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Posted in music on July 18, 2005

Bloc Party | Tour, Album, Roseland, Videos

It's happened. The Knitting Factory (Sept. 30th, 2004) to Roseland (Sept. 9th, 2005) transformation took a little less than a year. They deserve it, but there's no way I'm going to Roseland.

One Louder has all the September 2005 Bloc Party tour dates and pre-sale information.
Minivegas has a new animated video for Pioneers (animated Bloc Party members included)
MTV has video of Bloc Party playing in-studio
Chart Attack reports that they're working on their second album
NME has Bloc Party's condolences to London bombing victims & Euro tour dates

Previously
Silent Alarm is one of my favorite albums
Bloc Party @ Webster Hall, Pics

Tags: Bloc Party

Posted on July 18, 2005 11:28 PM

Comments (10)

Never been to Roseland--why wouldn't you go?

Posted by Matt | July 19, 2005 12:38 AM

I guess because it's so big and so loud and so expensive and if I consider all that with the fact that I've seen them a bunch of other times, it just doesn't see worth it. That said, I've seen Franz Ferdinand, White Stripes, and others there and generally been happy (as were people who went to Sleater Kinney there recently). (don't be surprised if I end up going).

Posted by brooklynvegan | July 19, 2005 12:47 AM

Gotcha. I'm in Philly, so we've got The Electric Factory to handle the big and loud and expensive. They played the Trocadero here in June and were awesome. I did a review of the show here. When I saw their Glastonbury set, they seemed out of place at such a huge gathering and the set felt uninspired. Maybe it was just nerves, but their music seems to work better in a smaller venue. I will definitely put up with the larger crowd to see them again.

Silent Alarm is the album of the year so far, in this humble blogger's opinion.

Posted by Matt | July 19, 2005 1:00 AM

bad with html. When I meant "here" I meant

http://www.thebmrant.com/?p=410

Sorry.

Posted by Matt | July 19, 2005 1:01 AM

This is also the same night as the National and CYHSY show at the Bowery Ballroom which will probably be a better show because of the size of the venue. I have enjoyed the three Bloc party shows I have seen the two at Bowery ballroom and one at webster hall but I don't think that this show will be better than the national at Bowery. Although it doesn't matter to me because I will be out of state seeing the Whitestripes.

Posted by danfun | July 19, 2005 1:04 AM

thanks for pointing that out. now I don't have to think about it because I'll definitely be at the Bowery show.

Posted by brooklynvegan | July 19, 2005 1:07 AM

When I saw them at Sasquatch they seemed out of place there too. Although I've seen them a lot this year already, since I had such a fun time at their last show I just can't pass them up.

Posted by Jerry | July 19, 2005 9:33 AM

Bloc Party on the new Target site oddsagainstseven.com!

Posted by michael | July 21, 2005 1:35 AM

Bloc Party on oddsagainstseven is like The Cure on Beverly Hills 90210; so much teenie shit.

Posted by Simon | August 10, 2005 12:54 PM

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Posted by Anonymous | August 16, 2005 3:55 PM

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