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What would an It Band be without an enormous, ever-expanding schedule of tour dates? Not much, and Bloc Party knows this, and they've added a dozen more American dates to their seasons-spanning 2005 schedule. If they keep this up, one can't help but wonder when they'll find time to record that second album Kele has been talking about. The details:

04-14 London, England - Astoria
04-15 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowland
04-17 Manchester, England - University
04-30 Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music Festival
05-24 Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
05-25 Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
05-27 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
05-28 George, WA - Sasquatch Festival
06-01 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
06-09 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Ballroom
06-10 New Orleans, LA - One-Eyed Jacks
06-11 Atlanta, GA - Music Midtown
06-14 New York, NY - Webster Hall
06-15 New York, NY - Webster Hall
06-16 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
06-18 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
10-02 Edinburgh, Scotland - Usher Hall
10-04 Glasgow, Scotland - Carling Academy
10-06 Newcastle, England - Northumbria University
10-08 Cambridge, England - Corn Exchange
10-09 Norwich, England - UEA
10-10 Portsmouth, England - Guild Hall
10-12 Sheffield, England - Octagon
10-13 Birmingham, England - Carling Academy
10-14 Birmingham, England - Carling Academy
10-16 Nottingham, England - Rock City
10-17 Liverpool, England - Royal Court
10-18 Leeds, England - University
10-20 Manchester, England - Apollo
10-21 Manchester, England - Apollo
10-22 Leicester, England - De Montford Hall
10-24 Cardiff, Wales - University
10-25 Bristol, England - Carling Academy
10-26 Exeter, England - University
10-28 London, England - Brixton Carling Academy
10-29 London, England - Brixton Carling Academy

Meanwhile, according to the band's official website, they'll be at Music Zone in Manchester, England between 3 and 4:30 p.m. this Sunday, to sign copies of Silent Alarm (and presumably body parts). And speaking of their website, the band is looking to add to it very soon. An interactive fanzine is in the works, and will hopefully be up and running within a month. "This is intended to be an online fanzine about Bloc Party, you and your experiences," says the site. "The idea being that we can have a journal of reviews, pictures and videos produced and submitted by fans from all around the world." Our only question: How did we live without it for so long?