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Fun. to play the White House on Fourth of July, will stream live; hint at new album plans

Fun. are scheduled to play the White House on the Fourth of July, as the performers for the Fifth Annual “Salute to the Military” USO Concert Event.

The performance will be available to stream live on the White House's website. According to the press release, the celebration will include a barbecue, family-friendly games, a musical selection by “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band and a free 60-minute USO show by Grammy Award winning indie pop band Fun. More than 1,200 troops and their families are expected to attend.

Frontman Nate Ruess on why he's excited to play the White House this year:

“Independence Day is a tremendous honor for us. We can’t thank our nation’s men and women in uniform enough for what they do for us every day and we’re thrilled to have the privilege of performing for them on this special night.”

The band are scheduled to start their “Most Nights” North American tour, Fun.'s biggest yet, starting July 6 in Toronto and running through Oct., when the tour ends in Mexico City, along with performing a handful of summer festivals throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. You can check out the tour dates below.

We've also heard via Billboard that Fun. might be returning to the studio at the beginning of next year. Guitarist Jack Antonoff told Billboard the band doesn't have a set “game plan” yet, but there have been hints toward returning to the studio:

 “The way we work is pretty spontaneous and pretty quick. 'Some Nights' was written and recorded in a two-month time period, and I think that's one of the elements that made it successful as an album. It should be a documentation of a band in a moment, not a giant, three-year process. The next album will be the same thing. I assume some time at the beginning of next year we'd like to be in the studio, but that all depends on when the feeling hits and when we have a concept that's worthy.”

MOST NIGHTS TOUR WITH TEGAN AND SARA

July 6 – Downsview Park – Toronto, ON  #
July 7 – RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest – Ottawa, ON ^
July 9 – Jacobs Pavilion – Cleveland, OH #
July 10 – Taste of Chicago – Chicago, IL ^
July 12 – Bunbury Festival – Cincinnati, OH #^
July 13 – CMAC – Rochester, NY #
July 14 – The LC Pavilion – Columbus, OH #
July 16 – Meadow Brook – Detroit, MI #
July 18 – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA #
July 19 – Mann Center for Performing Arts – Philadelphia, PA #
July 20 – Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MD #
July 22 – Hudson River Park – Pier 26 – New York, NY #
July 23 – Hudson River Park – Pier 26 – New York, NY #
July 26 – Fuji Rock Festival – Niigata, Japan ^
July 28 – Ansan Valley Rock Festival – Seoul, South Korea ^
Aug 16 – Pukkelpop Festival – Hasselt, Belgium ^
Aug 17 – V Festival – Chelmsford, UK ^
Aug 18 – V Festival – Stafford, UK ^
Aug 21 – Red Rocks Amphitheater – Denver, CO #
Aug 22 – Red Rocks Amphitheater – Denver, CO #
Aug 23 – Great SaltAir – Salt Lake City, UT #
Aug 27 – Harvey’s Outdoor Arena – Stateline, NV # 
Aug 28 – Idaho Botanical Garden – Boise, ID #
Aug 29 – Edgefield – Portland, OR #
Aug 31 – Ambleside Park – Vancouver, BC #
Sept 1 – Bumbershoot Festival – Seattle, WA #^
Sept 3 – The Greek Theater – Los Angeles, CA #
Sept 4 – The Greek Theater – Los Angeles, CA
Sept 6 – The Greek Theatre – UC Berkeley – Berkeley, CA #
Sept 7 – Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA
Sept 10 – Comerica Theatre – Phoenix, AZ #
Sept 12 – Gexa Energy Pavillion – Dallas, TX # 
Sept 14 – St. Francis Field – St. Augustine, FL
Sept 16 – Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre – Tuscaloosa, AL #
Sept 18 – Mizner Park Amphitheatre – Boca Raton, FL #
Sept 19 – UCF Arena Orlando, FL #
Sept 22 – The Woods at Fontanel – Nashville, TN #
Sept 24 – Family Circle Cup Stadium – Charleston, SC #
Sept 25 – Red Hat Amphitheater – Raleigh, NC #
Sept 26 – nTelos Wireless Pavillion – Charlottesville, VA #
Sept 28 – Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, CT #
Oct 4 – Austin City Limits – Austin, TX ^
Oct 5 – Champions Square – New Orleans , LA
Oct 6 – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – Houston, TX
Oct 8 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater – Atlanta, GA
Oct 9 – Humphrey Coliseum – Starkville, MS
Oct 11 – Austin City Limits – Austin, TX ^
Oct 13 – Corona Capital Festival – Mexico City, Mexico ^

# w/ Tegan And Sara
^ denotes festival appearance