Alkaline Trio reveals a darker dimension of its forthcoming new album with “Versions of You,” the third advance offering from Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs, out January 26 on Rise Records.
Built upon a hypnotic, off-kilter riff that provides the foundation for an impassioned performance from bassist/vocalist Dan Andriano and sublime harmonizing with guitarist/vocalist Matt Skiba, “Versions of You” is both instantly recognizable as signature Alkaline Trio and utterly unique in the band’s discography. Featuring the stellar production skills of GRAMMY winner Cameron Webb, “Versions of You” kicks off 2024 in style with the kind of sinister and sweet earworm only Alkaline Trio can create.
Andriano recalls the song’s genesis, “From the start there was something really exciting about this one, a raw energy we didn’t want to let go. I was playing guitar and showing a part to Cameron, Matt grabbed a bass and created this killer disjointed groove under what became the verse. It felt raw and ferocious, and we knew that’s what we had to capture, so that’s how we did it when the red light came on.”
Of the lyrics that completed “Versions of You,” Andriano adds, “It’s a song about sorting through the rubble of a broken friendship and realizing there’s just nothing there to try and rebuild… that maybe the whole thing was artificial and driven by self-serving motives.”
“Versions of You” arrives in the wake of the “crunchy, catchy” (BROOKLYN VEGAN) “Bad Time” and the “fresh approach” (CONSEQUENCE) of the album’s title track. Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs was recorded by Skiba, Andriano and since-departed drummer Derek Grant with Webb producing at Studio 606 in Northridge CA, and will be the first Alkaline Trio album to be released via the band’s new label home, Rise Records. The album will be supported by an extensive North American tour—see below for dates—on which the Trio will be rounded out by new drummer Atom Willard (Against Me!, Rocket from the Crypt).
ALKALINE TRIO Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs North American Tour 2024 (DRUG CHURCH supports on all dates)
Thu — Feb 22, 2024 — Anaheim, CA — HOB Anaheim Fri — Feb 23, 2024 — San Diego, CA — SOMA Sat — Feb 24, 2024 — Phoenix, AZ — Van Buren Mon — Feb 26, 2024 — Dallas, TX — HOB Dallas Tue — Feb 27, 2024 — Austin, TX — Stubbs Wed — Feb 28, 2024 — Houston, TX — HOB Houston Fri — Mar 1, 2024 — Atlanta, GA — Tabernacle Sat — Mar 2, 2024 — Orlando, FL — HOB Orlando Sun — Mar 3, 2024 — Charlotte, NC — Fillmore Tue — Mar 5, 2024 — Washington D.C. — Fillmore Silver Spring Wed — Mar 6, 2024 — Philadelphia, PA — Fillmore Philadelphia Fri — Mar 8, 2024 — Cleveland, OH — Agora Theater and Ballroom Sat — Mar 9, 2024 — Queens, NY — Knockdown Center Sun — Mar 10, 2024 — Boston, MA — HOB Boston Tue — Mar 12, 2024 — Toronto, ON — History Wed — Mar 13, 2024 — Montreal, QC — Beanfield Fri — Mar 15, 2024 — Royal Oak, MI — Royal Oak Music Theatre Sat — Mar 16, 2024 — Chicago, IL — Aragon Ballroom Sun — Mar 17, 2024 — St. Louis, MO — The Pageant Mon — Mar 18, 2024 — Minneapolis, MN — Fillmore Minneapolis Wed — Mar 20, 2024 — Denver, CO — Fillmore Auditorium Thu — Mar 21, 2024 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Complex Sat — Mar 23, 2024 — Seattle, WA — Showbox SoDo Sun — Mar 24, 2024 — Vancouver, BC — Vogue Theatre Mon — Mar 25, 2024 — Portland, OR — Crystal Ballroom Wed — Mar 27, 2024 — San Francisco, CA — The Masonic Fri — Mar 29, 2024 — Los Angeles, CA — Novo Sat — Mar 30, 2024 — Las Vegas, NV — Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE CLOSE OUT THE YEAR IN STYLE
Headlining the Kia Forum this Saturday, December 16 Queens Colosseum Pre-Show Party to feature local bands and DJs, carnival games, burlesque performances and more
Performing TONIGHT on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Photo Credit: Andreas Neumann
there’s no denying that the five-piece are one of the greatest rock bands on the planet —NME
Queens of the Stone Age are one of the last great legacy rock bands left, because no matter how fickle the music business, maybe it just doesn’t really matter when you’re that damn good — Dallas Morning News
After gracing the rest of North America and Europe with legendary shows all year, “U.S. rock gods” (The Telegraph) Queens of the Stone Age have finally landed in their home turf of Los Angeles to close out the 2023 in epic fashion.
