of Montreal Winter/Spring Tour 2007!

[thelatebphelium]

in support of Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?,
of Montreal journeys forth yet again!

many venues already have tickets on sale!
ofmontreal.net site has links to venues and ticket vendors.
http://ofmontreal.net/

AA=All Ages
* w/ A Hawk And A Hacksaw
** w/ Ariel Pink
*** w/ Elekibass
$ w/ Grand Buffet & Mixel Pixel
$$ w/ Grand Buffet
% w/ Peachcake
# w/ Loney, Dear

U.S./CANADA
1-19 - Memphis, TN - HiTone AA *
1-20 - New Orleans, LA - Republic 18+ *
1-21 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit AA *
1-22 - Lubbock, TX - Jake's Backroom AA *
1-23 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad AA *
1-24 - Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse AA %
1-25 - Park City, UT - Music On Main at Sundance AA
1-26 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey AA **
1-27 - Los Angeles, CA - Avalon AA **
1-28 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour AA **
1-30 - San Diego, CA - SOMA AA **
1-31 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Attic AA **
2-1 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill AA **
2-2 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall AA **
2-3 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall AA **
2-4 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall AA **
2-5 - Arcata, CA - Kate Buchanan Hall @ Humboldt St Univ. 18+ **
2-6 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom AA **
2-7 - Vancouver, BC - Richards On Richards 19+
2-8 - Vancouver, BC - Richards On Richards 19+
2-9 - Seattle, WA - Showbox AA **
2-10 - Eugene, OR - W.O.W. Hall AA **
2-12 - Sacramento, CA - Union Ballroom @ Sacramento St AA **
2-13 - Las Vegas, NV - The Art Bar 21+
2-14 - Tuscon, AZ - Rialto AA **
2-16 - Austin, TX - Emo's AA ***
2-17 - Houston, TX - Numbers AA ***
2-18 - Dallas, TX - Gypsy Ballroom 17+ ***
2-19 - Norman, OK - Meacham Auditorium AA ***
2-20 - Lawrence, KS - Granada AA ***
2-21 - Columbia, MO - Blue Note AA ***
2-22 - Springfield, MO - Remington‘s Downtown AA ***
2-23 - Birmingham, AL - Bottletree AA ***
2-24 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse AA ***
3-5 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle AA $
3-6 - Fall's Church, VA - State Theatre 18+ $
3-7 - Clinton, NY - The Annex @ Hamilton College AA $
3-8 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero AA $
3-9 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza 16+ $
3-10 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza 16+
3-11 - Boston, MA - Avalon AA $$
3-12 - Montreal, QC - La Tulipe AA $$
3-13 - Toronto, ON - Opera House AA $$
3-14 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick AA $$
3-15 - Chicago, IL - Cabaret Metro AA $$
3-16 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue AA #
3-17 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre AA #
3-18 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre AA # NEW!!
3-19 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom AA #
3-20 - Newport, KY - Southgate House 18+ #
3-21 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge 18+ #
3-22 - Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle AA #
3-23 - Columbia, SC - Headliners 16+ #
3-24 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club 18+ # NEW!!
3-29 - Gainesville, FL - Abbey Road 18+ #
3-30 - Miami, FL - Studio A AA #
3-31 - Orlando, FL - The Club At Firestone AA #
4-1 - Jacksonville, FL - Freebird Live AA #
4-2 - Tallahassee, FL - The Moon AA #
4-14 - Brooklyn, NY - Studio B - NY Magazine Karaoke 21+
4-19 - Sarasota, FL - Club Minxx - Sarasota Film Festival 18+
4-21 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Skidmore College AA
4-27 - Indio, CA - Coachella Festival AA

European tour to follow in May/June

[Edited on 3-15-0707 by thelatebphelium]

[lou2ser]

Congrats on the step up to the Gypsy Ballroom in Dallas. I remember when you guys played Rubber Gloves years ago. Quite a feat.

[nach_heart]

Boooo Magic Stick. I'll miss Of Montreal at the Blind Pig. :(
Nevertheless, I can't wait!

[Edited on 11-19-0606 by nach_heart]

[max]

Holy shit that is one hell of a tour. I'll be there in Detroit, hopefully in the very front if things go well :)

[i.am.superman]

Well, I guess I have to go to SOMA. Meh.

