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47? Melb got to 44 once, Iz never felt 47

This thread disgusts me. Stop spamming the thread with petty photo-orgies Btw, love his work.

Probably not. All up it will cost about 260 for the 5 gigs.

I still have time to get into Jonsi, have that night free! Still waiting for Drums and Ting Tings sideshows too

Ok, SPLENDOUR SIDESHOW MADNESS. Here we go. Ones I am going to are in green. Throw in Kasabian, Grizzly Bear, LCD Soundsystem / Hot Chip, Temper Trap / The Joy Formidable and The Strokes which have already been announced. Foals Tuesday 27th July – The Hi-Fi, Melbourne Wednesday 28th July – The Manning Bar, Sydney Jonsi Monday 2nd August – The Enmore, Sydney Wednesday 4th August – Palace Theatre, Melbourne Surfer Blood Friday 30th July – The Corner, Melbourne Tuesday 3rd August – Manning Bar, Sydney Laura Marling Monday 2nd August – The Metro, Sydney Wednesday 4th August – The Hi-Fi, Melbourne Saturday 7th August – The Gov, Adelaide Sunday 8th August – The Capitol, Perth Band Of Skulls Tuesday 3rd August – OAF, Sydney Wednesday 4th August – East Brunswick Club, Melbourne Two Door Cinema Club Thursday July 29th – UniBar, Adelaide Monday August 2nd – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney Tuesday 3rd August – East Brunswick Club, Melbourne Kate Nash Wednesday 4th August – The Corner, Melbourne Thursday 5th August – The Metro, Sydney The Magic Numbers Wednesday 28th July – The Corner, Melbourne Friday 30th July – Metro, Sydney Alberta Cross Saturday 24th July – The Annandale, Sydney Tuesday 27th July – The Corner, Melbourne We Are Scientists and Ash Tuesday 3rd August – The Metro, Sydney Wednesday 4th August – Billboard. Melbourne Passion Pit Monday 2nd August – The Forum, Sydney Thursday 5th August – The Prince, Melbourne

Photos from Night #2:

First night: Second Night:

Yeah Chris Baio did a DJ set after both nights. Its ridiculous. For your sake I hope they haven't run out of energy, such amazing shows. Ezra spent half the night with a towel round his neck.

I could watch Noel Gallagher interview videos all day.

If you guys like Two Door Cinema Club, check out Little Comets... they have sort of a similar sound and energy, a bit more dancey though.

Oh, and I took some awesome photos. Will post tomorrow night.

WOW. Review for Melbourne night #2: Just got home. Ears ringing. Sore. But all good signs. I'll start with the ears first. The venue was all ages as opposed to 18+ last night, and you could tell the difference. I liked the added atmosphere, which made this night so much better but OH GOD PLEASE STOP SCREAMING YOU CRAZY UNDERAGE FEMALES. They were SO loud. It was deafening. But nice not having to stand next to them right up the front of the stage, middle, in front of Ezra, in the licensed area. Thank god for that. Only had to line up 1hr in the cold for that too! Alright, the gig. Pretty much the same as last night, except the sound at this venue isnt too crash hot. The setlist order was semi-mixed up, which I liked. They started with the first 4 songs and had the same encore but the middle got mixed - big thumbs up for those people like me who went both nights! The band got more into it tonight too, Chris Bao on the bass really danced up a storm. Chris (on drums) was amazing. It's great to watch his craft. Whilst rostram is clearly the mastermind behind the songs, the drumming is just so immense in the live setting, we were mesmerized. Plus he wore a Tottenham shirt tonight so thumbs up to him because I hope they beat Man City in the EPL game tomorrow... anyway back to the gig... Setlist was exactly the same as last night except they didnt play Bryn (SAD FACE, love that song) but instead played "Ladies of cambridge" which I like anyway. Ezra said they were going to play a song that people may not know... my mate and I turned to each other in excitement thinking brilliant, "Ottoman" would be played, then I could die there and go to heaven. But it wasnt to be. OTTOMAN PLEASE!!! Next gig. Probably not though. Crowd went absolutely nuts to A-Punk, Cousins, and Giving Up The Gun. Well, more nuts than the other songs. But in those ones there was some genuine jiving going on! Crowd got dancing early and it made for a much better night. After two nights, I am happy to say that Vampire Weekend live up to the hype. They deliver a solid live performance with sharp vocals, instrumentation and great crowd interaction. Tonight was easily one of the best gigs I have ever been to, and I have seen a few up to now!

Hells yeah! Different venues too so a bit of variety!

Eugh, DP

Yep. Full deal. Food served on plane food-syle trays. Luggage thrown on the floor Dharma beers Blow up palm trees Blue jelly with planes crashing into them There was more, but they were a few.

Anyone else having lost finale parties?

Ok I'll take my camera tonight.

OH MY GOD WHAT A GREAT NIGHT.... I am super excited for it all again tonight. Seriously, I was so impressed with how it all sounded live, from a musician's point of view. Crowd were semi-energetic, hopefully they are better tonight. Impressive stage set up - I didnt take my camera so you'll just have to believe me. They played pretty much all of their good stuff. Other than Ottoman, which I love.

I am seeing them tomorrow night and wednesday night! Wooo I will let you know how it goes

I heard Thom Yorke just invented Purple fire.

THANKS SO MUCH for the vids! Really impressed with how the songs have transformed live!

RECENT NEWS: Hi everyone, Stu here. It's been a little quiet on the website of late, and indeed quiet in our touring schedule. We've been taking a break for the last few weeks, which has been great to recharge the batteries. We'll be hitting the road again on the 10th of May, heading for Europe. We play Amsterdam on the 12th; Brighton, England on the 14th; Dublin on the 15th; London on the 17th. Should be a great little whirlwind tour, and great to get back over there to see y'all. I've had many excited emails about the gigs, so get ready to rock and roll. Also worth celebrating is the release of Inshalla in the Netherlands. It's now available, and thanks to all our Dutch friends, it's selling like hotcakes. So grab a copy and study up before the show. "Setting Sun", a song from our Black Fingernails, Red Wine album, has been chosen for the new Miley Cyrus movie, The Last Song. The response from our song on the Twilight: New Moon soundtrack being such a smash, we're thinking this whole soundtrack thing is a good way to get our music out there. We're also currently in the process of acquiring a space to build a new recording studio for the next album. We'll keep you updated with progress. Looking forward to swinging a hammer and getting our hands dirty with that one. All exciting stuff. So, we'll see y'all soon. Peace to you all, stu p.s. Kav's lil' "side project", Basement Birds, is now live and kickin' - check it out http://www.basementbirds.com.au Woooo! They're recording again soon!

Thom Yorke is google.

As soon as there is a whiff of a supergroup journalism standards fail, seriously all they aim to do is build up hype. Hence the inaccuracies.

Yeah if I am forced to I will travel to Ballarat for Powderfinger. Ive got friends there so it wouldnt be too bad a trip to make.