The festivities kick off with tonight’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! for their first U.S. television appearance in support of their latest album, In Times New Roman… The band will perform the hit “Emotion Sickness,” which moved Pitchfork to rave, “alternates fluently between high-octane blasts of acid-damaged guitar and a chorus that luxuriates in the band’s melodic chops. ‘Baby don’t care for me,’ goes the deceptively sun-kissed refrain… there’s a playfulness, a thrilling push-and-pull between melody and attack, that recalls the band’s heights.”
Saturday the band will return to Los Angeles’s own Kia Forum, their first Los Angeles performance since their 2018 headline performance at the Forum. Ticketed fans will be treated to Queens Colosseum, an official pre-party hosted by Queens of the Stone Age where guests are encouraged to “dance like no one is surviving.”
Queens Colosseum is located at the Forum’s terrace with food and drinks available. The parking lot party will include performances by local bands DeathbyRomy, Return to Dust and Ramonda Hammer, plus DJ set courtesy of Rock Night Out, carnival games, burlesque performances curated by Kitty Lane and friends from Jumbo’s Clown Room, flash tattoos, tarot reading and specialty goods vendors. Guests are encouraged to bring an item of clothing for screen printing as well. Toys for Tots will be collecting holiday gifts for donation – one lucky participant will win a ticket upgrade for two.
This event starts at 4PM and runs through the start of the show, and is for ticket purchasers only. More information can be found at https://qotsa.com/news/
For a sneak peek of Queens Colosseum check out this video from the Queens of the Stone Age Toronto stop.
JENNY LEWIS ANNOUNCES 2024 JOY’ALL BALL TOUR DATES
TICKETS ON SALE DECEMBER 15th AT 10AM LOCAL TIME
“A rock star in her own right” – PORTLAND PRESS HERALD
“‘Cool’ is a word that seems to get tossed around a lot with Lewis. She comes off as unflappable, and whether she’s slinging her guitar, playing drums, or tickling the keys, she’s in the driver’s seat—total control.” – SAN LUIS OBISPO NEW TIMES
Having just completed a triumphant run of shows along the west coast in support of her new album, Joy’All (Blue Note/Capitol Records), Jenny Lewis is pleased to confirm that she’ll be extending the Joy’All Ball Tour into the new year with the announcement of brand new dates for 2024.
Kicking off in late February, the next leg of the Joy’All Ball Tour will commence in San Diego before winding its way across the U.S., with stops in Tempe, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Omaha, St, Paul, Davenport, St. Louis, Atlanta and Nashville. Special guest Hayden Pedigo will be joining Jenny as support for these shows, with Logan Ledger as additional support for the Nashville date at Ryman Auditorium.
General on sale begins Friday, December 15th at 10am local time.
02/27/24 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues 02/28/24 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre 03/01/24 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater 03/02/24 – Dallas, TX – South Side Music Hall 03/03/24 – Houston, TX – House of Blues 03/05/24 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman 03/06/24 – Omaha, NE – The Admiral 03/08/24 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre 03/09/24 – Davenport, IA – The Capitol Theatre 03/10/24 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant 03/12/24 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern 03/13/24 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
Limited Edition Third Anniversary Vinyl Pressing Out December 15th
Hailed upon its December 2020 release as “cheery, resilient, forever looking forward” (The New Yorker) and “vital and comfortable taking new chances… an inspiration to us all” (Rolling Stone), Paul McCartney’s McCartney III now, fittingly, celebrates its third anniversary with the limited run McCartney III — 3×3 Edition, to be released December 15th on Capitol Records HERE.
McCartney III — 3×3 Edition will be released in three randomly distributed configurations, each featuring one of three unique combinations of multi-color vinyl and prints of Paul’s handwritten draft lyrics or of his hand-drawn album artwork sketch:
Tri-color vinyl + “Pretty Boys” lyric draft Three-striped vinyl + album artwork sketch Swirl vinyl + “The Kiss of Venus” lyric draft
Additionally, all copies of McCartney III — 3×3 Edition will feature new cover art, and will include a poster of Ed Ruscha’s hand-sketched draft for the original McCartney III album artwork.
