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CocoRosie Arrested, Cancel Shows

CocoRosie, the eccentric freak-folk duo, has been arrested for an as-of-yet unknown crime, forcing them to cancel a string of North American tour dates. The band apologized publicly on their MySpace page but could not divulge the cause or charges for the arrest.

Sisters Sierra and Bianca Casidy wrote:

"dear loves
we are so sorry to announce that we cannot play the rest of the us tour dates
the band got arrested, thats all i can say
we love you all
we are playing a free show in New York on may 19th
please come if you can
we are crying
say a prayer for our band
love
Sierra and Bianca
later..."

These are the cancelled tour dates:

05/07 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre Of Living Arts
05/08 - Washington, DC - Rock And Roll Hotel
05/09 - Chapel Hill, NC - Cat's Cradle
05/10 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
05/11 - Louisville, KY - Headliners
05/12 - Chicago, IL - Metro
05/16 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East

—The ARTISTdirect Staff
05.08.07