It was made available to pre-order on December 15, 2008, with the digital version available to download immediately
The band featured on several shows over Christmas 2008 including performing “Never Miss a Beat” with Girls Aloud on their TV Special and playing the same song on the Christmas Day edition of Top of the Pops .
In December 2008, Pitchfork reported the band set up the website miroir-noir.com to foreshadow the release of a concert film with the same title, reporting, “Miroir Noir will feature live footage from the Neon Bible tour.”
It was first played by Zane Lowe on 17 November 2008.
It was released on 20 October 2008.
They also played the Glasgow date of MTV2 ‘s and Topman ‘s “Gonzo on Tour” on 19 October 2008.
They appeared on Everybody Loves Lil’ Chris in October 2008
Kaiser Chiefs set out on a UK tour in October 2008 with Castle Donington band Late of the Pier and The Hair. The tour started at Leeds Academy , a new venue where they were the first headlining band to play. Other dates included Manchester Academy, Southampton Guildhall, Reading Rivermead,…
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In October the band went to the studio to record some demos.
A follow-up single, ” Talons ” was released in October 2008. The song was not part of the pre-order album, but did feature on the full album CD release and was made freely available to people who already purchased the download-only album.