Originally released December 18, 2020, McCartney III is the third in a trilogy of home-made self-titled albums that began with Paul’s milestone 1970 solo debut McCartney, and continued in 1980 with the bold, experimental McCartney II. All three albums were written, performed and produced by Paul in varying states of isolation, all showcasing his unique creativity and inspired spontaneity. Recorded in “Rockdown” in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, McCartney III saw Paul turn unexpected time on his hands into an opportunity to get into the studio on his own. An intimate and revelatory record, McCartney III features Paul’s melodic gift at its forefront throughout. Upon release, McCartney III charted at #1 on both the UK’s Official Album Charts and Billboard’s Top Album Sales Chart.
Metallica Marching Band Competition Finalists Announced
450+ Sign-Ups Nationwide to Compete for $180,000 in Prizes
Presented by Metallica, Tama, Sweetwater, KHS America, Zildjian, D’Addario Woodwinds, Evans Drumheads, ProMark, Gator, Conn Selmer, and Hal Leonard http://metallicamarchingband.com/
With 450+ colleges and high schools across the U.S. having signed up since its April 10 announcement, the first annual Metallica Marching Band Competition has announced its finalists today at http://metallicamarchingband.com/.
Five finalists have been chosen in each of the following categories by professional judges, furnished by Conn Selmer:
Collegiate: Division 1 – $75,000 in prizing: Auburn University Fresno State University Iowa State University University of Iowa University of Texas at Austin
Collegiate: Division 2, 3 – $40,000 in prizing: Blinn College Eastern New Mexico University Manchester University West Texas A&M University Western Illinois University
High School: Small, Medium & Large – $15,000 each in prizing:
Small High School: Cleveland High School – Cleveland, AL Edinburg High School – Edinburg, TX Oakton High School – Vienna, VA Oologah High School – Oologah, OK Valhalla High School – El Cajon, CA
Medium High School: Boerne High School – Boerne, TX Desert Mountain High School – Scottsdale, AZ DeWitt High School – DeWitt, MI Kell High School – Kennesaw, GA Malverne High School – Malverne, NY
Large High School: Austin High School – Sugarland, TX Dobyns-Bennett High School – Kingsport, TN Lambert High School – Suwanee, GA Lorena High School – Lorena, TX Pell City High School – Pell City, AL
The members of Metallica will select the winners in each of the above categories at a date to be determined in early January.
Additionally, two Fan Favorite winners—one Collegiate (across all divisions) and one High School—will be determined by popular vote and awarded $10,000 each in prizing. Go to https://www.metallicamarchingband.com/submissions/high-school#content to watch submissions and vote anytime up until December 31.
Winners will receive musical instruments and equipment for their school programs at the values listed above, provided by Metallica and sponsors including Tama, KHS America, Zildjian, D’Addario Woodwinds, Evans Drumheads, ProMark, and Gator, in partnership with Sweetwater.
The Metallica Marching Band Competition promises to be a yearly national challenge to marching bands of all levels to craft their most exciting, unique, and impressive performances of the band’s songs. For further information, please go to http://metallicamarchingband.com
FOO FIGHTERS EVERYTHING OR NOTHING AT ALL TOUR MAY 2024 DATES ADDED General On Sale Thursday, December 14 at 10am Local Time Pre-Sales and Additional Information at foofighters.com
“Grohl and his counterparts—Chris Shiflett, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Rami Jaffee and newly inked drummer Josh Freese—always come wholly alive when they are in concert” — Chicago Sun-Times
As they wind down their current run of Australian stadium dates, Foo Fighters have added three new headline dates to the global juggernaut that is the Everything or Nothing at All Tour:
May 1 — Dallas TX – Dos Equis Pavilion May 7 — Raleigh NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park May 9 — Charlotte NC – PNC Music Pavilion
Support on the new dates will come from Nova Twins.
General on sale for tickets to the three newly announced dates will begin Thursday, December 14 at 10am local time. For pre-sales and further information, please visit foofighters.com.
Tickets for Foo Fighters’ recently announced 2024 U.S. stadium shows are selling like Nothing at All witnessed in recent rock ’n’ roll history. The band’s return to Boston’s Fenway Park, and its first-ever headlines at Cincinnati’s Great American Ballpark, Hershey Stadium in Hershey PA, Target Field in Minneapolis and Providence Park in Portland OR, as well as its two-night stand at Los Angeles’ BMO stadium have all completely sold out—with limited tickets still available for the remaining stadium plays, which include a July 17 and 19 return to New York’s Citi Field, August 3 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, August 7 at Petco Park in San Diego and August 18 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.
