Arcade Fire and Mumford & Sons Music Gig.

 Both these bands are awesome and a must see! Arcade Fire is an indie rock band made up of seven musicians from Quebec. They have released three albums "Funerals," "Neon Bible" and "The Suburbs" and won many prestigious awards, the most recent being "Best International Album" and "Best International Group" at the 2011 BRIT Awards. If you like bands such as The Strokes, Broken Social Scene and/ or The National, than Arcade Fire is a band for you. One thing that must not go unsaid is their excellent reputation for consistently delivering outstanding gigs. With this in mind I urge you to buy tickets quickly as they usually sell out fast.

The supporting acts for Arcade Fire are Beirut, The Vaccines, and Mumford & Sons. I have to admit that even if the headliner was rubbish I would still try to get tickets to this gig simply to see Mumford & Sons again!

I love everything about Mumford & Sons; their songs, their charisma, their attitude, and their voices. I have seen Mumford & Sons live twice, once at Glastonbury Music Festival and once in New York. They defiantly didn't disappoint! Each gig was performed flawlessly.

Not only are these four Londoners great live singers, but they have great personality's which always come out during their shows. This is a band that can certainly work a crowd, to the extent that they had the whole crowd eating from their hand, creating a euphoric atmosphere. During both gigs Mumford & Sons performed their popular hits Sigh No More, Little Lion Man and The Cave as well as new material such as the unreleased song, Below My Feet.  

Since finishing their US tour, Mumford & Sons have been working on their next album - so I urge you all to get tickets to see them as it is certainly a gig not to be missed.

For more information about this gig, and to buy tickets visit: http://tickets.telegraph.co.uk/arcade-fire-tickets/hyde-park-london/30-june-2011/E-119489/

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The Bamboozle Music Festival

Bamboozle Festival takes place every year and is certainly worth checking out. It runs from April 29th until May 1st, and has many great headliners such as Lil Wayne, Tacking Back Sunday and Thirty Seconds to Mars. I have not been lucky enough to see many of these bands live, however I have seen Frank Turner and The Gaslight Anthem. If these two gigs are anything to go by, than this is going to be a great festival.

Ticket prices work like Airlines prices, the closer the the festival the higher the price of the ticket. With this in mind, I advise you to purchase tickets sooner rather than later.

For more information on bands and tickets visit: www.thebamboozle.com/index.php

Some of the bands include:
Lil Wayne, Motley Crue, Taking back Sunday, The Gaslight Anthem, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Wiz Khalifa, Bruno Mars, Biffy Clyro, Chiddy Bang, Dashboard Confessional, Frank Turner, LMFAO, Plain White T's,  Senses Fail and Super Mash Bros.

White Lies Music Gig

This is a great indie rock band from London, UK. White Lies formed in 2007 but only started growing in popularity with the release of their songs "Unfinished Business" and "Death" in 2009. If you are a fan of bands such as The Klaxons, Editors, Interpol and Fear of Flying then this is a band you need to check out. White Lies have two albums, "To Lose My Life.." which hit number one on the UK Album Charts, and "Ritual" which was just recently released in January of this year. The lead singer Harry McVeigh has a very distinct voice which allows you to instantly recognize their songs. Generally their songs, although quite dark, are very uplifting and inspiring. 

Even though I have not seen this band live, I am an avid listener of their music and will definitely be looking to see White Lies live in the future.

 

Tour Dates:

26th Mar. Proud2 - London, UK. 

19th May. Terminal 5 - NYC.

8th Jul. T in the Park - Scotland, UK

13th Jul. iTunes Festival - London, UK.

For more information check out the site: http://www.songkick.com/artists/705077-white-lies/calendar?page=1

Run Toto Run Music Gig

A friend came across this band and told me to check them out. The first song I checked out by them was a cover of Bombay Bicycle Club's "Always Like This" and I thought it was pretty good. I then came across a cover of "Sleepy Head" by Passion Pit which I really liked.

