Mute Records announced this week that M83′s “Midnight City” was certified Gold in the US. This is LA based, French artist, Anthony Gonzalez first ever RIAA Gold Single Certification. Since the single’s release last summer and the release of the Eric Prydz Private Remix beginning of the year, the single has racked up over 500,000 downloads and is still going strong. It’s taken from his double LP Hurry Up We’re Dreaming” of which Gonzalez comments, “I think it is a reflection of my 30 years of being a human being. It’s a compilation of all my previous music together. It’s a retrospective of myself”.

It’s also just been revealed he is scoring the film Oblivion by Joseph Kosinski, director of Tron:Legacy, starring Tom Cruise.

“Midnight City,” …gorgeous and highly danceable…”
-RollingStone

“Yes, we love M83 because he has the innate ability to start a dance party…pretty much immediately.”
-NYLON

“Scintillating and scary beautiful.”
-SPIN

TOUR DATES

Aug 1 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
Aug 2 – Munhall, PA – Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead
Aug 3 – Chicago, IL– Lollapalooza-Grant Park
Aug 4 – Toronto, ONT- Historic Fort York
Aug 5 – Montreal, QUE – Osheaga Festival
Aug 7 – Portland, ME – State Theatre
Aug. 8 – NYC – SummerStage (Sold Out)
Sept. 1-3 – Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot Festival
Sep. 5 – Edmonton, AB, Canada – Edmonton Event Centre
Sep. 6 – Calgary, AB, Canada – Mac Ewan Ballroom
Sept. 26 – Miami, FL –The Fillmore At Jackie Gleason
Sep. 27 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues Orlando
Sept. 29 – Richmond, VA – The National
Sep. 30 – Norfolk, VA – NorVa
Oct. 2 –NYC– Hammerstein Ballroom
Oct. 3 –NYC – Hammerstein Ballroom
Oct. 9 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues New Orleans
Oct. 10 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
Oct. 11 – Dallas, TX – Palladium Ballroom
Oct.12 – Austin, TX- Austin City Limits