The tour takes its name from the chorus of “Nothing at All,” from Foo Fighters’ universally acclaimed 11th album But Here We Are. Released June 2 on Roswell Records/RCA Records, But Here We Are has seen the 15-time GRAMMY-winning band garner three more nominations, while singles “Rescued” and “Under You” have cemented the band’s tally of more #1s than any other artist at Rock and Alternative Radio.
Foo Fighters want to give fans the best chance to buy tickets at face value. For fans who purchase tickets for the EVERYTHING OR NOTHING AT ALL TOUR and can’t attend, they will have the option to resell their ticket to other fans at the original price paid using Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange. Please note, tickets are mobile only and restricted from transfer. A valid U.S. bank account or debit card is required to sell tickets on the Face Value Exchange. More information on how the Ticketmaster Exchange works is available here.
Citi is the official card of the above Foo Fighters shows. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, December 12 at 1pm ET until Wednesday, December 13 at 10pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.
FOO FIGHTERS EVERYTHING OR NOTHING AT ALL TOUR North America 2024
New Dates in BOLD May 1 — Dallas TX – Dos Equis Pavilion ^ May 5 — Atlanta GA — Shaky Knees May 7 — Raleigh NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek ^ May 9 — Charlotte NC – PNC Music Pavilion ^ May 11 — Daytona Beach FL — Welcome to Rockville July 17 — New York NY — Citi Field * July 19 – New York NY — Citi Field # July 21 – Boston MA — Fenway Park # (SOLD OUT) July 23 — Hershey PA — Hershey Stadium # (SOLD OUT) July 25 — Cincinnati OH — Great American Ballpark * (SOLD OUT) July 28 — Minneapolis MN — Target Field ** (SOLD OUT) August 3 — Denver CO — Empower Field at Mile High * August 7 — San Diego CA — Petco Park $ August 9 – Los Angeles CA — BMO Stadium # (SOLD OUT) August 11 – Los Angeles CA — BMO Stadium % (SOLD OUT) August 16 – Portland OR — Providence Park Soccer Stadium % (SOLD OUT) August 18 – Seattle WA — T-Mobile Park %
* Pretenders & Mammoth WVH Support ** Pretenders & L7 Support # The Hives & Amyl and The Sniffers Support $ The Hives & Alex G Support % Pretenders & Alex G Support ^ Nova Twins Support
Band on the Run 50th Anniversary Edition Featuring Previously Unreleased “Underdubbed” Mixes Album Due For Release February 2nd , 2024
Title Track ‘Band on the Run – Underdubbed Mix’
Released December 7th
50 years to the week of its original release, MPL and UMe announce the expanded 50th anniversary edition of Paul McCartney & Wings’ iconic Band on the Run, due February 2nd, 2024.
A fixture of all-time greatest album lists for decades, the multiple GRAMMY-winning #1 smash was originally released in December of 1973. Featuring the immortal title track, worldwide hit ‘Jet,’’ the wistful ‘Bluebird,’ long-time live staple ‘Let Me Roll It,’ the multi-faceted ‘Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)’ and climactic closer ‘Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five,’ Band on the Run is undoubtedly Wings’ most successful and celebrated release ever. Experience the 50th anniversary edition of Band on the RunHERE.
The 50th anniversary edition of Band on the Run will be available in a variety of formats, beginning with the essential 1LP. This special vinyl edition was cut at half speed using a high-resolution transfer of the original master tapes from 1973 by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, London. The single vinyl album configuration mirrors the US tracklist, which features the song ‘Helen Wheels’ and includes a Linda McCartney Polaroid poster.
The 2LP vinyl edition features the original US album, remastered at half speed, and a second LP titled “Underdubbed” Mixes Edition, housed in a premium slipcase. The set also includes two Linda McCartney Polaroid posters.
A 2CD format will feature the original US album, “underdubbed” mixes, and a double-sided fold-out Polaroid poster taken by Linda McCartney. Band on the Run (Underdubbed) will also be released digitally.
Speaking about the “underdubbed” version, Paul said:
“This is Band on the Run in a way you’ve never heard before. When you are making a song and putting on additional parts, like an extra guitar, that’s an overdub. Well, this version of the album is the opposite, underdubbed.”
