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Vampire Weekend Announce Headline Shows

Submitted by admin on February 8, 2010 – 2:00 pmNo Comment

Our pals at Frontier Touring have passed on some exciting news – In addition to their scheduled performances at the Groovin The Moo festivals, US indie rockers VAMPIRE WEEKEND will be headlining a number of sideshows around Australia/New Zealand in April & May.

Starting out as an online sensation, Vampire Weekend released their self-titled debut album in 2008. Their sharp, witty lyrics intermingled with African inspired beats soon saw the band rise to great heights and cemented their position for global fame.

Following a MySpace top secret show and a special performance for TripleJ last year, 2010 will see the band touring more extensively in support of their second album Contra.

Since it’s release just last month, the album has been receiving a lot of positive feedback. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and has been in the ARIA Top Ten Albums for the past three weeks.

“Where much of the first album’s charm was conceptual…here the band has put on some muscle. The drums are bigger, the guitars are faster, and the songs are outfitted with synth beats and hip-hop, reggae and electro accents.” – Rolling Stone

“It’s an exciting record Contra…it expands on the Vampire Weekend universe by introducing a heightened production noise, a wider palette of sounds and some almost crazy deviations into house, ’80s arena dance and new shades of melancholia…While still retaining everything that made them so attractive in the first place.” – The Vine

Tickets are going to go like hot-cakes, so make sure you get in quick!

- Stevey-Lee Ginger, Festivals & Nightlife

VAMPIRE WEEKEND

APRIL/MAY

Frontier members pre-sale starts Thursday 18 February, Noon AEDT

General public on sale Monday 22 February, 9am Local Time

Thursday 29 April Town Hall- Auckland ALL AGES

The-Edge.co.nz          (09) 357 3355 or 0800 289 842

Tuesday 4 May Palace Theatre – Melbourne 18+

Ticketek.com.au         132 849

Thuesday 6 May The barton Theatre – Adelaide ALL AGES

Ticketek.com.au         132 849

Tuesday 11 May The Tivoli – Brisbane ALL AGES

Ticketek.com.au         132 849

Wednesday 12 May Enmore Theatre – Sydney ALL AGES

Ticketek.com.au         132 849

Sunday 16 May Metro City – Perth 18+

Ticketek.com.au         132 849

Vampire Weekend - “Cousins”

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