Still, I am excited as hell!!! It will be exactly a year and a day since you were last here, which is a significant thing in my little pagan heart.

I see that you have 2 days between your last LA show and your SD show, so PLEASE come down early and hang at our house for some R & R, and good pancakes and stuff, K?

[Edited on 11-19-0606 by i.am.superman]

[i.am.superman]

I might also have to come see you at the troubadour, yay!

[ryanlescure]

i think i am going to have to do the troubadour/soma plan too. soma is such a bad venue, but i'll take one of my favorite bands at a bad venue any time. If you guys need anything here in sd my place is open too.

[Soma]

Maybe if I am superlucky, I can make it to the Milwaukee show.

[thelatebphelium]

just so ya know.
some of the venues started selling tickets today.
i know the irving plaza shows go on sale tomorrow.

ticketsheister is a good place to look:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/794994

i have some links to other ticket vendors on the
ofmontreal.net site plus links to the venues.
http://ofmontreal.net/shows.html

[Edited on 11-19-0606 by thelatebphelium]

[Aqualad]

oh man, I'm going to get my friend to go with me for the new orleans date. Yes! Also A Hawk and a Hacksaw on the same billing!

[i.am.superman]

Originally posted by ryanlescure
i think i am going to have to do the troubadour/soma plan too. soma is such a bad venue, but i'll take one of my favorite bands at a bad venue any time. If you guys need anything here in sd my place is open too.

After I posted that, I thought, I would go see of Montreal if they played in a rat-infested sewer, and SOMA's not THAT bad.

Now we're thinking maybe one of the other LA shows, maybe Saturday night? Let us know if you need a ride!

[thelatebphelium]

what is a good all ages venue in san diego?
we were supposed to play the epicentre where we played last time,
but things got screwed up. and we can't play che cafe ever again....

[lou2ser]

Originally posted by thelatebphelium
what is a good all ages venue in san diego?
we were supposed to play the epicentre where we played last time,
but things got screwed up. and we can't play che cafe ever again....

Isn't Red Pony Clock from San Diego? They should know a place.

[quixoticgoat]

ohh em eff gee. i am so excited. i liked it when you guys played free in madison at club 770. it was a fun place to see you. and your show at the abbey pub a couple years ago was awesome too. and that other time in madison. ok so pretty much every show i've seen has been awesome. cant wait to see you again!

[Funlovingpriest]

Will any of these shows sell out soon? Also what the deal with the over 16 shows in new york. And how legitimate are they. Like can you get kids in or No?

[ryanlescure]

Yes, Red Pony Clock is from SD, they would probably have a better idea. Epicentre is personally my favorite place, followed by the Che Cafe. Soma is not all that bad, it's just kind of a big echo-ey warehouse type building that has a floor area that goes far back and gets bad sound. Those three are the biggest of the accessible all ages venues I know of in San Diego. If only the Casbah wasn't 21+, pretty much every band I want to see plays there. If you don't mind me asking, bp, why can't you guys play the che anymore?

[thelatebphelium]

under 16 can get in at irving plaza with a guardian.

che cafe has no proper PA and the last time
we played there, we had to turn away about 300 kids.
that's more than got into the show. granted, it was
a lotta fun, but we've outgrown that place.

[Stormx]

Post the european dates soon :-) Maybe you could do a date in Reading, UK? :D

[thelatebphelium]

we won't know european dates for a while.
unfortunately, we are not as popular over there.
all the good uk labels passed on the album.
so we don't have a european label.
(tomlab... i'm still rooting for you)

in any case, we do have a booking agent
over there and that's a good thing.
hopefully, we'll know more in a month or so.

[Harnk]

Originally posted by Half-Handed
Did Track and Field pass on the album?

so we don't have a european label.

[Harnk]

I'm just saying is all...like who passes on a label for no label?

[i.am.superman]

Yeah, Che Cafe is a pretty terrible venue. Truth is, I don't stand a chance at any venue 'cause I'm 5'1" and unless I'm right at the foot of the stage, I can't see a damn thing. So, I don't have any advice. Maybe you could play a private party in our backyard sometime? Yeah, my neighbors would LOVE that!

Or, I could watch the show from backstage. That would be nice.

[thelatebphelium]

harnk, how about we give you the rights to hissing fauna
for europe.

polyvinyl has distribution in europe.
in fact, we see more polyvinyl copies than track and field ones
when we go to record shops in europe.
and they can hire people to work the record over there.
track and field were great to us, but we had to move on.

