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Posted in music on May 14, 2008
BEIRUT is changing some things ++ BROOKLYN TIX ON SALE
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April 3Tickets are on sale for the Sunday Brooklyn showA Letter from Zach
It's with great regret that I have to tell all of you that Beirut is canceling their summer European shows. My reasons for doing this are many, a lot of them personal, but I still feel I need to provide something of an explanation.
The past two years have been a mindblowing experience. From the first indications that people were putting songs from Gulag up on their blogs to our incredible tour of Australia and New Zealand that we just completed, everything that has happened has been beyond anything I'd ever hoped could happen with the music I wrote and recorded in my bedroom. Once things started happening, I decided I wanted to do everything as big as possible. So, I set about putting together a large band, and giving that band a huge sound, and making the most spectacular records we possibly could.
I know this can sound like an artist shithead kind of comment, but going through all that really does have its low points along with the highs. The responsibilities of gathering people around your vision, working with great people like those who work directly for the band and those at the label, wanting to insure that every show is as good as humanly possible so that every single person in the audience sees that we put in a real effort, all of that leads to a lot of issues in terms of doing right by people who have done you right.
It's come time to change some things, reinvent some others, and come back at some point with a fresh perspective and batch of songs.
Please accept my apologies. I promise we'll be back, in some form.
-Zach
The show will be a warm up for their West Coast tour and possibly the last NYC show-ever for the current incarnation of Beirut - whatever that might mean.
Posted on May 14, 2008 6:20 PM
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Tix On Sale Now!!!!
Posted by Anonymous | May 14, 2008 6:18 PM
I got mine. :-)
Posted by anon | May 14, 2008 6:20 PM
I'm IN.....Word.
Posted by Tremagnum PI | May 14, 2008 6:21 PM
mustaches are funny
Posted by Anonymous | May 14, 2008 6:35 PM
sweeeeeet. awesome. thanks.
Posted by Anonymous | May 14, 2008 6:37 PM
done n dun.
Posted by zaahit | May 14, 2008 6:39 PM
awesome. got tickets. thanks for the post, bv.
Posted by Anonymous | May 14, 2008 6:43 PM
FUcKIN aWEsome. I got my Rusted Root tix... CENTERSTAGE -- SO down to jam... whatever it takes, i'm going to never forget this night
Posted by A BROS | May 14, 2008 7:16 PM
thank you for the heads up on the sunday show. i'm super excited, yay for tickets.
Posted by Mandy | May 14, 2008 7:58 PM
got my tickets, this will be grand
Posted by Anonymous | May 14, 2008 9:16 PM
I just got one ticket from a celebrity and millionaire dating site named "LovingRich.com".Because I just reg there ,they send every guy a ticket who go there.you can go there to get.
Posted by jisky | May 14, 2008 10:10 PM
oh, yes. this is what i was speaking of in my last post. this letter drove me mad trying to get to the west coast! i kept nyc in the back of my mind knowing they MIGHT play at home. i'm soooooo fucking excited for this show!!! AGH!!!!!!!!
Posted by yvonne | May 15, 2008 6:14 AM
sold out.
Posted by Anonymous | May 15, 2008 7:20 AM
www.myspace.com/VampireGeekend
Posted by Anonymous | May 15, 2008 9:09 AM
dammit. i waited until i left work last night...i guess i should have checked when i got home...
any extras?
Posted by Anonymous | May 15, 2008 9:29 AM
this band is like vampire weekend. they'll never last six months.
Posted by anonymous | May 15, 2008 10:41 AM
^^^^^^
this man has no dick.
they've lasted over 2 years, dipshit.
Posted by Jesus H. Christ | May 15, 2008 11:01 AM
>>this band is like vampire weekend. they'll never last six months.
how's that foot tasting in your mouth dumbass? this band has released two full albums plus an ep in the last few years.
Posted by Anonymous | May 15, 2008 11:16 AM
this is just that assholes way of staying relevant ..face it no one gave a shit about beirut anymore
Posted by Anonymous | May 15, 2008 12:30 PM
Last show my ass. Beirut is for the children.
Posted by Paul C | May 15, 2008 12:39 PM
Damn! I was hoping the change would be them kids bought some synthesizers....
Posted by Anonymous | May 15, 2008 12:43 PM
Umm...Beirut, not relevant? Like Vampire Weekend? Six Months?
Yet somehow the show sold out pretty much immediately?
Wow, I can see there are a lot of clueless people out there.
So I got my tickets! They are so much fun live, I can't wait!
Love love love,
SBJ
Posted by Sweet Baby James | May 15, 2008 12:56 PM
This made my week worthwhile.
Posted by Cerah | May 15, 2008 1:15 PM
selling out venues in new york means nothing these days, especially since we now live in a world where even the black kids can sell out the bowery ballroom.
Posted by Anonymous | May 15, 2008 1:19 PM
BORING.
Posted by Anonymous | May 15, 2008 1:29 PM
Totally. In the good old days selling out a venue meant X number people wanted to see you perform, equal to or greater than the capacity of the venue. Nowadays, in this world we live in, selling out a venue means that...um...
Posted by Anonymous | May 15, 2008 3:44 PM
lol 3:44. I'm so fucking excited about this show!!
Plus the Music Hall has happy hour. $3 well drinks and $3 beers starting at 6pm. So get there early!
Posted by yvonne | May 16, 2008 6:41 AM