In addition to performing a set at Coachella 2010 on April 17, Coheed and Cambria have announced eight club dates in the Northeast US to prepare for their new album release, Year of the Black Rainbow.

Support will be provided by Earl Greyhound.

Here are the full dates:
March 23 – Rochester, NY – Harro East Theatre & Ballroom
March 24 – Syracuse, NY- The Westcott Theater
March 25 – Clifton Park , NY – Northern Lights
March 26 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
March 28 – Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall
March 29 – Hartford, CT – Webster Theater
March 30 – Scranton, PA – Hardware Bar (formerly known as Tinks)
March 31 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg

There are a small percentage of tickets for fans with minimal surcharges and before the general on-sale starting tomorrow, January 20th at 3pm EST. Click here for presale.

Coheed and Cambria has officially announced plans to release a new album in April 2010 and embark on headline tours throughout the US and Europe. Check out the letter to their fans below:

” Hey Everybody,

Happy Holidays and all that. We know you have been waiting patiently for Coheed info for 2010, so we hope this fills your hunger for now:

Our new album will be titled, Year of the Black Rainbow, and is set for release in April 2010 and will be followed by a headline tour of the US, and then on to Europe and the UK for festivals and such.

As most of you know, the new album will be the “Origin Story” or “The Prequel,” and likely the final story of the ongoing concept story of “The Amory Wars”

With Year of the Black Rainbow, we will be releasing a deluxe package that includes a NOVEL OF THE SAME NAME. Not a graphic novel, but a full 300+page prose novel, which will tell the origins of Coheed and Cambria, and much more. There will be no mystery to this story, you will be able to explore it like never before. Presales will start near the end of December, exact date and pricing to be announced soon.

Producing this record is:
Atticus Ross http://www.ninwiki.com/Atticus_Ross
And Joe Baressi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Barresi

They have helped us evolve our sound to be more powerful and dynamic than ever and we think it’s definitely our best work to date.
Some song titles are: “Here We are Juggernaut,” “The Broken,” “Pearl of the Stars,” and “Guns of Summer.”

Co-writing the book with Claudio is Peter David. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_David

The album will be released through Columbia Records/Sony in North America. For the rest of the world, Sony has licensed the rights to Roadrunner Records, who we feel will better make our music available in those territories, and opening up the potential for us to come to countries we rarely or never have been to before. We are very excited.

Can’t wait til you can experience it.

Peace,
Co&Ca “