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Osheaga fest announces 2016 lineup

The lineup for Montreal’s Osheaga festival has been announced, and it’s pretty stacked. We already mentioned that Radiohead were reported to be on the bill, and indeed they are, along with Lana Del Rey, Disclosure, M83, Haim, Future, Grimes, Beirut, Leon Bridges, Last Shadow Puppets, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Wolf Parade, Todd Terje and the Olsens, Vince Staples, Whiite Lung and many many more…

Primavera 2016 lineup (Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, Sigur Ros, PJ Harvey, Brian Wilson, Drive Like Jehu, Suede, more)

Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival returns from June 1-5, and as always, the lineup is pretty amazing. They’ve got Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, Sigur Ros, PJ Harvey, Tame Impala, The Last Shadow Puppets, Air, Brian Wilson (performing Pet Sounds), Beach House, Suede, Beirut, Animal Collective, Pusha T, Action Bronson, Explosions in the Sky, Moderat, John Carpenter, Vince Staples, Drive Like Jehu, Deerhunter, Dinosaur Jr, Richard Hawley, Kamasi Washington, Neon Indian, Battles, Ty Segall, Julia Holter, Destroyer, Thee Oh Sees, Titus Andronicus, Tortoise, Mudhoney, Boredoms, Royal Headache, Shellac, Dungen, Beach Slang, Venom, Unsane, The Chills, Holly Herndon, Psychic TV, Mbong…

Beruit playing Prospect Park, Capitol Theatre in August ++ other tour dates

Celebrate Brooklyn has announced another ticketed benefit concert for the 2016 summer season: Beirut at Prospect Park Bandshell on August 2…

Beirut & Icy Demons @ Riviera Theatre (pics)

Beirut released their new album No No No back in September and brought their tour in support of it to Chicago’s Riviera Theatre on Nove…

Hailu Mergia opening select Beirut dates (Radio City tonight)

Beirut is on tour now in support of this year’s No No No on 4AD, and that tour lands at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall tonight (10/1). They’ve got a pretty special guest opening tonight’s show and a few others, Ethiopian funk musician Hailu Mergia who’s been having a resurgence since the 2013 reissue of his 1985 album Hailu Megia and His Classical I…

Beirut celebrated 'No, No, No' at The Bell House (pics / setlist)

The hallmarks of his early music — the extra instruments, the Balkan influence, the very extravagance that set him apart as a teenager and finally made him famous — those sounds, he says, were not exactly him…

Stephen Colbert made his 'Late Show' debut with help from Mavis Staples, Beirut, Alabama Shakes, Ben Folds & more

Stephen Colbert made his debut as host of CBS’ The Late Show on Tuesday night (9/8) with guests George Clooney and Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush…

Beirut performing 'No No No' in full at free Bell House show

Beirut‘s new album, No No No, is out next week (9/11) via 4AD and the band have just announced they’ll be performing it live in full at The Bell House on September 10…
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