Chromeo played Electric Zoo, add T5 show to tour (dates)

Chromeo at Williamsburg Waterfront in 2010 (more by Chris Gersbeck)

This was the third year that Electric Zoo, an electronic music festival featuring world-renowned DJs, shuttled and ferried fans across the East River to Randall’s Island on Labor Day weekend to dance. But this time the fest that began as a modest weekend event was something more, drawing crowds that were large even by music festival standards: Expanded to three days, the Zoo hosted 85,000 people, up from 50,000 over two days last year.

The scantily clad throngs, wearing neon sunglasses, pacifiers, furry go-go boots and bikini tops–and sometimes body paint in lieu of a top–prompted several DJs to declare a return of the rave scene to New York.

“It just eventually comes back,” said David Macklovitch of the duo Chromeo. “We’re definitely getting ’90s vibes.” [Wall Street Journal]

More about Electric Zoo later…

Now that Chromeo have played the Randall’s Island fest, they’ve expanded their previously announced ‘Night Falls Tour’ with Mayer Hawthorne and Breakbot to include a NYC show happening on November 4 at Terminal 5. Tickets go on sale Friday (9/9) at noon with an internet presale (username: chromeo, password: tickets) and an AmEx presale starting Wednesday (9/7) at noon.

Updated dates below…

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Chromeo — 2011 Tour Dates
09 / 09 / 11 Bestival, Robin Hill Isle Of Wight, UK
09 / 14 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: House of Blues Dallas, TX
09 / 16 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: House of Blues Houston, TX
09 / 17 / 11 Austin City Limits, Ziker Park Austin, TX
09 / 18 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: House of Blues New Orleans, LA
09 / 20 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason Miami, FL
09 / 21 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: The Beacham Theatre Orlando, FL
09 / 22 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: Masquerade Atlanta, GA
09 / 24 / 11 POP Montreal Festival, Metropolis Montreal, QC
09 / 26 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI
09 / 27 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
09 / 28 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: Stage AE Pittsburgh, PA
09 / 30 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: House of Blues Chicago, IL
10 / 01 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: House of Blues Chicago, IL
10 / 03 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
10 / 04 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
10 / 06 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: Boulder Theatre Boulder, CO
10 / 07 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
10 / 08 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: Belly Up Aspen, CO
10 / 10 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA
10 / 11 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: Roseland Theatre Portland, OR
10 / 12 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: Arcata Community Center Arcata, CA
10 / 13 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: Knitting Factory Reno, NV
10 / 15 / 11 Treasure Island Music Festival San Francisco, CA
10 / 17 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: House of Blues San Diego, CA
10 / 18 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ
10 / 20 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: Midland Theatre Kansas City, MO
10 / 21 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, OK
10 / 22 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: The Lyric Oxford Oxford, MS
10 / 24 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: The Pageant St. Louis, MO
10 / 25 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: Cannery Ballroom Nashville, TN
10 / 27 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: The National Richmond, VA
10 / 28 / 11 Moog Festival, TBD Asheville, NC
10 / 29 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: Fillmore Washington, DC
10 / 31 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA
11 / 01 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: House of Blues Boston, MA
11 / 02 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: Sound Academy Toronto, ON
11 / 04 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: Terminal 5 New York, NY
11 / 12 / 11 One Music & Arts Festival, Teatro Chino de Six Flags Mexico Mexico City, MX
11 / 17 / 11 NIGHT FALLS TOUR: The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
11 / 25 / 11 London HMV Forum London, UK