Death re-released

Upon the release of To Lose My Life , White Lies became the first British act in 2009 to achieve a number one album, and the first album to debut at number one. After charting high in the midweek sales, the album beat off competition from Lady Gaga , The Script and Kings of Leon . In support of the release, the band played on Channel 4 ‘s Shockwaves Album Chart Show, Last Call with Carson Daly and the Late Show with David Letterman , the latter being the band’s first performance on US television. Following supporting Snow Patrol on their tour of both Ireland and the United Kingdom, the band embarked on their own headline world tour, playing sold out dates across Europe, North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. While in North America, the band co-headlined the NME Presents tour with Friendly Fires . The bands were supported by The Soft Pack , with White Lies headlining seven of the fifteen dates, including their first appearance at the South by Southwest festival. During the tour, the band were forced to play a shortened, six song set at New York’s Bowery Ballroom , due to McVeigh having throat problems. During summer 2009, the band played a number of major UK and overseas music festivals, including Rock Werchter , Benicàssim , Coachella , Glastonbury , Isle of Wight , Lollapalooza , Oxegen , Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Reading and Leeds, Roskilde and T in the Park . ” Death ” was re-released on 29 June 2009. To mark the release, live performances from a selection of the band’s festival appearances were broadcast online through the band’s web player, titled “The Summer of Death”.