Band on the Run (Underdubbed) presents Band on the Run’s nine classic songs for the first time without any orchestral overdubs, available digitally. The previously unreleased rough mixes were created by Geoff Emerick, assisted by Pete Swettenham at AIR Studios, on October 14th, 1973. The tracklist, newly ordered as detailed below, mirrors the original analog tapes discovered in the MPL archives.
Finally, Band on the Run will also be available in Dolby ATMOS for the first time, newly mixed by Giles Martin and Steve Orchard.
Of the countless classic albums Paul McCartney has released throughout his illustrious career, Wings’ Band on the Run holds a place of particularly high esteem. The album not only delivered on the promise of Wild Life and Red Rose Speedway but also consolidated Wings’ status as standard bearers of ‘70s rock ’n’ roll. As the soundtrack for a decade defined by the rock radio playlists it dominated, Band on the Run would set the bar not only for Paul’s future efforts but also for generations of arena rock stars.
Exactly 50 years after its release, Band on the Run sounds as vibrant and relevant as ever, and in reaching this magnificent milestone, deserves its amazing story to be celebrated one more time.
By the summer of 1973, Paul had a fresh batch of songs earmarked for a new album. Looking through a list of EMI’s international studios, he chose Lagos, Nigeria, to be the location of its recording, becoming enthralled with the idea of recording in Africa. Just days before departure, lead guitarist Henry McCullough and drummer Denny Seiwell quit the band. Wings were now, suddenly, a trio. Paul, his wife Linda, and band member Denny Laine (along with recording engineer Geoff Emerick) toiled in the Lagos studio’s relatively rudimentary conditions, working up the new songs over two months. Disaster struck one night when Paul and Linda were robbed at knifepoint while walking home from a friend’s house, the thieves making off with a cassette of home demo recordings of the songs. Paul was able to remember the songs as he’d only recently written them.
Noted for its suite-like structure of three distinct movements, the title track ‘Band on the Run’ was not an obvious pop hit, but it would top the US Billboard Hot 100 and propel its parent album back up the charts, becoming a #1 smash in both the US and UK, returning to the top spot twice more in America, and becoming the best-selling studio album of 1974 in Australia, Canada, and the UK.
Band on the Run has only grown in stature over the years. After scooping two Grammy Awards in 1975, the Deluxe Edition of Band on the Run was awarded a third in 2012—followed by the album’s induction into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013. It is considered the definitive Wings album and a firm fan favorite as new generations discover its genius. It took until 2010 for ‘Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five’ to be performed live, but now, as Paul’s solo career continues unabated, it is a regular presence in his live sets.
Paul is currently performing songs from Band on the Run and across his unparalleled catalog at shows on his acclaimed Got Back tour. First launching in February 2022, Paul completed 16 huge gigs across the US before performing what the Times newspaper described as the “best gig ever” with his history-making headline set at Glastonbury in June 2022, a show that also saw Paul team with Dave Grohl for a special duet of ‘Band on the Run.’
The current leg of the tour has seen Paul return to Australia for his first live performances there in six years. Currently performing in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Paul will complete further concerts in São Paulo, Curitiba, and Rio De Janeiro.
2LP / 2CD Track list
Disc One Band on the Run
Band on the Run
Jet
Bluebird
Mrs. Vandebilt
Let Me Roll It
Mamunia
No Words
Helen Wheels
Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five
Disc Two Band on the Run (Underdubbed Mixes)
Band on the Run
Mamunia
No Words
Jet
Bluebird
Mrs. Vandebilt
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five
Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)
Let Me Roll It
1LP Band on the Run
Band on the Run
Jet
Bluebird
Mrs. Vandebilt
Let Me Roll It
Mamunia
No Words
Helen Wheels
Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five
Digital Formats Band on the Run (Underdubbed Mixes)
Band on the Run
Mamunia
No Words
Jet
Bluebird
Mrs. Vandebilt
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five
Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)
Let Me Roll It
Band on the Run will also be available to stream in Dolby ATMOS
Ghost cap off yet another triumphant year. One bookended by two GRAMMY nominations: one for the international #1 album IMPERA and one for “Phantom of The Opera” from the PHANTOMIME covers EP; a 5 month, 4 continent world tour including 2 sold out nights at L.A.’s Kia Forum; 2 major collaborations: “Spillways” featuring Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott, and “Stay (featuring Patrick Wilson)” as heard over the end credits of Insidious: The Red Door. In commemoration of an unprecedented last 12 months, Ghost now share a divine compilation of some of their most sinful psalms spanning the band’s many eras. A treasure trove for the most fervent devotees and new initiates alike, Ghost’s 13 Commandments compilation chronicles the band’s metamorphosis from Scandinavian curiosity to world-straddling creative colossus — all that and fans are rewarded with the wider release of Ghost’s cult tune “Zenith.”
