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Daniel Radcliffe must know a little something about "meta"; he is, after all, Harry Potter (far moreso than those trippy drawings on the front of the books). So it's fitting that Art Brut-- the most meta of the bands-- count Mr. PotterRadcliffe as a fan. According to Art Brut publicist Karen Ruttner, who snapped the above photo, Dan hunted down Eddie Argos and the lads at a July 11 taping of the Conan O'Brien variety program.

Ruttner said, "Just as we were sitting in the green room talking about how much we wanted to meet Harry Potter, some guy comes in and goes, 'Hey, Daniel Radcliffe wants to come in and meet you guys.' He's a big fan. Even told Conan on the couch that they were the best thing hed seen at Reading two years ago. Made 'em sign a copy of their CD and after the photo was like, 'now I finally feel like I'm in a band!'"

How cute! I wonder, after shooting that lecherous take on Ricky Gervais' "Extras", he muttered "now I know what it's like to be a superfreak!"

Art Brut have some dates on the way after the jump. And, just as a reminder you probably don't need, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows drops Saturday. If you call us this weekend, don't expect a response. And if he dies, you better believe we're taking next week off.

I want schoolkids at Hogwarts screaming your name:

07-20 Carhaix, France - Vieilles Charrues Festival
07-21 Angoulême, France - Garden Nef Party
07-27 Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic - Hrachkova Festival
07-28 Sumène, France - Les Transcevenoles
07-31 Sédières, France - Sédières Festival
08-09 St. Tropez, France - Les Plages du Rock
08-15 St. Malo, France - La Route du Rock
08-17 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop
08-25 Dortmund, Germany - Area 4 Festival
08-26 London, England - Get Loaded in the Park Festival
08-30 Stockholm, Sweden - Wrangler
09-02 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
09-11 Los Angeles, CA - Key Club
09-15 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks (Monolith Festival)
09-22 Milan, Italy - Wrangler