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Posted in music | pictures | tour dates on February 9, 2009
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"The Great Escape has established itself as the leading event in Europe for showcasing new talent from around the world, aimed at 'export ready' bands and Industry Professionals. TGE takes place in Brighton, UK over three days and nights every May with a total attendance of over 10,000 people including 3,000 industry professionals. A variety of insightful industry talks, panel debates, targeted networking sessions and key note interviews are run alongside performances from 300 new local and international artists, themed parties and club nights in over 34 different venues."The initial lineup of bands announced to play this year's festival includes Metronomy, Ben Kweller, Vivian Girls, The Soft Pack, Let's Wrestle, and Passion Pit. Passion Pit played Bowery Ballroom in NYC with Cale Parks and Paper Route on Wednesday (2/4). More pictures from that show, the entire initial TGE lineup, and all PP tour dates, below...
Cale Parks...
Paper Route...
Passion Pit...
We are pleased to announce the first artists for this year's TGE:
Metronomy * Kissy Sell Out * Future of the Left * Ben Kweller * Johnny Foreigner * Esser * Passion Pit * Dananananaykroyd * The Big Pink * The Soft Pack* The Chapman Family * Micachu and the Shapes * Let's Wrestle * Bell X1 * VV Brown * Vivian Girls * The Golden Silvers * Official Secrets Act * The Handsome Family * Your Twenties * An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump * It Hugs Back * Pulled Apart by Horses * Middle Class Rut * To The Bones * KASMs * Televised Crimewave * The Joy Formidable * Cassie and the Cassettes * Tin Can Telephone * A Grave With No Name * Yves Klein Blue * The John Steel Singers * Fanzine and many more to be announced.Passion Pit - 2009 Tour Dates
Feb 17 - Audio Brighton
Feb 18 - Koko W/ Black Kids London
Feb 19 - Bullingdon Arms Oxford
Feb 20 - Cooler Bristol
Feb 23 - London Cargo London, London and South East
Feb 24 - Academy 3 Birmingham
Feb 25 - Ruby Lounge Manchester
Feb 26 - Captain S Rest Glasgow
Feb 27 - Brudenell Rooms Leeds
Mar 1 - Whelans Dublin, Dublin
Mar 2 - Nouveau Casino Paris
Mar 18 - The Conservatory Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 24 - Cinemat Bloomington, Indiana
Mar 25 - Musica Akron, Ohio
Mar 26 - Blind Pig Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mar 27 - Water Street Music Hall Rochester, New York
Mar 28 - Westcott Theatre Syracuse, New York
Apr 1 - Divan Orange Montreal
Apr 2 - Zaphod Beeblebrox Ottawa, ON
Apr 3 - Lee's Place Toronto
Apr 4 - Starlight Room Waterloo, Ontario
May 15 - Great Escape Festival Brighton, London and South East
Sep 11 - Bestival Isle of Wight, South
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Paper Route were so shockingly bad. And Passion Pit weren't that much better to be honest. A total let down. His voice is a shambles on stage.
Posted by Anonymous | February 9, 2009 9:44 AM
I have video up from this night (2/4) of a new Passion Pit song and sleepy head here: http://www.deafleftear.com/news/live-video-passion-pit-premier-new-song/
Posted by Joe | February 9, 2009 9:53 AM
Did anyone see the special acoustic set Tom Yaps played in the basement late night after the Passion Pit show? All he used was 12 empty Tecate tall boys, 2 straws and 21 marciano cherries.
Posted by Anonymous | February 9, 2009 10:05 AM
I was there! and have a video of the the new song he debuted "Yappy As Can Be"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
Posted by Anonymous | February 9, 2009 10:42 AM
ok, the yaps jokes are getting old.
Posted by Anonymous | February 9, 2009 10:44 AM
Yeah 10:05 shut your Yap!
Posted by Anonymous | February 9, 2009 11:03 AM
Tom Yaps Come Home
Posted by Anonymous | February 9, 2009 11:28 AM
wasn't feelin em. crowd friendly bunch, though.
Posted by Anonymous | February 9, 2009 12:01 PM
Joey Cheek 4 Yaps!
Posted by Anonymous | February 9, 2009 1:10 PM
These guys are the classic coattails riders post MGMT, riding in to New York the "I can play a good hook on my Roland, let's layer that with a little punk, sprinkle in some falsetto and call ourselves a band." I thought they had pretty good energy (they better), and the song construction wasn't bad for how early they are in their career.
Posted by Patrick | February 9, 2009 1:59 PM
can someone explain the "Yaps" joke?
Posted by Anonymous | February 9, 2009 2:07 PM
Too much buzz on Passion Pit. I came and thought Paper Route stole the show. Picked up their EP, not as good as their live show.
Posted by Zach | February 9, 2009 2:30 PM
Paper Route was like a worse Taking Back Sunday.
Posted by Montclair Matt | February 9, 2009 4:30 PM
paper route are a christian band
Posted by alex | February 10, 2009 1:19 AM
Nope, Paper Route is not a christian band. And yes, they stole the show. I didn't like Passion Pit. I don't get the hype at all. Pass.
Posted by Dave | February 10, 2009 11:41 PM
uh paper route is a christian band. ask them. fucking idiot.
Posted by Anonymous | February 11, 2009 6:38 PM
It is so sad to admit, but it is just another american rock band. Nothing special.
Posted by Cesar J. Strother | January 11, 2011 8:48 AM