Garbage to play 2 live shows in Russia in 2012

We are beyond thrilled to revisit Russia where we have played to incredible and memorable crowds over the years

Russia will be able to see the band next year as the first 2 live shows of the 2012 Garbage tour are announced.

Garbage will be playing Moscow and St Petersberg in May. Both venues have yet to be confirmed. The dates are as follows;

May 11, 2012:
St. Petersburg, Russia

May 12, 2012:
Moscow, Russia

The band posted the news via Facebook:

Ladies and gentlemen

It is our great pleasure to announce for the first time in 7 years the first two confirmed performances by Garbage will take place in St. Petersburg, Russia on May 11th and in Moscow, Russia on May 12th 2012.

We are beyond thrilled to revisit Russia where we have played to incredible and memorable crowds over the years, where we have seen so many wonderous things and met so many lovely fans.

These are the first dates to be confirmed on our world tour of 2012 but we rush to assure Garbage fans all over the world that there are many more dates yet to be announced. Stay tuned. We will announce them here as soon as they are confirmed.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support. It is the outpouring of such incredible enthusiasm that propelled us to make this new record and to get back out on the road to play for you all again.

We can never fully express our gratitude to you for supporting us so we can continue to do the things in life we love to do the most.

Love and thanks from all of us.

Garbage Disco Box has a dedicated 2012 Garbage tour dates section.