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BECK: “SAW LIGHTNING (FREESTYLE)” VIDEO LIVE NOW

BECK 

“SAW LIGHTNING (FREESTYLE)” VIDEO 

LIVE NOW AT http://beck.to/SLFreestylePR

Beck’s new “Saw Lightning (Freestyle)” video captures the GRAMMY-winning artist stripping his latest single down to its bare bones. Rendered in striking minimalist black and white, “Saw Lightning (Freestyle)” relies solely on the impact of raw talent and passion: a man, a harmonica, a camera and nothing more. Beck’s vocals, stomping feet and solo harmonica somehow fill the same space occupied on the original by his raw acoustic slide guitar and Pharrell Williams’ drums, keyboards and mumbles.  

Directed by Giovanni Ribisi and edited by Nick Roney, “Saw Lightning (Freestyle)” is a radically different take on Beck’s first single from his forthcoming 14th album, Hyperspace, due out sometime in the future on Capitol Records. Surprise released April 15, 2019, “Saw Lightning” was made available simultaneously as a single and as the score to the Beats by Dr. Dre Powerbeats Pro campaign, directed by GRAMMY winner Hiro Murai.

Beck will spend the remainder of the summer co-headlining the Night Running Tour with Cage The Elephant—named for “Night Running,” Cage The Elephant’s single featuring Beck from the band’s Social Cues album—beginning July 11th at Sunlight Supply Amphitheater in Ridgefield, WA.

BECK: “SAW LIGHTNING” NEW SINGLE OUT NOW

BECK

“SAW LIGHTNING”

NEW SINGLE OUT NOW

NEW ALBUM HYPERSPACE ON ITS WAY FROM THE FUTURE

Beck has offered fans a glimpse of the future today in the form of “Saw Lightning,” a stunning new track featuring Beck’s unmistakable raw acoustic slide guitar and harmonica playing. “Saw Lightning” was written and produced by Beck and Pharrell Williams, who contributes drums, keyboards and mumbles. 

“Saw Lightning” is available both as a single and as the perfect music to power the new Beats by Dr. Dre Powerbeats Pro campaign, a high-energy film directed by Grammy Award-winning filmmaker Hiro Murai.

“Saw Lightning” is the first track to be released from Beck’s forthcoming Hyperspace, to be released via Capitol Records at an as yet undetermined point in the space time continuum. In the meantime, Beck fans can tide themselves over with his already prolific 2019 output, including “Tarantula” from Music Inspired by ROMA, “Super Cool” (featuring Robyn & The Lonely Island) from The LEGO Movie 2, and most recently his feature appearance on Cage The Elephant’s “Night Running.”

Hyperspace will be Beck’s 14th album, following 2017’s Colors, which won Best Alternative Music Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical at the 61st GRAMMY Awards earlier this year.

Photo Credit: Citizen Kane Wayne

BECK ANNOUNCES CO-HEADLINING TOUR WITH CAGE THE ELEPHANT

BECK ANNOUNCES CO-HEADLINING THE NIGHT RUNNING TOUR WITH CAGE THE ELEPHANT

COLORS WINS TWO GRAMMY AWARDS FOR BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM AND BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL

Seven time GRAMMY winner (including 2014 Album of the Year for Morning Phase) Beck has confirmed a return to the road in the form of a co-headlining tour with Cage The Elephant—with support from Spoon—beginning July 11th at Sunlight Supply Amphitheater in Ridgefield, WA.

Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, February 15th at 10am local time at LiveNation.com. Citi is the official presale credit card for the tour. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Tuesday, February 12th at 10:00 a.m. local time until Thursday, February 14th at 10:00 p.m. local time through Citi’s Private Pass program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.

On this tour, Beck and Cage The Elephant are joining forces to give back. Together they’ve partnered up with PLUS1 and $1 from every ticket sold will be donated back into each city they are playing in, supporting local food security initiatives as they work towards ending hunger in their communities.

