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April 13, 2007

The National Set To Open For Arcade Fire

Hold on to your checkbooks. Hope you already Craigslisted your way into Arcade Fire tickets, 'cause the market's about to get unbearable. The National, who have already sold out a five-night run at Bowery next month, will open for the Blender cover kids for seven shows. The dates:

05/01 - Atlanta, GA @ Atlanta Civic Ctr. Theatre
05/02 - Asheville, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
05/04 - Washington, DC @ DAR Constitution Hall
05/05 - Upper Darby, PA @ Tower Theatre
05/07 - New York, NY @ United Palace
05/08 - New York, NY @ United Palace
05/09 - New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
Let the price gouging begin! And the eye gouging.

Just to recap, that cover features The Killers, Panic! At The Disco, Daughtry, Fergie, and Arcade Fire. The kids are finally getting somewhere.

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i'm intrigued by that blurb about the daughtry article.
i'm pretty sure the answer is "no."

Posted by: matty ice at 04/13/07 10:26 AM | Reply
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aw, fergie and win together at last.

that cover's almost as weird as the wiggles covering lou reed: http://volume-knob.blogspot.com/2007/04/inappropriate-cover-of-inappropriate.html

Posted by: Jess at 04/13/07 10:27 AM | Reply
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"the greatest little big band in the world"? im starting to thing that the media WANTS people to hate the arcade fire. its working on me.

Posted by: annie onymous at 04/13/07 10:38 AM | Reply
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I'm going to the Radio City show, color me super-happy.

Posted by: anon at 04/13/07 10:41 AM | Reply
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Is Blender, um, bunk drivel?

yes...yes it is.

Posted by: KO at 04/13/07 10:47 AM | Reply
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Well, *I'm* intrigued by the blurb about ugly strippers.

Posted by: roland rock at 04/13/07 10:53 AM | Reply
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It makes me cry when I see a magazine mention both the Arcade Fire, and Fergie's....(ugh..).."Lady" lumps.

Posted by: Evan at 04/13/07 11:08 AM | Reply
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Ugly Strippers are the biggest little band in the world. Gonna be huge.

Posted by: Jeff at 04/13/07 11:16 AM | Reply
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I have no intentions to ever eat a sandwich with that Disco band. Unless they're paying...

And Anon, I am very jealous.

Posted by: snapcase07 at 04/13/07 11:26 AM | Reply
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no, i will not eat sandwiches with Panic at the Disco.

Posted by: alvysinger at 04/13/07 11:27 AM | Reply
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regine is so annoying.


this band is way too righteous for its own good

Posted by: poop at 04/13/07 12:24 PM | Reply
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okay, i am really considering going to the Atlanta one now. i need MONIES

Posted by: doggie at 04/13/07 1:29 PM | Reply
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got my tix for atlanta....celebrating my 40th.....holy shit.....no chance of them canceling, right?

Posted by: maya lucia at 04/13/07 6:32 PM | Reply
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HAHAHAHA northerners! we get the Arcade Fire/National tour AND the Myrtle Beach Hard Rock Cafe park announcements in ONE DAY! this is almost enough for me to forgive the roughly 293047098 bands who refuse to cross the Mason-Dixon (or, alternately, tour through Florida only and call it their "Southeastern leg").

Posted by: fuck your yankee bluejeans at 04/13/07 7:24 PM | Reply
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The headline should've read "Is Arcade Fire actually, um, good?"

Posted by: tjxm at 04/13/07 7:41 PM | Reply
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Is it me or is Sarah Neufeld kinnnda hot?
I'm just saying.

(For the record: St. Vincent's also throwing down for a couple of openers)

Posted by: Elliot at 04/13/07 10:36 PM | Reply
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