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As unreal as it may sound, EA and Harmonix have officially announced that Rock Band for the Xbox 360 will be released in Europe on May 23rd.  The release will include all 58 tracks from the North American release as well as nine European-centric bonus tracks.  The complete North American DLC library will also be available for download on May 27th.

It appears that European PS3, PS2, and Wii owners are still getting shafted as they will have to wait until “Summer” to get their Rock On.

The complete press release is below:

MTV Games, Harmonix and EA Announce UK Release Date for Rock Band™

Rock Band™ will make its UK debut on Xbox 360™ on May 23

Rock Band’s European tour will be hitting the UK this spring! Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks, along with marketing and distribution partner Electronic Arts, Inc., today confirmed plans to release the award-winning music video game Rock Band this spring in the UK.

The UK release of Rock Band will have an exclusive launch window on the Xbox 360™ from Microsoft, beginning on May 23.

Rock Band is an all-new platform for music fans and gamers to interact with music. The game challenges players to put together a band and tour for fame and fortune, mastering lead/bass guitar, drums and vocals. With more master recordings than any other music game, Rock Band features some of the world’s biggest rock artists and spans every genre of rock ranging from alternative and classic rock to heavy metal and punk.

In addition to the 58 tracks from the North American release, Rock Band will feature nine new tracks spanning German, French and UK hits including:

• Blur “Beetlebum” (English)
• Oasis “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star” (English)
• Tokio Hotel “Monsoon” (English)
• Muse “Hysteria” (English)
• Les Wampas “Manu Chao” (French)
• Playmo “New Wave” (French)
• Die Toten Hosen “Hier Kommt Alex” (German)
• Juli “Perfekte Welle” (German)
• H-Block X “Countdown to Insanity” (German)

Rock Band’s unprecedented offering of over 70 songs to date currently available for purchase and download in the US will be made available in Europe beginning on Tuesday, May 27th. Each track will be available for 160 Microsoft Points on Xbox 360. Following that date, all new Rock Band DLC will be available simultaneously in the US and Europe on a weekly basis.