Having already WOWed listeners twice in 2019—first with “Tarantula” from Music Inspired by the Film ROMA, and more recently with “Super Cool” from The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part—Beck is excited to once again take it to the stage. While his 2017 album Colors (Capitol Records) has enjoyed some of the most positive reviews of Beck’s peerless career, as well as two GRAMMY awards (Best Alternative Music Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical), live performance has always been Where It’s At (sorry) for modern music’s consummate chameleon—as reviews from his Colors headline tour will attest:

“A polished, career-spanning performance…emphasized Beck’s unparalleled stylistic versatility.” —ROLLING STONE

“… left everybody who witnessed it enthralled… Beck, being an entertainer, understands the profundity in getting a crowded room full of people dancing and smiling.”—WASHINGTON POST

“an undeniably fun record…sounded more impressive played by Beck’s unassailable live band… we could use all the slaying we can get from a band as good as the one he’s assembled.”—VARIETY

“Charmingly eclectic… His stage show is magnificent.”—ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

“Like a Fine Wine, Beck Gets Better with Age… time seemed held at bay.”—DALLAS OBSERVER

“captivating… left no doubt that wherever Beck’s at — whether it’s stadium or theater — is the right place to be.”—OAKLAND PRESS

Beck is also featured on the track “Night Running” from Cage The Elephant’s recently announced fifth studio album, Social Cues, out April 19th via RCA Records.

Austin’s most esteemed rock ambassadors, Spoon, continue their Hot Thoughts victory lap when they hit the road this summer with Beck and Cage The Elephant. The last two years have seen Spoon (“The greatest rock band of the 21st century” –The Ringer) not only release a unanimously celebrated album, but also play revelatory shows at clubs, amphitheaters, festivals, and both daytime and late night television stages.  Hot Thoughts follows Spoon’s streak of three consecutive Top 10 albums—Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007), Transference (2010) and They Want My Soul (2014) — and with it some of the bravest, most sonically inventive work from the most critically acclaimed band of the decade (http://www.metacritic.com/feature/best-music-of-the-decade).

Prior to the start of their co-headline The Night Running Tour, both Beck and Cage The Elephant will be appearing at the Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta. See all tour dates with confirmed openers for each date below.

Beck & Cage The Elephant The Night Running Tour 2019 Dates:

07/11/19 – Ridgefield, WA – Sunlight Supply Amphitheater *^
07/13/19 – George, WA – The Gorge Amphitheatre *^
07/16/19 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheater *^
07/17/19 – Irvine, CA – Five Point Amphitheater *^
07/19/19 – Las Vegas, NV – Park Theater *^
07/20/19 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre *^
07/21/19 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion *^
07/23/19 – Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater *^
07/26/19 – Austin, TX – Austin 360 Amphitheater *+
07/27/19 – Dallas, TX – The Dos Equis Pavilion *+
07/28/19 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion *+
07/30/19 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre *+
07/31/19 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island *+
08/02/19 – Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center *+
08/03/19 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theater *+
08/04/19 – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center *+
08/11/19 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage *&
08/12/19 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center *&
08/13/19 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater *&
08/15/19 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center *&
08/16/19 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion *&
08/17/19 – New York City, NY – Forest Hills Stadium *
08/20/19 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center *&
08/21/19 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion *&
08/22/19 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion *&
08/24/19 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park *&
08/25/19 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion *&
08/27/19 – Birmingham, AL – Oak Mountain Amphitheatre *&
08/29/19 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre *&
08/30/19 – West Palm Beach, FL – Coral Sky Amphitheatre *&