THE POSTAL SERVICE + DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE EXTEND GROUNDBREAKING, CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED 20th ANNIVERSARY CO-HEADLINE TOUR
NEW DATES FOLLOW 2023 ‘GIVE UP TRANSATLANTICISM’ TOUR – ATTENDED BY OVER A QUARTER-MILLION FANS
2024 RUN KICKS OFF APRIL 23 IN ATLANTA AND INCLUDES STOPS IN NASHVILLE, PORTLAND, TORONTO, VANCOUVER, MILWAUKEE + MORE
FEATURING COMPLETE LIVE PERFORMANCES OF THE LANDMARK, RIAA PLATINUM-CERTIFIED 2003 ALBUMS – THE POSTAL SERVICE’s GIVE UP & DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE’s TRANSATLANTICISM
PRESALES BEGIN WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6 @ 10 AM (LOCAL) GENERAL ON-SALE STARTS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8 @ 10AM (LOCAL)
“…dream double bill…” VARIETY
“…fall’s hottest indie rock tour…” BILLBOARD
“…once-in-a-lifetime show…” NYLON
“…must-see…” CONSEQUENCE
“…Gibbard’s longevity outshines many of his peers…” UPROXX
“…one of the best shows of the year…” ALTERNATIVE PRESS
“Few musicians have released two culture-shifting records in the span of a single year, and even less have done it with two different musical outfits… the Death Cab/Postal Service tour is peak millennial nostalgia, in the best way.” PITCHFORK
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Today, indie rock titans The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie have unveiled additional North American dates for their landmark 20th anniversary co-headline ‘Give Up Transatlanticism’ tour, set for April-May 2024 – watch the official tour trailer (directed by frequent visual collaborator Juliet Bryant) here.
The extension comes in response to massive demand from fans, following the joint tour’s critically acclaimed and wildly-successful 2023 dates. That run was entirely sold-out and included back-to-back shows at NYC’s Madison Square Garden, three nights at LA’s Hollywood Bowl, and marquee dates in many other major cities – bringing 250k+ fans together at iconic arenas and amphitheaters across the US.
This extraordinary live run celebrates the 20th anniversaries of each band’s seminal 2003 album, The Postal Service’s RIAA Platinum-certified Give Up and Death Cab for Cutie’s RIAA Platinum-certified breakthrough fourth studio LP Transatlanticism – two classics released within a mere eight months of one another, and created with a total recording budget of just $20k.
Benjamin Gibbard, co-founder of both bands, will continue to pull double duty on the 2024 dates, performing Give Up and Transatlanticism in full alongside his respective bandmates. “Few musicians have released two culture-shifting records in the span of a single year,” Pitchfork proclaimed within their glowing review of this fall’s first MSG show, “and even less have done it with two different musical outfits.”
Kicking off in Atlanta on April 23, the spring 2024 run will include stops in Nashville, Toronto, Vancouver, Milwaukee, and more, before culminating in Portland, OR on May 15. Indie rock quartet Slow Pulp is set to support each night of the tour.
Presales will begin next Wednesday, December 6 at 10am local time, starting with the Artist Presale. All tickets will be available at the general on-sale starting next Friday, December 8 at 10am local time. Sign up for early access to tickets at giveuptransatlanticismtour.com.
Both bands are also thrilled to announce they’ll be bringing the tour to London next year. UK fans can stay up-to-date and sign up for notifications about this highly-anticipated show here.
