Erasure plans North American tour for April

Veteran synth-pop duo Erasure has lined up a five-week North American tour, beginning April 14 with a five-night stand at New York's Irving Plaza. The outing, in support of the group's new album, Nightbird, due January 25 via Mute, marks Erasure's first since out principal member Andy Bell revealed he has been HIV-positive for more than six years. The tour will also play multiple nights at Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club, Los Angeles's Avalon, and San Francisco's Independent before closing May 27 in Las Vegas at the Joint. Beforehand, Erasure will play more than a month's worth of dates in Europe, beginning February 24 in Belfast.