[Harnk]

By grandma said to me once "Never saying bye is like sinking all tomorrows through a grape". I'm not sure that this applies. So basically, yeah I'll take it.

[Awayout]

yay!!!!

glad to see OM headed back to orlando, can't wait for the firestone show
congratulations on the new album it is amazing...

[Stormx]

Half-Handed: I live in newbury, a 30 minute train ride away to the west.

thelatebphelium: I'll sign you, go out on the streets and sell records :P

[Stormx]

Woh really? What part of Newbury? I live in Wash Common, right opposite park house school.

I totally missed the A Hawk And A Hacksaw bus, tho I love them now.

I've seen Razorlight at Rivermead, and i'm seeing The Zutons in a week now. A little commerical I know, but non of my friends are adiquately into any e6 stuff. Next time lets meet up, kay? how old are ya?

[Stormx]

XD That'd be a bit scary heh... I'd bring a friend... I actually do have a couple who are into e6 (one who's into NMH, one who's into Elf Power, of Montreal, AIS, etc)...

I hope of Montreal play nearby but london is no big deal =)

[Stormx]

Oh and also I misread, thought you said you lived in newbury

[roserobert]

Sacramento! FINALLY! Thank you, and thank you again. I've been driving to San Francisco to see you for years! There are a choice few out here in the burbs who need you.

[quixoticgoat]

looks like oM is playin some big venues. thats awesome. i am so happy for you!! yey. i hope your tour goes awesome-ly.

[Stormx]

Mr Helium, when will the European dates be released? :-)

[MarvinTacoma]

Closest to me is Santa Cruz, which is around 200 miles away. It wouldn't be impossible to convince some friends to go, but it's probably not very likely. :(

[Edited on 11-24-0606 by MarvinTacoma]

[theoperahouse]

much as i dislike Enon, i feel obligated to go to at least 2 of the SF shows. whipee!

[Buchanan]

I will be at that Carrboro show if I have to hitch hike O_O

[HolidaySurprise]

I think im going to both great american music hall SF shows and maybe the santa cruz show...

if i were you theoperahouse i would go to the great american music hall shows over the bottom of the hill show, if you are only going to 2. Ive seen them at both and i have to say that the bottom of the hill is no where near as nice as great american. And they are on friday and saturday rather than thursday, but i dont know how much that matters.

[ryanlescure]

bottom of the hill is so cool though! the outdoor patio....come on!

[janvincent]

how come no denver stop, your making it all the way up to arcata but not to the mile high city??

[theoperahouse]

yeah ill probably end up going to the GAMH shows. I like Bottom of the Hill better as a venue, but they dont let you get tickets online and I'm guessing these shows will sell out. Also GAMH is closer to me.

[Cambria]

Originally posted by Buchanan
I will be at that Carrboro show if I have to hitch hike O_O

Me too, definitely! I'm so excited! :)

[thelatebphelium]

bottom of the hill sells tickets online....
goto http://ofmontreal.net/shows.html
click on ticketweb.

[theoperahouse]

wow, i can't believe i never knew that. thanks bp, now i must consider. or just go to all three...

[Stormx]

PLEASE do a london date with A Hawk And A Hacksaw!!!!

[Cambria]

Yay! Not only am I going to Carrboro, but I just realized they're playing Asheville, NC too! Two OM shows within three weeks? I just may have an overload. :)

[Harnk]

Just bought my NY tix..12 dollars processing fees for 2 tix. :mad:

[PÃ¥l]

Originally posted by thelatebphelium
in support of Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?,
of Montreal journeys forth yet again!


European tour to follow in April/May



Come to Trondheim, Norway! You have loads of fans here. Ladybug Transistor and Essex Green play here all the time, and their shows are always very well attended.

[Edited on 12-6-0606 by PÃ¥l]

[thelatebphelium]

the people of trondheim are known for their smiling faces.
hopefully, we'll one day see them.

[josaphax]

man oh man. i just love some people. others, i could do without.

[daumal]

Who's your european booking agent?

Just out of interest, obviously.

[Edited on 12-14-0606 by daumal]

[drewdreworld]

I wanna go to one or more show but the Atlanta one is the only one convenient for me. Announce an Athens one? :D Otherwise I may have to roadtrip to NC, SC, FL, or somethin..!

