The National have added a second London date to their 2023 UK tour after the first show sold out in just two hours.
The band, who are set to return with their new album āFirst Two Pages Of Frankensteinā in April, have added the extra gig due to ticket demand.
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The National will now headline Londonās Alexandra Palace on September 27 as well as the day prior. The shows are part of a wider UK and European tour, which will see them play in Dublin, Leeds, Glasgow, and more cities across the continent.
Tickets for the new date are on sale now and are available to purchase here. Soccer Mommy will support the band at all UK and Ireland gigs on the tour.

Extra dates have also been announced for the bandās US tour in Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Denver. You can find more details on those gigs and buy tickets here.
āFirst Two Pages Of Frankensteinā will be released on April 28 via 4AD and feature cameos from Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers and Sufjan Stevens. Swift will appear on āThe Allcottā while Bridgers is set to feature on āThis Isnāt Helpingā and āYour Mind Is Not Your Friendā. Stevens, meanwhile, will be a guest on the album opener āOnce Upon A Poolsideā.
The album announcement earlier this month was accompanied by the release of the new song āTropic Morning Newsā. The track was co-written with frontman Matt Berningerās wife, Carin Besser, and takes its title from a phrase Besser invented to describe the regrettably routine practice of doomscrolling.
Speaking to NME about new music last year, The Nationalās guitarist Bryce Dessner said: āWhat I can say is that weāre at a high watermark in terms of our creativity as a band. Thereās a lot happening, and a lot of music. Weāre allowing ourselves to dream about it, take risks, try things and give the songs time to develop.ā
Explaining that the new material featured traces of elements from their past records, he added: āThe songs are vulnerable and direct like on āBoxerā, but with experimental moments like āSleep Well Beastā and raw moments like āAlligatorā. In a way, itās the whole history of the band but with a new exploration in it. Some of them are our most accessible, others are more poetic with different arrangements.ā
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