“I know for a fact I will never have a year again like 2003. The Postal Service record came out, Transatlanticism came out. These two records will be on my tombstone, and I’m totally fine with that. I’ve never had a more creatively inspired year.”– Benjamin Gibbard
The groundbreaking ‘Give Up Transatlanticism’ tour has been hailed as a “once-in-a-lifetime show” (Nylon), “dream double bill” (Variety), “must-see” (Consequence), and “one of the best shows of the year” (Alternative Press). Before the 2023 dates began, the historic outing was named one of GQ’s “12 Pop Culture Releases We’re Most Looking Forward to in 2023.”The Postal Service is comprised of Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello, and Jenny Lewis; Death Cab for Cutie is comprised of Gibbard, Nick Harmer, Dave Depper, Zac Rae, and Jason McGerr. All upcoming tour dates are enclosed below.
THE POSTAL SERVICE x DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE | 2024 CO-HEADLINE TOUR DATES
APRIL
23 – Atlanta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre * 24 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center * 26 – Charleston, SC – Credit One Stadium * 27 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park Raleigh * 29 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena * 30 – Columbus, OH – The Schottenstein Center *
MAY
2 – Pittsburgh, PA – Petersen Events Center * 3 – Albany, NY – MVP Arena * 4 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena * 6 – Milwaukee, WI – Miller High Life Theatre * 7 – St. Louis, MO – Chaifetz Arena * 9 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center * 11 – Salt Lake City, UT – Venue TBA * 12 – Boise, ID – Idaho Central Arena * 14 – Vancouver, BC – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre * 15 – Portland, OR – Moda Center *
Date TBD – London, UK – Venue TBA
* w/ Special Guest Slow Pulp
Formed in Bellingham, WA in 1997, Death Cab for Cutie immediately entered the ranks of the era’s most definitive bands, thanks in large part to the remarkable power of co-founder, vocalist, guitarist, and lead songwriter Ben Gibbard’s complex, often bittersweet songcraft. The band made their worldwide popular breakthrough with 2003’s RIAA Platinum-certified Transatlanticism, later named by NPR as one of “The Decade’s 50 Most Important Recordings.” Fueled by critical acclaim, an array of high profile soundtrack placements, and such hit singles as “The Sound of Settling” and “Title and Registration,” the album debuted among the upper half of the Billboard 200 – Death Cab for Cutie’s first ever entry on the overall chart. A 10th anniversary edition of Transatlanticism containing previously unheard demos and outtakes arrived in 2013, prompting NPR to write, “For all its ubiquity and imitators, Transatlanticism holds up as an exquisitely produced, largely flawless record in which every song is bound to serve as someone’s favorite.”
2003 also saw Gibbard and Los Angeles, CA-based multi-instrumentalist Jimmy Tamborello (Dntel, Figurine) unite as The Postal Service, a long distance collaboration named for their working method of exchanging tracks via the US Mail. The duo – joined by a number of friends including singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis – proved a phenomenon with the February 2003 release of their one and only studio LP, Give Up, earning worldwide applause and eventual RIAA Platinum certification thanks to infectious electro-pop smashes like “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight” (a top 3 sensation on Billboard’s “Hot Dance Singles” chart), “We Will Become Silhouettes (which reached the top 3 on the Canadian Singles Chart), and of course, the magical RIAA Gold-certified “Such Great Heights.” The album’s stature continued to grow in the years following its original release, ultimately spending 19 non-consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s “Top Electronic Albums” chart. In 2013, The Postal Service reunited to mark the 10th anniversary of Give Up with their biggest headline tour ever, along with top-billed performances at such international festivals as Coachella, Primavera Sound, Lollapalooza, and Sasquatch. In addition, a commemorative 10th anniversary edition of Give Up saw the singular collection expanded with 15 bonus tracks, including two brand new songs, “A Tattered Line of String” and “Turn Around.”
ALKALINE TRIO “BAD TIME” SECOND ADVANCE TRACK AND VIDEO FROM FORTHCOMING 10th ALBUM BLOOD, HAIR, AND EYEBALLS OUT JANUARY 26, 2024 ON RISE RECORDS
Alkaline Trio serves up another helping of Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs in the form of “Bad Time,” the darkly melodic second track to be released in advance of its 10th album, due out January 26, 2024 on Rise Records.
