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Following Coachella and many other multiple-day extravaganzas, Vampire Weekend are set to play Sweden's Accelerator Festival on June 24-25. They'll be joined by Band of Horses, MGMT, F--- Buttons and Stars. 



This is Accelerator's second year, and despite stellar lineups, the festival has remained mostly under the radar ... at least when compared to other big-name European events like Reading and Glastonbury. But it's likely to raise its profile this year by including VW and fellow hype machines Duffy and Black Kids — who are riding a wave of success ever since signing with Columbia Records.

Accelerator will find Vampire Weekend in the middle of a massive tour, which has them traversing both Europe and the U.S. for most of the summer.


Vampire Weekend European tour dates:

5.9: Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy 2
5.10: Minehead, UK @ Camber Sands
5.12: Portsmouth, UK @ Wedgewood Rooms
5.13: London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
5.17: Brussels, Belgium @ Orangerie
5.18: Koln, Germany @ Luxor
5.19: Paris, France @ Le Trabendo
5.20: Amsterdam, Holland @ Melkweg
5.21: Hamburg, Germany @ Knust
5.22: Berlin, Germany @ Maria
5.23: Munich, Germany @ Kleine Elserhalle
5.26: Rome, Italy @ Circolo degli Artisti
5.27: Bologna, Italy @ Bologna Rocker Festival
5.28: Zurich, Switzerland @ Mascotte
5.29: Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound Festival
5.30: Porto, Portugal @ Porto Casa da Musica
6.24: Arendal, Norway @ Hove Festival
6.25: Stockholm, Sweden @ Accelerator
6.27 - 28: Glastonbury, UK @ Glastonbury Festival
7.3: Werchter, Belgium @ Werchter Festival
7.4: Paris, France @ Solidays Festival
7.5: Belfort, France @ Les Eurockeennes Festival
7.8: Turn, Italy @ Turn Spaziale Festival
7.10: Lisbon, Portugal @ Alive Festival
7.12: Naas, Ireland @ Oxegen Festival
7.13: Kinross, Scotland @ T in the Park

While you're at it, don't miss these pics of Vampire Weekend and Duffy at Coachella — click each image to see the full gallery:

-Soikatron