Masque, Liverpool, UK [buy tickets]

The tour is in advance of the band’s second single, “Twist Of Fate” taken from their album “Never Cry Another Tear”.

Bernard is going to be on Q The Jury on The Q Show this Sunday, 28th February, between 2 – 4 pm.  You can listen to the show by clicking this link.

The release date for the Sink or Swim Remix bundle has been moved back a week to 2/22 (non-US) and 2/23 (US).  The track listing for the bundle is:

Sink Or Swim (Original Mix)
Sink Or Swim (Reeder’s Rettungsring Remix)
Sink Or Swim (Reeder’s Waterwing Remix)
Sink Or Swim (James Bright Remix)
Dynamo (Teenagers Remix)

Twist of Fate has made it onto 6music’s Rebel Playlist shortlist.

The voting link for Bad Lieutenant can be found on Steve Lamacq’s 6music page, and it will go up in a public vote against Freelance Whales, and Peggy Sue:  please help the band by casting your vote!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/steve_lamacq/rebel_playlist.shtml

“As promised we are coming to the U.S. to play our re-scheduled dates in Chicago and New York with the addition of the Coachella Festival and a concert in San Francisco. We are really looking forward to playing our songs live for our fans in the U.S. It’s been some quite time since I have played in America, and we are all very excited about the prospect.”
-Bernard Sumner

Friday, April 16th – Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA [on sale Sunday, February 14th]
Saturday, April 17th – Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Indio, CA [tickets on sale NOW]
Monday, April 19th – Park West, Chicago, IL [on sale Saturday, February 13th]
Wednesday, April 21st – Webster Hall, New York, NY [on sale Friday, February 12th]

Bad Lieutenant will be releasing “Twist Of Fate” as its second single on March 22nd (March 23rd in the US).

5 new Bad Lieutenant dates have been announced in the UK:

Monday, March 15: Leadmill, Sheffield, UK
Tuesday, March 16: Garage, Glasgow, UK
Thursday, March 18: Electric Ballroom, London, UK
Saturday, March 20: 53 Degrees, Preston, UK
Sunday, March 21: Masque, Liverpool, UK

Bad Lieutenant will release remixes of “Sink Or Swim,” along with a bonus remix of “Dynamo” on February 16th in the US, February 15th in all other territories.  These remixes are a digital release only and will be available for purchase through online retailers such as iTunes.

“Sink Or Swim” has been remixed by Mark Reeder and James Bright; “Dynamo by the Teenagers.  Mark Reeder is a seminal electronic pioneer with an extensive discography. James Bright’s trademark downtempo tracks have graced a host of compilations including the influential Cafe Del Mar series.  Mainstays on the Hype Machine, the Teenagers have been hailed as “the saviours of French Indie Pop.”