Introducing the “Bombastic” acoustic video series, plus NEW SHOWS in North America, the UK, and Europe..
Good morning,
Back in 2008, after we finished recording our first album at a friend’s house and before we left home for two years, we filmed one-take acoustic versions of all the songs on the record—each one in a different locale around Los Angeles. The L.A. River. The Colburn School of Music. Griffith Park. Noah’s car.
We didn’t really know what to expect, except that we wanted to show the songs in different contexts. In the process, we stripped down the music in some places, expanded it in others, and learned that Daren can drive a boat while holding down a beat.
THE BOMBASTIC:
Thanks for all your comments and emails about the videos. In advance of the release of our new album All at Once on April 26th, we’re excited to announce The Bombastic, a new series of one-take acoustic performances of all eleven songs from the upcoming record. Starting today, we’ll be releasing one a week until the album comes out. There will be special musical guests. And one cat.
You can watch the first Bombastic video for our title track “All at Once” above, or by clicking HERE.
It features the Calder Quartet, the Lalo Guerrero School of Music Children’s Choir, and music students from the Plaza de la Raza Community Center in East Los Angeles.
We’ll release another one next week..
ORIGINS TOUR – LONDON, L.A., AND NEW YORK:
We’d also like to announce that beginning April 18th in London, we will be turning to our roots, playing a series of five shows in three cities, re-visiting the clubs we played coming up on our first record—chronologically, starting with the smallest. The three cities will be: London, L.A., and New York. Yes, that means we’ll be playing Dublin Castle, Pianos, and Spaceland (a.k.a. Satellite). We used to practically have lockers there, so we will be returning to the clubhouse, as it were.
The fifth show will be a secret show for the first 50 fans who purchase tickets for the other four. To clarify…
“Season Tickets”
You’ll have the option of buying a “Season Ticket” for four shows in one city. If you do that, you’ll be invited to a free, fifth SECRET SHOW at a location yet to be announced.. There are only 50 Season Tickets available in each city.
Here are the dates:
LONDON
Mon Apr 18 – London, UK – Secret Show – SEASON TICKETS
Tue Apr 19 – London, UK – Dublin Castle – SEASON TICKETS
Wed Apr 20 – London, UK – Barfly – SEASON TICKETS
Thu Apr 21 – London, UK – King’s College – SEASON TICKETS
Fri Apr 22 – London, UK – Koko – SEASON TICKETS
LOS ANGELES
Mon Apr 25 – Los Angeles, CA – Satellite – SEASON TICKETS
Tue Apr 26 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour – SEASON TICKETS
Wed Apr 27 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey – SEASON TICKETS
Thu Apr 28 – Los Angeles, CA – Music Box @ Henry Fonda – SEASON TICKETS
Fri Apr 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Secret Show – SEASON TICKETS
NEW YORK
Mon May 2 – New York, NY – Pianos – SEASON TICKETS
Tue May 3 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge – SEASON TICKETS
Wed May 4 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom – SEASON TICKETS
Thu May 5 – New York, NY – Webster Hall – SEASON TICKETS
Fri May 6 – New York, NY – Secret Show – SEASON TICKETS
Season tickets for London, Los Angeles and New York go on sale TOMORROW, Wednesday, Feb 16 at 9:00 a.m. PST/ Noon EST (only 50 available in each city). Purchase will include a free ticket to a secret fifth show (only 50 available in each city).
Limited pre-order tickets for the individual shows go on sale Friday, Feb 18 at 9:00 a.m. PST/ Noon EST.
General sale begins Saturday, Feb 26.
EUROPEAN & NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:
A very limited number of tickets for these dates will be available for pre-sale beginning Friday, Feb 18.
General Sale begins Saturday, Feb 26.
EUROPE & UK:
Pre-sale starts this Wednesday, February 16.
General sale begins this Friday, February 18.
