Bloc Party is an English indie rock band formed in 2002 with members Kele Okereke, Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong.

In February 2005, the band released their critically acclaimed debut album Silent Alarm, which the magazine NME later made their Album of the Year. Bloc Party's second studio album, A Weekend in the City was released on February 5, 2007 in the UK and February 6 in the US.

Their debut album Silent Alarm, released in February 2005, was met with critical acclaim and broke sales records, being voted by NME critics as the 2005 album of the year and reaching #3 on UK album charts (selling platinum in the UK).

On May 20, 2007, Bloc Party headlined on the 'in new music we trust' stage at the Radio 1 Big Weekend at Preston.

Bloc Party played at the UK leg of Live Earth on July 7, 2007 at Wembley Stadium and T in the Park and the Oxegen Festival that same weekend, as well as Glastonbury and the Reading and Leeds Festivals 2007.

Bloc Party have announced a tour of Australia and New Zealand in August 2007, with a special appearance at the Splendour in the Grass Festival on August 5.

In December 2007 they will play shows at Glasgow's SECC, Manchester Central and London's Alexandra Palace (2 nights), and will be supported by Foals, The Rakes and The Cribs.

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