M83 has been tapped as the supporting act for The Killers upcoming arena tour in January and February of 2009.

The tour will kick off January 17 in Denver, Colorado at the Magness Arena - Ritchie Center and will wrap up in Dallas, Texas at the Nokia Theater on February 4.

The band is currently finishing up a sold our headlining tour in the U.S. through the end of November 2008 and is set to support Kings Of Leon in December 2008 on their UK arena tour.

The support dates with The Killers are as follows:

• Denver, CO, Magness Arena - Ritchie Center – January 17
• Minneapolis, MN, Northrop Auditorium – 19
• Chicago, IL, UIC Pavilion – 20
• Detroit, MI, EMU Convocation Center - 22
• Toronto, ONT, Air Canada Centre - 23
• New York, NY, Madison Square Garden - 25
• Boston, MA, Agganis Arena - 26
• Washington, DC, George Mason University Patriot Center - 28
• Myrtle Beach, SC, House of Blues - 29
• Atlanta, GA, Atlanta Civic Center - 30
• Nashville, TN, Grand Ole Opry House - 31
• Houston, TX, Verizon Wireless Theater – February 2
• Austin, TX, Frank Erwin Center - 3
• Dallas, TX, Nokia Theatre - 4

(by Victoria Tsigonis)