The whirlwind of unexpected Arctic Monkeys news continues today as the band has treated us to details of a three-week North American tour. Set to launch May 17th in Washington, DC, the trek will then see Alex Turner and Co. travel up and down the east coast before turning west for dates in Detroit, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and Denver. The band will conclude their travels with dates in Salt Lake City and Los Angeles, after which they’ll spend most of the summer playing music festivals across Europe.

Pre-sale tickets will be available Wednesday, March 9th, with a public onsale to follow Friday, March 11th and Saturday, March 12th. Visit the band’s website for exact onsale dates and pre-sale codes.

News of the tour follows the band’s surprising reveal of a brand new track entitled “Brick By Brick” last Friday. There’s still no ETA for the band’s fourth LP, which is being produced by Simian Mobile Disco’s James Ford.

Arctic Monkeys 2011 Tour Dates:
05/17 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
05/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
05/19 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
05/21 – Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
05/22 – Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia
05/24 – New York, NY @ Summer Stage
05/26 – Detroit, MI @ Clutch Cargoes
05/27 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
05/28 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
05/30 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
05/31 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
06/03 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
06/10 – Sheffield, UK @ Don Valley Bowl
06/11 – Sheffield, UK @ Don Valley Bowl
06/26 – Luxembourg @ Rock A Field
07/01 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
07/02-03 – Malsaucy, FR @ Les Eurockéennes
07/08 – Kinross, UK @ T in the Park
07/09-11 – Naas, IE @ Oxegen
07/14 – Meco, PT @ Super Bock Super Rock
07/15-16 – Benicasim, ES @ Benicàssim Festival
07/17 – Bern, CH @ Gurten Festival
07/29-31 – Niigata Prefecture, JP @ Fuji Rock Festival
08/20-21 – Essex and Staffordshire, UK @ V Festival