The Bravery to play 'secret' New York shows
The Bravery are set to play two intimate performances tomorrow (May 8) in New York.
The band will play two free shows at Lower East Side venue Arlene's Grocery. The first performance at 5pm will be an all ages affair, while the later show at 9pm is 21 and older.
The band recently completed recording nine new songs, five of which were B-sides as well as a cover of The Smashing Pumpkins' 'Rocket' set to appear on a forthcoming tribute album.
Currently gearing up for the release of their second album
'The Sun & The Moon', the band will hit the road in the US and Canada next week.
The dates are:
Vancouver, British Columbia Commodore (14)
Portland, Oregon Wonder Ballroom (15)
Seattle, Washington El Corazon (16)
Seattle, Washington Area 108 Radio Show (18)
Irvine, California KROQ Weenie Roast (19)
San Diego, California 91X X Fest (20)
Cleveland, Ohio Agora Ballroom (25)
Detroit, Michigan Magic Stick (26)
Toronto, Ontario Opera House (28)
New York, New York Fillmore at Irving Plaza (29/30)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Theatre of the Living Arts (31)
Atlanta, Georgia 99X Big Day Out (June 2)
Nashville, Tennessee Exit In (3)
Washington DC 9:30 Club (7)
Santa Barbara, California KJEE Seaside Beach Ball (8)
Mountain View, California Live 105 BFD (9)
Sacramento, California KWOD Summer Buzz (10)
Chicago, Illinois Q101 Block Party 2007 (16)
Minneapolis, Minnesota Varsity Theater (18)
Kansas City, Missouri Beaumont Club (19)
St. Louis, Missouri Pop's (20) |
Lady Sovereign reacts to criticism of Brooklyn show
Lady Sovereign has commented on her recent set at Brooklyn venue Studio B during which she played just two songs before storming off the stage.
The rapper was set to perform a set at 1.30am following her support slot with Gwen Stefani at PNC Bank Arts Centre, New Jersey but came onstage two hours late at 3.30am after her tour bus reportedly broke down.
During the set Lady Sovereign made several negative comments about the small size of the crowd, admitted that she was just doing the show for the money and that she was tired of playing her songs. She stormed off stage after two songs saying she didn't care if she got paid.
In a statement released today, she said "I know how stupid i must have looked on Friday, I was tired and not in the mood, having a bad day. But that's no excuse for letting fans down, I'm sorry to those that were at Studio B to see me".
Lady Sovereign will return to New York for a performance on July 7, at the opening night of Spiegeltent. |
Josh Homme: 'Dancing dwarf was career highlight'
Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme has declared that dancing onstage with a dwarf is his career highlight so far.
The incident happened at a show a few years ago, when due to a really pumped up crowd the small gig-goer ended up being tossed onto the stage.
"I remember one time when somebody threw a dwarf on stage. That was pretty weird," admitted Homme. "He got up and started to dance, while I just lost my shit laughing."
However all did not end well for the diminutive stage-invader as the frontman recalled.
"Then he tried to jump back in the crowd," said Homme, "and he fell off the monitor and went crashing headfirst into the security barrier."
Meanwhile Queens Of The Stone Age are set to play the T In The Park festival this weekend (June 6-8). Stay tuned to NME.COM for full coverage. |