Run Toto Run is a three piece indie electro pop band from Manchester, UK and reminds me a great deal of bands such as Kate Nash, Passion Pit and the Ting Tings. New to the music scene, Run Toto Run is a band that is worth looking out for. 

Tour dates (UK tour only):
10th March. The Harley - Sheffield, UK.
19th March. The Castle - Manchester, UK.
25th March. The Box - Crewe, UK. 
26th March. Radio Session - Manchester, UK.
1st April. Soundcontrol - Manchester, UK. 
21st May. Capesthorne Hall - Cheshire, UK. 
22nd May. Capesthorne Hall - Cheshire, UK. 

For more details visit: http://www.myspace.com/runtotomusic

Kele Okereke Music Gig

My number 1 band to listen to is Bloc Party, an indie rock band from London, UK. I started listening to this band in 2003 when I came across the song "Banquet" which is my favorite of all Bloc Party's songs. I have seen this band live and thought they were incredible. Watching them live was awesome as they performed their songs with so much energy that they had the whole crowd buzzed and the atmosphere was electrifying. The main performer of the band, Kele was definitely the natural performer and so when it was announced that the band were going on hiatus and he was going solo I was excited to see what he would do.

I have not been left disappointed. Kele Okereke released his first solo album "The Boxer" which includes the songs "Tenderoni" and "Everything You Want." Whilst I was at Glastonbury Music Festival over the summer Kele performed a great set. He sang both his own stuff and material from when he was in Bloc Party such as "Flux." This is definitely a gig not to miss out on.

Tour dates:
19th March. The Plug- Sheffield, UK
19th - 21st Aug. V Festival - Staffordshire, UK

The Airborne Toxic Event

 I am a huge fan of this band.

The Airborne Toxic Event is a five piece indie-rock band from Los Angeles. If you like bands such as Silversun Pickups, The Gaslight Anthem and The Bravery, than The Airborne Toxic Event are a band you definitely should check out.

To date, Airborne Toxic Event have released two albums; their debut self titled album "The Airborne Toxic Event" and "All at Once" (2011). It has recently been announced that they will be releasing a third album "Such Hot Blood" in April of this year - I cant wait!!

I have been fortunate enough to see this band live - to check out my review, click on the Link. I would highly recommend everyone to go and see them live, however I would stress that you should get tickets ASAP as tickets to their live shows frequently sell out.

 Tour dates:
4th April. Rescue Rooms - Nottingham, UK
5th April. Academy 2 - Manchester, UK
8th April. Cockpit - Leeds, UK
10th April. Wedgewood Rooms - Portsmouth, UK
19th April. Dublin Castle - London, UK
20th April. Barfly - London, UK
21st April. Kings College - London, UK
22nd April. Koko - London, UK
2nd May. Pianos - NYC
3rd May. Mercury Lounge - NYC
4th May. Bowery Ballroom - NYC
5th May. Webster Hall - NYC
6th May. Town Hall - NYC


For more information see : http://www.theairbornetoxicevent.com/shows

The Go! Team Music Gig

This band is from Brighton, England and are a popular indie-rock band. On January 31st The Go! Team released their fourth album "Rolling Blackouts" which included the songs 'Lazy Poltegeist,' 'The Running Range' and 'Buy Nothing Day.' If you have not heard of this band but like listening to "Belle and Sebastian," "LCD Soundsystem," and "Crystal Fighters" than you really should check The Go! Team out. Although I have never seen this band live I am a great fan of their music and would definitely look to go to one of their gigs in the future.

Tour dates: 
24th Feb. The Waterfront - Norwich, UK
25th Feb. 02 Academy Sheffield - Sheffield, UK 
26th Feb. 02 Academy Leicester - Leicester,UK
27th Feb. Millennium Music Hall - Cardiff, UK


12th April. Bowery Ballroom - NYC
16th April. Brooklyn Bowl. Brooklyn, NYC (7pm)
16th April. Brooklyn Bowl. Brooklyn, NYC (11pm)