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With It’s Blitz, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs pulled off a savvy, synthy costume change. But then, this is a band that knows from costume changes. We gave the record some premature adoration, although the early televised performance at Jools — and to some extent, SNL — made it seem like they were taking a turn toward the tame. But after their unforgettable secret show a few days later, the stops on Letterman and Fallon, and a powerful evening sun-set at Coachella, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs proved they are everything you remember — just with more synths and a bonus Pajo. Now they’re packing up for a bunch of festival and club dates, and you shouldn’t miss this band right now. That pic was taken at Coachella. Just imagine how big Karen’s sequins will be by the time the tour starts.

So. To help you not miss this band right now, we’re giving away one pair of tickets to the YYYs show in each of the following cities: Chicago, Detroit, Columbus, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, St. Louis, and Kansas City (MO). Here are the details:

The tour looks like this (shows for which we’re giving away tickets are in blue):

05/23 – Quincy, WA (Sasquatch! Festival)
05/26 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre (On Sale 5/2, 10am)
05/27 – Detroit, MI @ Clutch Cargos (On Sale Now)
05/28 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall (On Sale 5/2, 10am)
05/30 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave (On Sale 5/2, 10am)
05/31 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Club (On Sale 5/2, 10am)
06/02 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant (On Sale 5/1, 5pm)
06/03 – Kansas City, MO @ The Beaumont (On Sale 5/9, 10am)
06/06 – Mountain View, CA @ Live 105 BFD (On Sale Now)
06/12 – Manchester, TN (Bonnaroo)
07/31 – Jersey City, NJ (All Points West)

To enter, simply post a comment indicating which city’s gig (one city per person) you’d like to attend from your user profile. If you don’t have one: sign up (with your real e-mail address so we can contact you — no spam, we promise), log in, then post your comment. Unregistered comments won’t be eligible, sorry! We’ll pick the winners at random at 6PM EST on Thursday 5/7, and we’ll contact you immediately thereafter.

Maybe you’ll win! Maybe you won’t. Maybe you want more than two tickets. Maybe you like spending money and supporting artists. So: tickets will be available for purchase at yeahyeahyeahs.com.

Good luck!

[Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty]

UPDATE: Contest is over and winners have been contacted via e-mail.

Comments (407)
    • MF McNutt  |   Posted on May 1st, 2009 0

      Stereogum.
      Telling people to fuck off and die is cool. Telling people that their mother is a whore is cool. Telling Canada to suck it is cool. Censorship ? not cool. Help I’m being repressed.

  1. I would like to attend Detroit’s gig. Thanks!

  2. Kansas City

  3. San Francisco!

  4. Chicago

  5. Kansas City

  6. St. Louis

  7. OHIO BABY

  8. Milwaukee!
    pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease!
    I IS PO’
    thank you!

  9. Kansas City if you please!!! THX!

  10. Columbus
    O-H/I-O!

  11. Kansas City

  12. Columbus, Ohio please and thank you

  13. KANSAS CITY!!! (is Ssion opening again?, LOL)

  14. St. Louis!

  15. Detroit

  16. columbus!

  17. Minneapolis!!!

  18. Detroit, MI

  19. Minneapolis

  20. Minneapolis!

  21. oh crap. i wasn’t signed in. can i try again?

    chicago! pretty please. and i’m sorry i can’t read directions.

  22. milwaukee….please?

  23. Minneapolis

  24. milwaukee

  25. Chicago S’il vous plait!

  26. I would like Chicago tix, please. kthxbye :)

  27. Chicago

  28. Chicago, S’il vous plait!!!

  29. minneapolis!

  30. columbus

  31. Detroit

  32. Kansas City will ruuuuuuuuule!

  33. stereogum>pitchfork…CHICAGO!!!

  34. Detroit, Michigan please!

  35. Kansas City! W00t!

  36. Milwaukee

  37. St. Louis!

  38. EVERYBODY FROM THE 313 PUT YOUR MOTHERFUCKING HANDS UP AND FOLLOW ME!
    (detroit)

  39. Detroit.

    (not all of us use Caps Lock)

  40. The Detroit show!

  41. These places are all so far away :_{

    ST. Louise, i will find a way if i win ^_^

  42. minneapolis please!

  43. Kansas City, plz.

  44. Columbus, OH

  45. Minneapolis!

  46. Minneapolis.

  47. kansas city

  48. Detroit, MI

  49. St. Louis baby

  50. Minneapolis!!!

  51. Columbus

  52. 2 for Mountain View
    thank you

  53. Columbus, please.

  54. Milwaukee, WI

    yeah yeah yeah!

  55. Kansas City!!!!!!

  56. detroit would be nice

  57. Kansas City!

  58. detroit

  59. St. Louis – Gateway to the West

  60. detroit

  61. Columbus, Ohio.

  62. St. Louis!

  63. Detroit!

  64. Kansas City!

  65. Mountain View, CA !!!!

  66. Milwaukee

  67. Chicago!

  68. Minneapolis

  69. Mountain View… in vain… (*tiny tear in my beer*)

  70. Columbus, OH!

  71. Columbus.

  72. Kansas City

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