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09.08.08
Death Cab to Play Free Concert as Part of "Ultimate College Bowl"
Death Cab will be performing a free concert at the college where the highest number of students register to vote. Any college is eligible, and students are also eligible for scholarships by signing up their friends. Any college is eligible, and students are also eligible for scholarships by signing up their friends. To learn more or REGISTER TO VOTE go to www.ultimatecollegebowl.com. "Ultimate College Bowl" is a national initiative involving several of the largest non-partisan groups in the U.S. devoted to civic engagement, including Declare Yourself, Why Tuesday? and HeadCount (who have joined us to register voters at many of our concerts this year). The winning school will be named in November, and the concert will take place some time in the 2008-2009 academic year.
09.05.08
Death Cab Wins MTV Video Music Award!
Death Cab for Cutie is very pleased to announce their video for "I Will Possess Your Heart" won the MTV Video Music Award for best editing!
The video was edited by Aaron Stewart-Ahn and Jeff Buchanan
For more information please visit http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1594119/20080904/west_kanye.jhtml
09.04.08
Extremely limited priority tickets available tomorrow for select shows!
There are an extremely limited amount of priority tickets being made available tomorrow at 12noon (local time) at https://tixx1.artistarena.com/dcfc (choose "Register" for access) for the following shows:
10/03/08 – Agganis Arena (Boston, MA) - https://tixx1.artistarena.com/dcfc
10/04/08 – Chevrolet Theatre (Wallingford, CT) - https://tixx1.artistarena.com/dcfc
10/06/08 – Radio City Music Hall (NYC, NY) - https://tixx1.artistarena.com/dcfc
10/11/08 – Resch Center (Green Bay, WI) - https://tixx1.artistarena.com/dcfc
10/12/08 – Assembly Hall (Champaign, IL) - https://tixx1.artistarena.com/dcfc
10/13/08 – Fox Theatre (St. Louis, MO) - https://tixx1.artistarena.com/dcfc
08.27.08
CNN Interview with Ben Gibbard and Chris Walla at the DNC
Ben and Chris sat down with CNN to talk about their experiences thus far at the Democratic National Convention. You can watch the interview here.
08.25.08
Ben and Chris from Death Cab to perform at SEIU, HCAN, NEA and Progressive Allies Rally To Fix Health Care Now!
Ben Gibbard and Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie will be giving a special acoustic performance at SEIU, HCAN, NEA and Progressive Allies Rally at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, August 27th. The event will be emceed by Chuck D. Other guests: Jim Hightower, Tom Hagerman and Nick Urata of Devotchka.
When: Wednesday, August 27th at 3:00 pm
Where: Sunken Gardens Park, Corner of W 8th Avenue and Speer Boulevard, Denver, CO
08.25.08
Chris Walla Blogging for RollingStone.com from the Democratic National Convention
Chris Walla will be posting daily blogs on RollingStone.com while in Denver for the Democratic National Convention.
Check out Chris' blog here.
08.19.08
Death Cab Announce North America/Europe Fall Tour including a stop at Radio City Music Hall, dates with Neil Young
Death Cab for Cutie is excited to announce their fall North American and European tour which will include the band's first performance at the legendary Radio City Music Hall, a bunch of US and Canadian shows with Neil Young and lots of new European tour dates. This tour will also feature the band's first time through quite a few US cities since the release of their new album "Narrow Stairs".
For full tour information and ticket links please visit: http://www.deathcabforcutie.com/tours
Death Cab for Cutie North America / Europe Fall Tour:
October 3 - Agganis Arena - Boston, MA
Tickets: Special fan club pre-sale on 8/20 at: http://tixx1.artistarena.com/dcfc/
General on-sale date: 8/23.
October 4 - Chevrolet Theater - Wallingford, CT
Tickets are available here.
October 5 - House of Blues at The Showboat - Atlantic City, NJ
Tickets are available here.
October 6 - Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY
Tickets: Special fan club pre-sale tickets are available at: http://tixx1.artistarena.com/dcfc/
General on-sale tickets are available here.
October 8 - LC Outdoor Amphitheater - Columbus, OH
Tickets: Special fan club pre-sale tickets are available at http://tixx1.artistarena.com/dcfc/
General on-sale tickets are available here.
October 12 - University of Illinois - Assembly Champaign, IL
Tickets: Student pre-sale 08/28. General on-sale date: 8/29.
October 13 - Fox Theatre - St. Louis, MO
Tickets are available here.