Mon Apr 4 – Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms – PRE-SALE TIX
Tue Apr 5 – Manchester, UK – Academy 2 – PRE-SALE TIX
Wed Apr 6 – Glasgow, SCO – QMU – PRE-SALE TIX
Fri Apr 8 – Leeds, UK – Cockpit – PRE-SALE TIX
Sat Apr 9 – Dublin, Ireland – Academy – PRE-SALE TIX
Sun Apr 10 – Portsmouth, UK – Wedgewood Rooms – PRE-SALE TIX
Mon Apr 11 – Rotterdam, Netherlands – PRE-SALE TIX
Tue Apr 12 – Nürnbergm Germany – Hirsch – PRE-SALE TIX
NORTH AMERICA:
A very limited number of tickets for these dates will be available for pre-sale beginning Friday, Feb 18.
General Sale begins Saturday, Feb 26.
Sat May 7 – Philadelphia, PA – The Trocadero – PRE-SALE FRI FEB 18
Sun May 8 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club – PRE-SALE FRI FEB 18
Wed May 11 – Boston, MA – House Of Blues – PRE-SALE FRI FEB 18
Thu May 12 – Montreal, QC – La Tulipe – PRE-SALE FRI FEB 18
Fri May 13 – Toronto, ONT – Opera House – PRE-SALE FRI FEB 18
Sat May 14 – Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues – PRE-SALE FRI FEB 18
Sun May 15 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall – PRE-SALE FRI FEB 18
Tue May 17 – Minneapolis, MN – The Varsity Theater – PRE-SALE FRI FEB 18
Wed May 18 – Chicago, IL – Metro – PRE-SALE FRI FEB 18
Fri May 20 – Kansas City, MO – Beaumon – PRE-SALE FRI FEB 18
Sun May 22 – Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa – PRE-SALE FRI FEB 18
Tue May 24 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse – PRE-SALE FRI FEB 18
Thu May 26 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room – PRE-SALE FRI FEB 18
Fri May 27 – Orlando, FL – The Social – PRE-SALE FRI FEB 18
Wed Jun 1 – Salt Lake City, UT – Club Sound – PRE-SALE FRI FEB 18
Thu Jun 2 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre – PRE-SALE FRI FEB 18
Tue Jun 7 – Vancouver, BC – Venue – PRE-SALE FRI FEB 18
Wed Jun 8 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox SODO – PRE-SALE FRI FEB 18
Thu Jun 9 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom – PRE-SALE FRI FEB 18
Sat Jun 11 – San Diego, CA – House Of Blues – PRE-SALE FRI FEB 18
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We’re back in Berlin now, for residency show number three tonight. Munich tomorrow, then Cologne Thursday. Deutschland, wir lieben euch.
Mikel, Steven, Noah, Daren, and Anna
the Airborne Toxic Event
38 Comments
You’re going to tour down under this time around, right? 🙂
WOWOWOW!
cannot wait for NOTTIGNHAM! Thankyou so much for answering my prayers! I love you all.
🙂 You have offically made my year. (along with new Radiohead album)
2011 is going to be the best year of my life.
Rad! Bombastic AND a LA tour – sweet, sweet, SWEET news!
What’s the exclusive link for the fan pre-sale?
The video, is sheer genius, I wish you guys and gal the very best for 2011. Time to rock! Roll on April for the release!
See you at the Wonder Ballroom in June!! Bombastic video #1 is amazing!
I love the Lady Gaga of stringed instruments in the background!! Her sparkly outfit is rocking!
We are soo looking forward to the Wonder Ballroom Show in June! Mikel, Englewood Elementary Alum unite!!
Hopefully, we can get two of the LA season tickets. Fun trip from Portland to LA. Very much worth it. We’ve got our fingers crossed!
Just have to stop by and say, I love you guys and I cannot wait for the new Album, and the full Bombtastic series. Best wishes.
Drove 5 hours to see you in Toronto, Ontario last year. Enjoyed it so much….. we can’t wait to see you again!
Any chance of coming to Ottawa, Ontario next time?
Thanks again for the fantastic night last September!
ok amazing. but we’re gonna need to get that video some iphone support on youtube. it doesn’t work on my phone. booooo
see you in SLC!
my mouth is hanging open, at how magnificent that “All At Once” clip is, right now. like total jaw drop at how amazingly beautiful that sounds and looks. you guys are so gorgeous.
and i’m so totally JEALOUS! jealous and pouty. none of those shows are gonna be anywhere near me.
