Turbonegro playing snowboarding party in NYC (with new singer and host Andrew WK)

October 14, 2011

by BBG

Turbonegro will reunite to play Santos Party House on 11/18, as part of the World Snowboarding Championships (WSC) kick-off party with host Andrew W.K. Tickets are on sale. The band, who recently parted ways with long-time vocalist Hank von Helvete, will be sporting the following lineup: Tony Sylvester, Happy-Tom, Euroboy, Pål Pot Pamparius, Rune “Rune Rebellion” Green, Tomas Dahl.

Here’s what those involved have to say about it:

“This is just unbelievable,” says Andrew W.K., co-owner of Santos Party House, and the entertainment beacon of the WSC. “We’re hosting the first TURBONEGRO concert in the USA with their new singer and it’s a dream come true for me, Santos, and New York City in general. Making it all part of the WSC opening party just takes it over the top! It’s going to be unreal. TURBONEGRO are one of my favorite bands of all time, and so many other people around the world have been looking forward to their return. Santos and I are thrilled to be involved in this important event.”

TURBONEGRO says: “We are super stoked to be involved in the World Snowboarding Championships, which we know will be the most rock’n’roll sports event ever.”

WSC CEO, Henning Andersen says: “It was Happy Tom from TURBONEGRO that connected us with Andrew W.K. in the first place. Now Turbonegro supports the WSC with an exclusive US gig at Santos Party House. It almost feels too good to be true! Making this happen in New York helps us pay respect to the origin of our sport. Our heritage is American board sports and the great lifestyle that comes with it.”

So far, the show seems to be a single, one-off US reunion show and their first US date since Coachella 2009. We’ll let you know if that changes, but until then enjoy some Turbonegro videos below.

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Turbonegro- All My Friends Are Dead