VIDEO: Vampire Weekend Release Music Video for DIANE YOUNG

Vampire Weekend has put forth the official video for "Diane Young." Available now on YouTube, the video comes in fast on the heels of their newest album, Modern Vampires of the City, which debuted at #1 on Billboard 200. Check it out below!

Directed by Primo Kahn, "Diane Young" is a veritable who's-who of indie notables with cameos from the likes of The Walkmen's Hamilton Leithauser, Sky Ferreira, Chromeo, Santigold, Dirty Projectors' Dave Longstreth, and Despot, among others.

The band continues to find success with their second straight #1 album, with Modern Vampires of the City selling nearly 135,000 units in its first week. The record has generated vast excitement and immediate critical acclaim, including a stellar return to to Saturday Night Live, a 4.5 star Rolling Stone lead review and a 9.3 rating from Pitchfork.

Today also marks the band's first Top 10 radio single in the United States with "Diane Young." The single moves from #12 to #9 on the Mediabase Modern Rock Chart.

Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Baio and Chris Tomson continue to tour extensively in support of Modern Vampires of the City. See below for tour dates and check back at vampireweekend.com.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND - LIVE 2013

06/23/13 - Dover, DE - Firefly Festival

06/26-30/13 - Pilton, UK - Glastonbury Festival

06/27/13 - Bournemouth, UK - O2 Academy Bournemouth

06/28/13 - Portsmouth, UK - Portsmouth Guildhall

07/02/13 - Cologne, Germany - E-Werk

07/03/13 - Munich, Germany - Tonhalle

07/04/13 - Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter

07/06/13 - London, UK - Olympic Park

07/07/13 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands - De Wereld Draait Buiten

07/09/13 - Cholet, France - Poupet Festival

07/12/13 - Lisbon, Portugal - Optimus Alive

07/13/13 - Bilbao, Spain - BBK Live

07/14/13 - Aix-Les-Bains, France - Musilac Festival

07/16/13 - Berlin, Germany - Tempodrom

07/17/13 - Hamburg, Germany - Grosse Freiheit

07/19/13 - Lewes, UK - Gentlemen of the Road Lewes Stopover

07/20/13 - Dublin, Ireland - Longitude Festival

08/04/13 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza

08/05/13 - Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre

08/07/13 - Calgary, AB - Southern Alberta Jubilee

08/09/13 - Squamish, BC - Squamish Music Festival

08/11/13 - San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands Festival

09/07/13 - Boston, MA - Boston Calling

09/14/13 - Madrid, Spain - DCODE Fest

09/20/13 - Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center

09/28/13 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl

10/04-06/13 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits

10/08/13 - Kansas City, MO - Midland Theater

10/13/13 - Mexico City, Mexico - Corona Capital Music

11/21/13 - Paris, France - Zenith

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