“Bad Time” follows last month’s unveiling of the album’s frenetic title track — hailed by Consequence for its “fresh approach” and by Brooklyn Vegan as “classic Alkaline Trio… their grim yet catchy punk sounds as unmistakable as ever” — with a more subdued yet no less intense vibe. This makes perfect sense, as the lyrics find Trio guitarist/vocalist Matt Skiba finding the eyes of multiple storms in the form of the same friend’s voice:
“‘Bad Time’ was initially inspired by a friend and crush who happened to call me while I was on tour in El Paso TX as an active shooter situation was happening just across from where we were staying. We could hear gunshots and sirens as the situation escalated. My friend asked if it was a bad time to talk, and I said no — I really wanted to speak with her. It was actually a terrible and terrifying time, but it was never a bad time to hear her voice. The second verse goes back to a time in Chicago when my roommate Bobby and I were almost killed in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting — high as kites on mushrooms. We lived in a neighborhood run by Latin Kings at the time of the shooting, so I reference those facts as well as how nice it would have been to hear from the same girl back then.”
The “Bad Time” video sees Alkaline Trio reunited with director Ravi Dahr, who previously turned the song “Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs” into an apocalyptic skate-zombie (empty) pool party. “Working again with Ravi and his beautiful team has been a lot of work but even more fun,” says Skiba. “We spent the short time we had to put this together brainstorming and sending each other links and photos and film references. It’s not every day I meet someone that loves Dario Argento or Stanley Kubrick or Kenneth Anger and so on as much as I do. Ravi did all the actual, real work on this thing, but I love being involved and hope that I helped to paint this beautiful picture.”
Recorded with GRAMMY-winning producer Cameron Webb at Studio 606 in Northridge CA, Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs finds Alkaline Trio stripping its sound down to the skin and bones of its unmistakable sonic spirit, while taking that dark essence to parts previously unknown. In addition to being a darkly shining exemplar of the Trio’s signature blend of wry lyrical wit and bittersweet melodic sensibility, Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs arrives in a confluence of endings and beginnings—it’s both the first album to be released via the band’s new label home, Rise Records, and the last to feature longtime member Derek Grant, drummer on every Alkaline Trio record since 2003’s classic Good Mourning.
See below for Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs’ tracklist, as well as a full list of upcoming live dates (with support from Drug Church), on which Skiba and bassist/vocalist Dan Andriano will be joined by veteran drummer Atom Willard (Against Me!, Rocket from the Crypt).
ALKALINE TRIO Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs Tracklist: Hot For Preacher Meet Me Versions Of You Bad Time Scars Break Shake With Me Blood, Hair, And Eyeballs Hinterlude Broken Down In A Time Machine Teenage Heart
North American Tour 2024 (DRUG CHURCH supports on all dates) Thu — Feb 22, 2024 — Anaheim, CA — HOB Anaheim Fri — Feb 23, 2024 — San Diego, CA — SOMA Sat — Feb 24, 2024 — Phoenix, AZ — Van Buren Mon — Feb 26, 2024 — Dallas, TX — HOB Dallas Tue — Feb 27, 2024 — Austin, TX — Stubbs Wed — Feb 28, 2024 — Houston, TX — HOB Houston Fri — Mar 1, 2024 — Atlanta, GA — Tabernacle Sat — Mar 2, 2024 — Orlando, FL — HOB Orlando Sun — Mar 3, 2024 — Charlotte, NC — Fillmore Tue — Mar 5, 2024 — Washington D.C. — Fillmore Silver Spring Wed — Mar 6, 2024 — Philadelphia, PA — Fillmore Philadelphia Fri — Mar 8, 2024 — Cleveland, OH — Agora Theater and Ballroom Sat — Mar 9, 2024 — Queens, NY — Knockdown Center Sun — Mar 10, 2024 — Boston, MA — HOB Boston Tue — Mar 12, 2024 — Toronto, ON — History Wed — Mar 13, 2024 — Montreal, QC — Beanfield Fri — Mar 15, 2024 — Royal Oak, MI — Royal Oak Music Theatre Sat — Mar 16, 2024 — Chicago, IL — Aragon Ballroom Sun — Mar 17, 2024 — St. Louis, MO — The Pageant Mon — Mar 18, 2024 — Minneapolis, MN — Fillmore Minneapolis Wed — Mar 20, 2024 — Denver, CO — Fillmore Auditorium Thu — Mar 21, 2024 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Complex Sat — Mar 23, 2024 — Seattle, WA — Showbox SoDo Sun — Mar 24, 2024 — Vancouver, BC — Vogue Theatre Mon — Mar 25, 2024 — Portland, OR — Crystal Ballroom Wed — Mar 27, 2024 — San Francisco, CA — The Masonic Fri — Mar 29, 2024 — Los Angeles, CA — Novo Sat — Mar 30, 2024 — Las Vegas, NV — Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
