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Matisyahu Announces "Festival of Lights" Dates in New York

Matisyahu brings his brand new album Light to hometown crowds in New York City for the “Festival of Light,” an impressive annual eight night stand, beginning December 10th at Webster Hall. Matisyahu will perform four nights at Webster Hall and four nights at Music Hall of Williamsburg during the eight nights of Hanukkah. Each night will have a different opening act including Glitch Mob, John Brown’s Body, Kid Koala and Travis McCoy from Gym Class Heroes. This is the fourth year Matisyahu has brought this special tradition to New York City.

Fans will have two chances to purchase tickets before they officially go on sale this Friday, October 23rd. American Express card members will have an exclusive pre-sale this Wednesday, October 21st beginning at 10am. The next day, members of the Matisyahu fan club, and followers of his on Twitter, will be able to buy tickets starting at 10am using a special code obtained by monitoring Matisyahu’s Twitter feed.

The Festival of Lights dates are as follows:

12/10/09 New York, NY @ Webster Hall (w/ Glitch Mob)
12/12/09 New York, NY @ Webster Hall (w/ John Brown’s Body)
12/13/09 New York, NY @ Webster Hall (w/ Dub Trio)
12/14/09 New York, NY @ Webster Hall (w/ Brothers Past)
12/16/09 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (w/ Rana)
12/17/09 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (w/ Kid Koala)
12/19/09 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (w/ Travis McCoy)
12/20/09 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (w/ Kevin Devine)