MySpace announces that one of the most critically acclaimed bands Spiritualized will be playing a club show at The Echo in Los Angeles on September 19, 2008 as part of MySpace’s Secret Show series.

Two days prior, the band played the massive Hollywood Bowl, and The Echo is by far the most intimate show the band is playing this year.

The Secret Show is a free, exclusive performance for the MySpace community.

The Echo
1822 Sunset Bvd
LA Ca 90026
Doors at 8pm, first come first served.
Band onstage 9pm

Spiritualized released their long awaited sixth album, ‘Songs in A & E’ this past Spring. Serious illness struck Spiritualized frontman and songwriter Jason Pierce – aka J. Spaceman in 2005, and his time spent in intensive care interrupted the completion of the recording, but inevitably perhaps, the setback turned into an inspiration as critics and fans alike have recognized the album not only to be one of the band’s best work, but its most personal too.

Pitchfork said of the new album that it was “Spiritualized’s best work in ten years.” Pierce recently wrote and recorded the soundtrack to the new film, Mr. Lonely, directed by Harmony Korine (Julian Donkey-Boy and Gummo).

Spirtualized is recognized as one of the most original bands in the world. The band’s 1997 album ‘Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space’ was bestowed “Album Of The Year” honors by NME in 1997, beating out Radiohead’s ‘Ok Computer’ and The Verve’s ‘Urban Hymns.’

MySpace Music has organized more than 150 Secret Shows since the franchise launched in February 2006 with artists like Gnarls Barkley, The Offspring, Neil Diamond, Slayer, Fran Ferdinand, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs performing in cities around the world.

For more information about the artists and upcoming schedule, visit the official MySpace Secret Shows profile at:

MySpace Secret Shows

Spiritualized 2008 tour dates:

(Dates and information subject to change.)

20 Sep 2008 Street Scene San Diego, California
21 Sep 2008 Treasure Island Festival San Francisco, California
23 Sep 2008 Ogden Theater Denver, Colorado
25 Sep 2008 Lakewood Theatre Dallas, Texas
26 Sep 2008 Meridian Houston, Texas
27 Sep 2008 Austin City Limits Austin, Texas
8 Oct 2008 ABC Glasgow, Northern Ireland
8 Oct 2008 ABC Glasgow, Northern Ireland
9 Oct 2008 Carling Academy Newcastle, Northeast
10 Oct 2008 Leeds University Union Leeds, Northeast
11 Oct 2008 Manchester Academy Manchester, Northwest
13 Oct 2008 Oxford Academy Oxford, South
14 Oct 2008 Portsmouth Pyramid Centre Portsmouth, South
15 Oct 2008 Birmingham Academy Birmingham, Midlands
16 Oct 2008 London Roundhouse London, London and South East
18 Oct 2008 Cyprus Avenue Cork, Cork
19 Oct 2008 Vicar Street Dublin, Dublin
3 Nov 2008 Trädgårn GÖTEBORG
4 Nov 2008 KB Club- kulturbolaget Malmö
5 Nov 2008 Berns Salonger Stockholm, Stockholms län

Spiritualized MySpace
Spiritualized Official Website