Bloc Party Nor N.I.N Offended, No!

A spot on both Bloc Party's and Nine Inch Nails' tour has been secured by electronic dance-punk band Does It Offend You, Yeah?.

The British quartet will be spending the closing of July and most of August in the United States, where they will play five shows with Bloc Party and two with Nine Inch Nails. August will also see them making an appearance at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago.

The band - named after a quote from the decidedly un-American version of TV show "The Office" will be hoping they have some idea what they're getting themselves into. (y'see, 'cause it's a play on the album title, laugh, or the puppy gets it!)

Does It Offend You, Yeah? - U.S Support Tour 2008

July 28 - Pomona, CA @ The Glass House *
July 29 - Los Angeles, CA @ Mayan Theatre *
July 30 - San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore *

Aug 1-3 - Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
Aug 04 - Toronto, ON @ Drakes
Aug 05 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of Living Arts *
Aug 06 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall *
Aug 27 - East Rutherford, NJ @ IZOD Center #
Aug 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center #

* with Bloc Party
# with Nine Inch Nails

In related news, Nine Inch Nails have announced a change-around for their touring line-up. Bassist Rich Fownes is out and to be replaced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen who has worked previously with Garbage and Beck. Robin Finck (ex-Guns N' Roses) will play guitar, the drummer will be Josh Freese and finally, keyboard duties fall to Alessandro Cortini.

Of the changes, frontman Trent Reznor enthused, "We've added, we've subtracted and we've wound up with unquestionably the strongest lineup I've EVER had. We've been working on something really special for these shows and so far I couldn't be happier with the results."

Rich Fownes, less happy, we imagine.