* – w/ Spoon
^ – w/ Starcrawler
+ – w/ Wild Belle
& – Sunflower Bean

BECK: “SUPER COOL” NEW ORIGINAL TRACK OUT TODAY

BECK
“SUPER COOL”
FEATURING THE LONELY ISLAND AND ROBYN
FROM THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART
NEW ORIGINAL TRACK OUT TODAY
Everything was awesome but now it’s super cool.
Beck has released a super cool new track featuring The Lonely Island and Robyn titled, appropriately enough, “Super Cool.” Recorded exclusively for the upcoming The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, “Super Cool” is now available outside theaters at: https://lnk.to/lego2Be
“Super Cool” captures the classic groove-infused optimism of the original Lego Movie earworm “Everything Is Awesome” and splashes it with a day-glo coat of Beck’s fluorescent funk—making for a technicolor knockout.
Critics who’ve already gotten a sneak peek of The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part are already raving over “Super Cool”:
“you’ll definitely want to stay for the credits song which, oddly enough, is one of the best parts of the movie”ABC NEWS
“The Lego Movie 2 is never funnier than in the end credits, for which Beck teamed up with The Lonely Island…” —VARIETY
“a contender for funniest end credits song of all-time”GIZMODO
Beck’s “Super Cool” featuring The Lonely Island and Robyn is available across all digital platforms. Please enjoy—but be sure to listen closely or you’ll miss The Lonely Island ingeniously rapping about the film’s credits.

BECK TO PLAY “TARANTULA” ON THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN FEBRUARY 4TH

BECK TO PLAY “TARANTULA” ON THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN
FEBRUARY 4TH

Music Inspired by Alfonso Cuarón’s Oscar Nominated Film ROMA To Be Performed With Gustavo Dudamel Conducting 20-piece Orchestra Comprised of Los Angeles Philharmonic Members.

Beck will bring “Tarantula” to life for an exclusive debut performance February 4th on The Late Late Show with James Corden, alongside Oscar nominated director Alfonso Cuarón.

The one-time-only ROMA inspired musical performance will feature Beck joined by Gustavo Dudamel conducting a 20-piece orchestra comprised of members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, along with vocalists including Leslie Feist, Natasha Khan, Inara George and Alex Lilly, and musicians Jason Falkner (piano, vocals) and Ilan Rubin (percussion).

Beck’s Late Late Show performance is the only confirmed television appearance for the GRAMMY-winning artist, whose most recent album Colors (Capitol) is nominated in a total of three categories this year: Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Alternative Music Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.

For further information, contact:

Beck: Steve Martin/nasty little man steve@nastylittleman.com
Gustavo Dudamel: Howard Bragman/LaBrea Media howard@labrea.media
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Sophie Jefferies sjefferies@laphil.org
Music Inspired by the Film ROMA: Jamie Bertel/Sony Music Masterworks jamie.bertel@sonymusic.com
ROMA: Nancy Bannister/Netflix  nbannister@netflix.com

BECK: “Tarantula” New Track From Forthcoming MUSIC INSPIRED BY THE FILM ROMA

BECK

“Tarantula”

New Track From Forthcoming MUSIC INSPIRED BY THE FILM ROMA
Available Now

Beck’s first musical offering of 2019 has arrived in the form of “Tarantula,” the latest release from Music Inspired By The Film ROMA, due out February 8th from Sony Music Masterworks and available to pre-order now. This collection of music inspired by Alfonso Cuarón’s 10-time Academy Award-nominated film features songs from Beck, Billie Eilish, El-P, Jessie Rye, Laura Marling, Patti Smith, UNKLE and more, recorded exclusively for this project.

Beck’s radical reimagining of “Tarantula,” a 1982 B-Side by 4AD artists Colourbox, replaces the minimalist groove of the original with an epic arrangement by Beck in collaboration with his father, David Campbell. A riveting Beck vocal performance is, as ever, the centerpiece, with the backing of a 24-piece ensemble.