[voltaire]

I will be at the Irving Plaza show... I love the venue, save for the horrible music they play between sets...

[Antoin]

I can't believe the UK labels passed on the album. Even Domino? NMH are on Domino over here

[theoperahouse]

knowledge of an upcoming weekend full of of montreal is get me through what promises to be a terrible january. lalalalala.

[brettenho]

i see that the loney, dear is opening in march

what are they like live?

[lou2ser]

FYI, Kevin Barnes is playing an acoustic in-store set at Good Records in Dallas on 2/18. It's gonna be a busy day for concert going. Daniel Johnston has a set in between the in-store and the night of Montreal show.

[The0wlsgo]

i wish a hawk and a hacksaw was playing the NY or Philly dates. :( but whatever its gonna rule anyways

[thelatebphelium]

as some may already know...
the show in st. louis is cancelled due
to the closing of Mississippi Nights.

the date is now in Springfield, MO
at Remington's Downtown.

still working on Vegas, but none of the clubs
will do less than 21+ and so that's why we don't have a show.

[drewdreworld]

BP, would it be possible to play the "Heart attack on the dance floor" part of My British Tour Diary, assuming (and hoping) yall are playing it this tour? That would basically make my year

[funeralpudding]

Odelay, vatos: If anyone here is going to the San Antonio show (with a Hawk and a Hacksaw http://www.e6townhall.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif
:P) BRING YOUR VIDEO CAMERAS! Afterwards you can submit your mini-DV tape to be combined with other fans + clear sound! Of Montreal is all aboard (cheers, BP)... for info you can contact this email or ofmontrealsa@yahoo.com



...He'd rent a mariachi band and respectfully demand his dear Meg to take his hand...

[Jason]

yo. i just joined the board. im seeing them on the 26th at the El Rey. woo hooooooo. i just got the new album too. i think its good, but at first listen it doesnt sound all that spectacular.

[EllertTremorControl]

I saw Blur at the Avalon in Boston and during "Boys and Girls" they turned on the disco dance club lights and it was amazing.

Bryan Helium!: Please please please tell me of Montreal will make extensive use of said lights for the Boston show. (of course I'm dancing my ass off, regardless.)


Also, anyone catch word on the cover tunes that are being played on this tour?

[alnalbrowncow]

anyone have any idea when the European tour dates are going to be announced? I need to find out if I'll need to buy a train ticket as well as a concert ticket, as I will definitely not be missing them if if they're on the same continent as me...

[spillwaterlikelove]

I convinced my sister, who hadn't heard of OM before, to go to the show in Memphis. She was blown away and completely loved it. Good job guys!

[peterstherabbit]

I will see you all at the operahouse on the 13th


going to be a grand buffet of laughing and love.





peace and love


kp

[ebencooke]

great show in san antonio tonight. can anyone tell me what the Bowie cover was? I recognized it immediately, rocked to it with much enthusiasm, & then promptly forget the lyrics & music once I left the venue. it's really bugging me now.

thanks!

[PÃ¥l]

Originally posted by thelatebphelium
the people of trondheim are known for their smiling faces.
hopefully, we'll one day see them.

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:P

the second of may!

[bigideas]

Originally posted by ebencooke
great show in san antonio tonight. can anyone tell me what the Bowie cover was? I recognized it immediately, rocked to it with much enthusiasm, & then promptly forget the lyrics & music once I left the venue. it's really bugging me now.

thanks!

according to the setlists it was Moonage Daydream.

i ordered my tics for Dallas today. can't wait!

[c_elephant]

The Avalon on 1/28 was amazing. Can't wait for tonight at the Troubadour! Awesome show, wish I could have gone to the afterparty... but it was 21+, and i'm not 21 for 4 months. Bummer.

[Oslointhesummertime]

What are some hissing fauna songs being played frequently on the tour?

[liquour]

I heard OM is playing in Vegas at the art bar, but it's 21+ so I can't go. shucks.

[Jason]

ahhhh. best concert in my life. the shittiest guy in the world and a cool, freaky band called Aerial Pink opened.


this first guy went up there with a computer, said "We're gonna have a dance party", and played all other peoples music while we all sat there wanting to cry from how bad it was. He played Justin Timberlake (dont get me wrong i love JT, but he remixed it and messed it up), Fergie, Three 6 Mafia, and a buncha other shit. i wanted to leave.