Opening for Neil Young:
October 14 - Xcel Energy Center - St. Paul, MN
Tickets on-sale 8/22 at: http://www.livenation.com/artist/getArtist/artistId/184764
October 16 - MTS Centre - Winnipeg, MB
Tickets on-sale 8/22 at: http://www.livenation.com/artist/getArtist/artistId/184764
October 18 - Brandt Centre - Regina, SK
Tickets on-sale 8/22 at: http://www.livenation.com/artist/getArtist/artistId/184764
October 19 - Pengrowth Saddledone - Calgary, AB
Tickets on-sale 8/22 at: http://www.livenation.com/artist/getArtist/artistId/184764
October 22 - General Motors Place - Vancouver, BC
Tickets on-sale 8/22 at: http://www.livenation.com/artist/getArtist/artistId/184764
October 29 - Cox Arena - San Diego, CA
Tickets on-sale 8/25 at: http://www.livenation.com/artist/getArtist/artistId/184764
October 30 - The Forum, Inglewood, CA
Tickets on-sale 8/25 at: http://www.livenation.com/artist/getArtist/artistId/184764
November 1 - Reno Events Center - Reno, NV
Tickets on-sale 8/23 at: http://www.livenation.com/artist/getArtist/artistId/184764
November 4 - Sprint Center - Kansas City, MO
Tickets on-sale 9/5 at: http://www.livenation.com/artist/getArtist/artistId/184764
November 5 - Qwest Center - Omaha, NE
Tickets on-sale 9/12 at: http://www.livenation.com/artist/getArtist/artistId/184764
Europe:
November 12 - St. Georges Market - Belfast, Northern Ireland
Tickets on-sale August 22nd at: http://www.ticketmaster.ie
November 13 - Ambassador Theatre - Dublin, Ireland
Tickets on-sale August 22nd at: http://www.ticketmaster.ie
November 14 - Corn Exchange - Edinburgh, Scotland
Tickets can be purchased here.
November 15 - Rock City - Nottingham, England
Tickets can be purchased here.
November 16 - Colston Hall - Bristol, England
Tickets can be purchased at: http://colstonhall.org/boxoffice/whatson/Event789
November 17 - Carling Academy - Sheffield, England
Tickets can be purchased here.
November 19 - Alexandra Palace - London England
Tickets can be purchased here.
November 20 - Crossing Border Festival - The Hague, The Netherlands
More information available at the Crossing Border Festival website: http://www.crossingborder.nl/home_en.php
November 21 - Muffathalle - Munich, Germany
Tickets on-sale date TBA
November 22 - Les Halles - Brussels, Belgium
Tickets on-sale August 20th
November 23 - Paris, France - Bataclan
Tickets on-sale August 19
November 24 - Ringlokschuppen - Bielfeld, Germany
Tickets on-sale date TBA
November 25 - Admiralspalast - Berlin, Germany
Tickets: on-sale date TBA
08.18.08
Death Cab for Cutie performance on KFOG available for purchase at Rhapsody.com
Five songs recorded live at KFOG on June 22nd, 2008 are now available for purchase at www.rhapsody.com
Here's the track listing:
1. Brothers on a Hotel Bed [KFOG Private Concert]
2. Grapevine Fires [KFOG Private Concert]
3. Talking Bird [KFOG Private Concert]
4. Photobooth [KFOG Private Concert]
5. I Will Possess Your Heart [KFOG Private Concert]
08.12.08
MySpace presents Death Cab For Cutie - Ticket giveaway for Sydney fans
Death Cab will be performing a very special intimate live performance for MySpace on Tuesday August 19 at the Oxford Arts Factory in Sydney. It’s going to be filmed and broadcast LIVE on MySpace at www.myspace.com/mstvlive at 5pm (AEST - that’s Australian Eastern Standard Time).
We are giving away a limited number of tickets to actually attend the performance for FREE. If you live in Sydney and are 18+ just head to www.myspace.com/mstvlive and click through to the blog for details.
Please Note: You have to make your own way to the performance, and the venue is 18+ only.
If you miss out on tickets then you can either tune into the Live broadcast or check it out afterwards, it will archive on the www.myspace.com/mstvlive page.
08.11.08
New North American Fall Tour Dates
Death Cab for Cutie is happy to announce new tour dates for the fall! Presale tickets for select shows will be available through the band's fan club, DCFC Local Union #1138. See below for list of newly announced shows and head to the shows page for more information on each date.
10/03/08 – Agganis Arena – Boston, MA
10/04/08 – Chevrolet Theatre – Wallingford, CT
10/05/08 – Showboat Casino Hotel – Atlantic City, NJ
10/06/08 – Radio City Music Hall – New York, NY
10/08/08 – LC Outdoor Amphitheater – Columbus, OH
10/12/08 – University of Illinois – Assembly – Champaign, IL
10/13/08 – Fox Theatre – St. Louis, MO
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