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Posted in music | tour dates on September 1, 2011

Kaiser Chiefs postpone tour due to closure of US label

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Kaiser Chiefs have postponed their 2011 tour. Though it's still on Ticketmaster, their September 15th Roseland Ballroom show is now listed as "date TBA", it is in fact postponed and happening at a different venue. The band writes:

If you plan to attend Kaiser Chiefs Terminal 5 show, March 8th 2012, and have a purchased a ticket for the Roseland Ballroom show in Sept 2011, we are working on a way for your ticket to be honoured, and not pay a second ticketing fee, as both these rooms are Ticketmaster venues. Stay tuned for updates, in the meantime, please hold onto your ticket.
Tickets for the Terminal 5 show go on sale Friday. Full statement and new dates below...

STATEMENT

New tour dates for March 2012, and information about cancelled shows in Austin, TX, and Los Angeles, CA.

Statement:
"Due to the closure of our US label, Universal Motown, the American release of 'The Future Is Medieval' is delayed until early 2012, we're sorry to keep you waiting. We have moved our plans to Tour North America & Mexico accordingly to coincide with the release of our 4th album in America, details of which will be confirmed shortly.

All Tickets Remain Valid for the new dates which are on-sale immediately and listed in full below.

Of course, if you cannot attend the new date, refunds are available at the point of purchase.
We apologise to our fans in North America and Mexico for any inconvenience caused - and especially to those fans in Austin, TX, and Los Angeles, CA, these two shows we couldn't reschedule, refunds are available at the point of purchase - there will be news soon regarding Kaiser Chiefs performances in Austin, TX, and Los Angeles, CA. We look forward to seeing you in March"

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NEW YORK CITY ticket holders for Roseland Ballroom:

If you plan to attend Kaiser Chiefs Terminal 5 show, March 8th 2012, and have a purchased a ticket for the Roseland Ballroom show in Sept 2011, we are working on a way for your ticket to be honoured, and not pay a second ticketing fee, as both these rooms are Ticketmaster venues. Stay tuned for updates, in the meantime, please hold onto your ticket.
+++ NEW & CONFIRMED TOUR DATES ++++

March 2012
06 Boston, MA House Of Blues
08 New York, NY Terminal 5
09 Washington, DC 9:30
10 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
12 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
14 Houston, TX House Of Blues
16 Mexico City, MEX Viva Cuervo Salon
17 Guadalajara, MEX Teatro Estudio Caravet
18 Monterrey, MEX Escencia
20 San Francisco, CA Fillmore
22 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
23 Seattle, WA Showbox Theatre
24 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom

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posted at 11:41 AM on September 1, 2011 in music | tour dates | Comments (16)

Comments (16)

who?

Posted by Anonymous | September 1, 2011 11:51 AM

This band is rubbish anyway

Posted by Anonymous | September 1, 2011 11:56 AM

ruby ruby ruby ruby!

Posted by Anonymous | September 1, 2011 11:57 AM

OMG I can't believe it!

Posted by Anonymous | September 1, 2011 12:15 PM

1. Universal Motown is closing? Isn't that big news (as in, the death of music as an industry)?

2. THESE guys were on Motown?

3. THESE guys are still together?

Posted by Anonymous | September 1, 2011 12:34 PM

suck

Posted by Anonymous | September 1, 2011 12:43 PM

12:34

my reactions, ordered 3, 1, 2

Posted by Anonymous | September 1, 2011 1:44 PM

I actually like to listen to the Kaiser Chiefs occasionally, but the bigger story is Motown closing?? When did this happen? Just checked Billboard's site and see nothing...

Posted by Anonymous | September 1, 2011 2:44 PM

First album was good - was at the Maxwell's, Stone Pony, and Bowery gigs when they first came here.

Posted by Anonymous | September 1, 2011 2:52 PM

its an excuse to cover up the real shittier reason either lack of sales or one of the members is in rehab or management forgot to send in visa papers

Posted by Anonymous | September 1, 2011 3:29 PM

How can it be lack of sales when the album hasn't gone on sale yet? Plus Motown's such a historic label they just can't say it's closing when it isn't. Methinks though they spilled some beans that weren't supposed to be spilled yet...

Posted by Anonymous | September 1, 2011 3:37 PM

The Kaiser Chiefs are on Motown? Which closed? I've seen it all.

Posted by Anonymous | September 1, 2011 7:46 PM

Also, Mexico is part of North America.

Posted by Anonymous | September 1, 2011 11:50 PM

Why was my comment hating on Bowery Presents not approved? I smell a BVconspiracy

Posted by Anonymous | September 2, 2011 7:46 PM

they're rebadging it you fools:

the motown parts (ie the "urban" artists) are moving onto island / def jam...all owned by universal

Posted by Anonymous | September 2, 2011 8:11 PM

Universal Motown didn't close, the president got pushed out and the upper management got reshuffled. Some employees were let go.

I assume someone there decided the time wasn't right for their record and they decided to translate it in their own way.

Posted by Former UM employee | September 5, 2011 10:34 AM

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