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A few words from GARBAGE.

"Ladies and gentlemen

It is our great pleasure to announce for the first time in 7 years the first two confirmed performances by Garbage will take place in St. Petersburg, Russia on May 11th and in Moscow, Russia on May 12th 2012.

We are beyond thrilled to revisit Russia where we have played to incredible and memorable crowds over the years, where we have seen so many wonderous things and met so many lovely fans.

These are the first dates to be confirmed on our world tour of 2012 but we rush to assure Garbage fans all over the world that there are many more dates yet to be announced. Stay tuned. We will announce them here as soon as they are confirmed.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support. It is the outpouring of such incredible enthusiasm that propelled us to make this new record and to get back out on the road to play for you all again.

We can never fully express our gratitude to you for supporting us so we can continue to do the things in life we love to do the most.

Love and thanks from all of us.

G"

The band has been in the studio putting the finishing touches on their fifth studio album and their first in seven years. The new album was recorded in a basement in the Atwater Village area of Los Angeles, CA; the first to be recorded outside of Madison, WI. It was produced by Garbage, engineered by Billy Bush, and mixed by Butch Vig and Billy Bush.

After forming in Madison, WI, Garbage released their self-titled debut album in 1995 and rode a wave of visually arresting, female-fronted alternative rock bands. The album spawned the hit singles “Stupid Girl” and “Only Happy When It Rains” and was certified double platinum in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and went to #4 on the ARIA charts. The band won the Breakthrough Artist Award at the 1996 MTV Europe Music Awards, and was nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy® Award. Their second album, Version 2.0, was released in 1998, was certified platinum in Australia and peaked at #5. It was nominated for two Grammy Awards including Album of the Year and Best Rock Album. 2001’s platinum-selling Beautiful Garbage was named one of Rolling Stone Magazine’s Top 10 Albums Of The Year and reached #1 on the ARIA charts. In 2005, Garbage released Bleed Like Me, earning the band gold status and a #4 place on the charts. In 2007, the band released a retrospective collection called Absolute Garbage.

Garbage has sold over 12 million albums worldwide, they have performed in over thirty-five countries and will tour extensively worldwide in support of this new release.

Garbage is Shirley Manson (vocals), Steve Marker (guitars, keyboards), Duke Erikson (guitars, keyboards) and Butch Vig (drums, loops).