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The National Tickets

The National are set to record a Grateful Dead covers album with appearances from the likes of Vampire Weekend, Bon Iver and Kurt Vile.

Band members Aaron and Bryce Dessner are said to also have recruited Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo and Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan for the LP which is yet to be given a tracklisting or release date.

All proceeds from the tribute album will be donated to not-for-profit organisation Red Hot which helps to raise AIDS awareness through popular culture.

Speaking of the record, Aaron Dessner said: "We've done a lot of work talking to various artists and laying the groundwork. It is kind of an ambitious project both because of the legacy and the material.

"We are obsessed enough with the Grateful Dead that it is kind of a monumental idea."

Watch The National peform 'Sea Of Love' at their Roundhouse gig below:

The National recently released their sixth studio album Trouble Will Find Me which debuted at No.3 in the UK album charts.

The American band will hit the UK later this year for a November tour which will see them play in Belfast, Dublin, Manchester and London. For more information visit Gigwise Gig Tickets. 

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