Full credits for “Tarantula” are:

Beck Hansen:  vocals, piano, bass, synthesizer
Jason Falkner: bass
Ilan Rubin: drums
Leslie Feist:  vocals
Alex Lilly:  vocals
Strings Arranged by David Richard Campbell and Beck Hansen
Produced by Beck and mixed by Tom Elmhirst

David Richard Campbell: Conductor/Charlie Bisharat: Violin (Concert Master)/Tammy Hatwan, Songa Lee, Natalie Leggett, Alyssa Park, Sara Parkins, Michele Richards, Josefina Vergara: Violin/Andrew Duckles: Principal Viola/Tom Lea, Luke Maurer: Viola/Jacob Braun: Principal Cello/Suzie Katayama, Dane Little: Cello/Michael Valerio: Bass/Dylan Hart, Teag Reaves: French Horns/Jon Lewis: Trumpet/Philip Keene: Trombone/Douglas Tournquist: Tuba

BECK: COLORS GRAMMY NOMINATIONS

BECK

COLORS GRAMMY NOMINATIONS FOR BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE, BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM, BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL

Beck’s Colors (Capitol) is up for three statues at the 61st GRAMMY Awards.

Beck has previously won five GRAMMYs, including 2014 Album of the Year for Colors’ predecessor Morning Phase.

Beck and the Colors album are nominated in a total of three categories this year:

Best Pop Solo Performance for Colors

Best Alternative Music Album for Colors

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for Colors
Julian Burg, Serban Ghenea, David “Elevator” Greenbaum, John Hanes, Beck Hansen, Greg Kurstin, Florian Lagatta, Cole M.G.N., Alex Pasco, Jesse Shatkin, Darrell Thorp & Cassidy Turbin, engineers; Chris Bellman, Tom Coyne, Emily Lazar & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers

Beck has previously won five GRAMMYs, including 2014 Album of the Year for Colors’ predecessor Morning Phase.

The 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards will air Sunday, February 10 on CBS.

BECK “COLORS (PICARD BROTHERS REMIX)”

BECK
“COLORS (PICARD BROTHERS REMIX)” 

NOW AVAILABLE

COLORS WORLDWIDE TOUR CONTINUES

Beck is proud to unveil his latest collaboration for the latest remix of the title track “Colors,” by contemporary Parisian duo the Picard Brothers (a.k.a. Clément and Maxine Picard)—now available to stream and download across digital platforms: http://beck.to/ColorsPicardBrosRemix

Adding to the already vibrant and kaleidoscopic sparkle of the original, the “Colors (Picard Brothers Remix)” brings an otherworldliness that only this pairing could conceive.

“Colors” is both the namesake and mission statement of Beck’s 13th album (and sixth to crack the U.S. Top 10), released October 13, 2017 by Capitol Records (and streamed 300 million times since). Following up 2015 GRAMMY Album of the Year winner Morning Phase and featuring “Dreams,” “Wow,” “Dear Life” and “Up All Night” (Beck’s third Billboard Alternative #1), Colors has been hailed as “a great party record” (MC HAMMER) “yet another milestone” (WALL STREET JOURNAL),  “a euphoric blast” (USA TODAY) and a  “classic, sneakily inventive, massively catchy” (AV CLUB) album  “that proves that Beck is still one of rock’s most intrepid inventors” (ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY).

Beck resumes his worldwide tour for Colors after an incredible milestone (not to mention first-ever) performance at the iconic Madison Square Garden which left Rolling Stone raving: A polished, career-spanning performance…emphasized Beck’s unparalleled stylistic versatility.”  

Before Beck hits the stage at Outside Lands, fans can have chance to score tickets to a special, intimate performance at The Independent in San Francisco on August 8th—tickets go on sale today, 10am local time, and can be purchased here.

See below for a list of announced dates and visit www.beck.com for tickets and info.

COLORS TOUR 2018

08/08/18 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
08/10/18 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands
08/18/18 – Osaka, Japan – Summer Sonic
08/19/18 – Tokyo, Japan – Summer Sonic
09/13/18 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory ^
09/14-16/18 – Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
09/16/18 – St. Louis, MO – Fox Theatre ^
09/17/18 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre ^
09/19/18 – Lincoln, NE – Pinewood Bowl Theatre ^
09/22/18 — Salt Lake City, UT — Maverick Center ^
09/24/18 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater &
09/25/18 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater &
09/28/18 – Los Angeles, CA – The Hollywood Bowl
09/30/18 – Dana Point, CA – The Ohana Festival
10/06/18 – Memphis, TN – Mempho Festival

& w/ Jenny Lewis
^ w/ The Voidz

For more information re: Colors Tour contact:
Jacob Mears jacob@nastylittleman.com

BECK ADDS JENNY LEWIS AS SPECIAL GUEST ON NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA DATES

BECK ADDS JENNY LEWIS AS SPECIAL GUEST ON FIRST EVER MADISON SQUARE GARDEN HEADLINE AND PHILADELPHIA FESTIVAL PIER DATES

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Glass Animals will be unable to appear on the New York and Philadelphia dates of Beck’s Colors Tour.

