On the heels of announcing the release of their sophomore record on Friday 9th April 2010, MGMT will embark on a eight city tour, beginning in London on 18th March at Heaven and running through to the 6th April in Sydney at Club Metro. MGMT will be playing selections from "Congratulations", the follow up to their 2008, critically acclaimed debut "Oracular Spectacular".

Tickets for MGMT at the Academy, Dublin on Saturday 20th March are priced €27.50 inclusive of booking fee and are on sale from this Wednesday 24th February at 9am through Ticketmaster

MGMT’s music has been heralded worldwide for its fresh and unique style. With "Congratulations", MGMT unlock a new musical world whirling in its own space/time grid infused with hints of music from the past five decades. Soulful and complex, "Congratulations" is a surprising and delightful quantum step forward in MGMT's ongoing pop revolution. Produced by MGMT and Sonic Boom (Spacemen 3, E.A.R., Spectrum), Congratulations was recorded throughout 2009 in upstate New York, Malibu, and Brooklyn and features Andrew Vanwyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, MGMT's core duo, performing with Matt Asti (bass, backing vocals), Will Berman (drums, backing vocals), and James Richardson (guitar, backing vocals), the band's live line-up.

Tickets will be available for purchase from Wednesday 24th February at Ticketmaster outlets nationwide. "Congratulations" will be available in Ireland from Friday 9th April.

Tickets for MGMT at the Academy, Dublin on Saturday 20th March are priced €27.50 inclusive of booking fee and are on sale from this Wednesday 24th February at 9am through Ticketmaster.
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