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Strokes planning "Secret Shows"
"As the Jan. 3 release of their third RCA album, 'First Impressions of Earth,' draws near, the Strokes are about to set off on a worldwide promo tour that will feature secret club shows in several cities. The outing will begin Monday (Nov. 14) in Tokyo and proceed to Sydney, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Berlin, Milan and Madrid through mid-December.
'We'll do eight new songs and leave, just like how it was with the first record, with no one knowing any of our music,' guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. tells Billboard.com. 'We thought it would build some excitement.'
The club blitz will continue in North America the week the new album comes out, with shows being eyed for New York, Chicago, Seattle and Los Angeles. The Strokes' 'proper' North American tour will then get underway in February and run until the end of April." [Billboard]
Posted on November 11, 2005 1:10 PM
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im sorry i didnt see toronto listed there... is there some sort of misunderstanding?
Posted by Anonymous | November 11, 2005 1:31 PM
I saw Jules last night and he says they're looking at Mercury and Joe's for NYC show first week of January. Just a tip...
Posted by Ice Cream With Sprinkles | November 11, 2005 2:48 PM
I saw Jules last night and he says they're looking at Mercury and Joe's for NYC show first week of January. Just a tip...
Posted by Ice Cream With Sprinkles | November 11, 2005 2:49 PM
I saw Jules last night and he says they're looking at Mercury and Joe's for NYC show first week of January. Just a tip...
Posted by Ice Cream With Sprinkles | November 11, 2005 2:50 PM
those are three tips, but they're all good ones. hah.
Posted by drew | November 11, 2005 2:53 PM
So what you're saying is... You saw Jules last night and he says they're looking at Mercury and Joe's for NYC show first week of January?
Just want to double check.
Posted by Mike Neuman | November 11, 2005 3:11 PM
In completely unrelated news, Black Keys were good last night at Warsaw. Jules. Mercury. Joe's. Got it.
Posted by Nineteen-ninety-never | November 11, 2005 3:16 PM
I heard they might be playing mercury or joes first week of november...
Posted by Anonymous | November 11, 2005 3:21 PM
I heard they might be playing mercury or joes first week of January...
Posted by Anonymous | November 11, 2005 3:21 PM
apparently we're all on the same page here.
Posted by Anonymous | November 11, 2005 3:26 PM
"In completely unrelated news, Black Keys were good last night at Warsaw." - Good? More like MASSIVELY FANTASTIC
Posted by Anonymous | November 11, 2005 3:44 PM
What's so secret about shows when a press release is issued, oh wait isn't that hype? love it how you bloggers are such suckers for marketing plans.
Posted by Frank Gorshin | November 11, 2005 3:45 PM
The only sucker here is the commenter who thinks he's so smart for figuring out that the show is not really secret.
Hopefully said sucker is so disgusted at this marketing plan that he boycotts the shows at Mercury and Joe's the first week of January. This way they'll be more tickets for the rest of us.
Did I mention it was Mercury and Joe's first week of January?
Posted by shhhh | November 11, 2005 4:00 PM
I heard about some "secret" strokes shows. Can someone tell where and when these shows are scheduled for?
Posted by Anonymous | November 11, 2005 4:06 PM
YAS HALLO I HAVE EVERY PRIVEELEDGE INFOS ON THE SECRET SHOW -- I WAS THE FIRST TO LEARN OF IT. CALL ME THANK U
Posted by the most fan | November 11, 2005 4:17 PM
I have a secret stroke
Posted by Anonymous | November 11, 2005 4:18 PM
For those that were at the Balck keys last night I have photos here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danfun/sets/1341163/
Posted by danfun | November 11, 2005 4:20 PM
This is yesterday's news- recordings of these secret shows have already leaked to the filesharing networks.
Posted by Anonymous | November 11, 2005 4:42 PM
I heard the Black Keys show was actually the Strokes performing their secret show, long before the first week in January shows at Joe's or Mercury.
Posted by Dfactor | November 11, 2005 5:04 PM
from what i understand these shows were already played as super secret second encores during the last us tour...at joe's and mercury.
Posted by captain america | November 11, 2005 5:15 PM
these shows are so secret i haven't even heard about them yet.
Posted by julian casablancas | November 11, 2005 5:17 PM
I saw Jules and he said they are playing at 12" Bar on Essex. Holla
Posted by Frank Black | November 14, 2005 3:50 PM
crocodile cafe for seattle. im hoping
Posted by Billy | November 19, 2005 8:00 PM