Special guest Jenny Lewis has stepped up to take their place for these two shows—her only scheduled New York and Philadelphia appearances.

The Beck/ Jenny Lewis shows take place July 19th at Madison Square Garden—Beck’s long awaited debut as an MSG headliner—and July 20th at Philadelphia’s Festival Pier.

For further information re: Colors Tour contact:
Olivia Muenz: olivia@nastylittleman.com
Jacob Mears: jacob@nastylittleman.com

BECK: COLORS TOUR 2018 RESUMES JULY 6 IN DETROIT

BECK

COLORS TOUR 2018 RESUMES JULY 6 IN DETROIT

JULY SHOWS TO INCLUDE FIRST EVER HEADLINE AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

SEPTEMBER 13-19 DATES ADDED WITH THE VOIDZ SUPPORTING


See the colors… live. Beck’s North American Colors Tour has been expanded yet again, this time adding dates in Minneapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City and Lincoln, all with The Voidz as support. For a complete itinerary, see below.

Beck resumes the Colors Tour July 6 in Detroit, kicking off a run of shows that will include his historic first-ever headline appearance at New York’s Madison Square Garden, as well as stops in Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, Ottawa, Boston, Buffalo and Philadelphia, Beck’s long awaited return to Red Rocks, and more!

Don’t miss your chance to witness the Beck live experience that’s been blowing minds around the world and has critics continuing to rave:

“… left everybody who witnessed it enthralled… Beck, being an entertainer, understands the profundity in getting a crowded room full of people dancing and smiling.”—WASHINGTON POST

“Charmingly eclectic… His stage show is magnificent.”—ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

“… the band is tight, the energy is high… grand production, big, perfectly gelled backing band, and packed house”—CHARLOTTE OBSERVER

“Like a Fine Wine, Beck Gets Better with Age… time seemed held at bay.”—DALLAS OBSERVER

Visit www.beck.com for more info.

BECK

COLORS TOUR 2018

New Dates In Bold

07/6/18 – Detroit, MI — Fox Theater *
07/7/18 – Toronto, ON — Budweiser Stage *
07/10/18 – Montreal, QC — Place Bell *
07/12/18 — Quebec, QC — Festival de Quebec
07/13/18 — Ottawa, ON — RBC Bluesfest
07/15/18 – Boston, MA — Blue Hills Bank Pavilion %
07/16/18 – Buffalo, NY – Rockin’ At The Knox
07/19/18 – New York, NY — Madison Square Garden +
07/20/18 – Philadelphia, PA — Festival Pier +
08/10/18 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands
08/11/18 – San Diego, CA – X Fest
08/18/18 – Osaka, Japan – Summer Sonic
08/19/18 – Tokyo, Japan – Summer Sonic
09/13/18 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory **
09/15/18 – Chicago, IL – RiotFest
09/16/18 – St. Louis, MO – Fox Theatre **
09/17/18 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre **
09/19/18 – Lincoln, NE – Pinewood Bowl Theater **

09/22/18 – Salt Lake City, UT — Maverick Center **
09/24/18 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre &
09/25/18 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre &
09/28/18 – Los Angeles, CA – The Hollywood Bowl
09/30/18 – Dana Point, CA – Ohana Fest
10/06/18 – Memphis, TN – Mempho

+ w/ Glass Animals
& w/ Jenny Lewis
* w/ Oh Wonder
** w/ The Voidz
% w/Vundabar