BUT i’m really happy for you. AND love you guys…and gal.
thank you so much.
-isa
Very cool! I had this song stuck in my head when I got home, before I even knew this video was out today. This made my day. If I use my psychic powers to think about you guys scheduling a show in San Francisco, does that mean it will happen real soon? 🙂
Your live videos are always so good. I’m looking forward to the rest of the Bombastics. And of course seeing you in SF.
I wish you all the success you deserve.
I’m going to buy my tickets as soon as possible, I’m so excited to see you guys in Portland!
Oh… the video is not avaiable in my country… 🙁
What is wrong in good old germany…
cu tonight in munich!!! 🙂
the most exciting news I got all week Ö
this is the way I fell in love with them the first time,
just playing at weird placing, noting more pure that musicians and their instruments
I wonder if these shows are all ages?
Ummm…is it Wed, Feb 16 or Fri, Feb 18 that presale tix go on sale for North America?
Only 50 season tickets for all the New York City? Not fair! I hope you can release more tickets!!!
ARGH…
Great idea!!!! But, like Stephan wrote, the video can´t be seen in Germany. Any possibility to make it work? Please! Would help counting the weeks until April 25th.
Anyway: see you in a couple of hours at the Ampere! 🙂
Agreeing with Eyal…Friday, February 16th doesn’t exist in 2011. Ticketmaster says presale on 2/25. Help?
Will be buying tickets to the Portland show. Can’t wait! Let us know about the right dates. Thanks!
YES!!!
BOSTON, HOUSE OF BLUES, BABY!
so…pre-sale tickets, where do I get them?
and how may tickets will be release for boston?
OK, wait one minute!
I was on livenation.com
and it said the pre-sale started on 2/20/and it said “Pre sale tickets and album”
what is going on?
i was able to pick up two season passes for the LA shows, now i just have to get the week off of work.
I´ve been on your show tonight in munich…. it was amazing!!! Great show, i´m thrilled!! Thanks for such a good time! Really the best concert I´ve ever been to!
The reason so few season tickets for all of New York City is that Pianos only fits 140 people so I’m sure they want people who can’t afford the $80 for the season tickets to get into that show too
Also even with there being only 50 season passes it still took like 10 minutes for them to sell out, so if you really wanted them you got them
I wish that you guys had something in SF California. But you guys only got San Diego. Cant’ believe I have to miss you again. I REALLY REALLY REALLY wanted to see you guys this year haven’t seen you since 2009 🙁
I’ll be missing you guys!
Website crashed from the demand 5 minutes to noon, Michel. I desperately wanted a pass, but it took me over 20 minutes to get through to a “product not available” label on the season ticket link. Previously it was all 503 (server go boom) errors. Some got in, but if it took 10 minutes, it’s only because of the crash.
Apropos of nothing, would you believe that “Swatch” is just short for “Suicide Watch” as the plastic bands and faces made them safe to give to patients in psych wards since there were really no parts that could make for a sharp edge or hard surface? Amazing that they even sell swatches still, I can’t think of the last time I asked someone the time and they didn’t check their cell phone.
What time of day do the pre-sale tickets go up? I assume 10 AM local but NEED to get tickets… Love you guys!
Please come to Belfast!!!! =D
So glad to see you guys coming back to FL! I’m definitely going!
PLEASE COME TO NORTH CAROLINA!!!
I am really looking forward to the show here in Atlanta. I hope it includes the Calders. The strings really add a lot!
Hey guys,
I’ll be seeing you in Ft. Lauderdale on May 26th. We’ll be coming in from NC as usual. I just to want to say that the two videos are a joy to watch and listen to. This is your BIG year. Move over Arcade Fire. Airborne will be on SNL and the Grammy’s this year – no bout adoubt it.
See you soon and let Pete know if you’re up for a nice boat ride on the Intracoastal on the afternoon of the 26th.
Stay sane and Darren, a reminder that I told you in NYC on 9/11 that the band should do a cover of Costello’s Peace Love and Understanding. 🙂
Jeff
Would really like to get a DVD of the videos from the first album. Thoroughly enjoyed all of videos. Very creative and amazing to watch the music stay alive while in different locales.
Bravo Bravo