[thelatebphelium]

we just added a 4th show in SF.
sunday - feb 4th - great american music hall

[Stormx]

Yaay :) But what aboot us oM europeans? :)

[timellison]

It was cool to hear "I Was a Landscape in Your Dreams" and "October Is Immortal," you guys. Whole show was really great.

[PÃ¥l]

Originally posted by Stormx
Yaay :) But what aboot us oM europeans? :)

They've booked one show in Norway 2nd of may, so I guess there's a pretty good chance of a UK show in the weeks prior or after that.

[timellison]

Those curfews are odd. Has there been any attempt to change them lately?

[Figglyduff]

For me I like bands to end earlier since the crummy trains out of London don't run past midnight which is really irritating. I may as well be living on the moon, I mean I live in a city with 3 universities and several colleges so you'd think there would be a good music scene but no bands ever play here, just London. I'm hoping OM will play ATP though, are you going to that again HH? I'm kind of annoyed that you have to pay so much extra for self catering and I bet they have those weird plugs that don't let you plug in your own kettle or toaster in the non catering rooms.

[fikete]

The San Diego show sounded amazing BP! You guys put on a great show. I thought the audience was oddly quiet though, but that could be because I was way in the back. Anyways, thanks for playing here.

[Tilde]

You put on a great show in San Antonio.. Hopefully I'll make it out to Austin or Houston this month,

[Taqiyya]

wooooooooo t-hassee gogogogogogo

[funeralpudding]

Originally posted by Figglyduff
For me I like bands to end earlier since the crummy trains out of London don't run past midnight which is really irritating.

The price you pay for being first. American visitors must understand that because the London (feels wrong calling it a subway since in the uk a subway in a crosswalk under a street) Underground came first, they didn't anticipate a 24-hour system. In NY, there are two tracks in each direction so that regular (important) maintenance can be done on one track while the other still runs. What I don't understand is why London isn't getting on track. The Jubilee Line is pretty new, cutting through the heart of London and intersecting with every other line somewhere along the way, yet it still closes like everything else in London at eleven-something. Why not start the two-track system now on new lines / National Rail??? Good luck maneuvering the London bus system at night, if you're not familiar with what buses run at night, don't even attempt it, get a cab.

And I must agree that Of Montreal should try to venture into the UK more, liven it up... I don't hate the Arctic Monkeys, but if that's the newest, best thing there right now, the countryside could certainly use some Of Montreal.


[Edited on 2-2-0707 by funeralpudding]

[Figglyduff]

Originally posted by funeralpudding
Originally posted by Figglyduff
For me I like bands to end earlier since the crummy trains out of London don't run past midnight which is really irritating.

The price you pay for being first. American visitors must understand that because the London (feels wrong calling it a subway since in the uk a subway in a crosswalk under a street) Underground came first, they didn't anticipate a 24-hour system. In NY, there are two tracks in each direction so that regular (important) maintenance can be done on one track while the other still runs. What I don't understand is why London isn't getting on track. The Jubilee Line is pretty new, cutting through the heart of London and intersecting with every other line somewhere along the way, yet it still closes like everything else in London at eleven-something. Why not start the two-track system now on new lines / National Rail??? Good luck maneuvering the London bus system at night, if you're not familiar with what buses run at night, don't even attempt it, get a cab.

And I must agree that Of Montreal should try to venture into the UK more, liven it up... I don't hate the Arctic Monkeys, but if that's the newest, best thing there right now, the countryside could certainly use some Of Montreal.


Oh yeah the night buses are awful if you don't know London, I only ever get them when I'm with people who live in London. I wish they would get the underground working properly, it drives me mad that the crummy government is always going on about how there isn't any money for anything and yet the 2012 Olympics are costing billions on building loads silly things (you'd think the Millennium Dome would have taught them a lesson) and children are paid to go to school. Its pretty annoying that really the only nice underground stops are the ones that politicians have to use, fancy that. The mainland trains are just as bad though, they're always breaking down, running late, have stupid computer problems (I was on one the other month where the doors wouldn't open at the station so we couldn't get off! And another one had the wrong tape playing over the tanoy so I missed my stop (it was night)) Honestly, its such a tiny country but travelling around it takes forever and is stupidly expensive. Oh well, I'm sure its better than some other less developed countries! :D At least Of Montreal and other bands come here at all, I guess. And I do hate the Arctic Monkeys but thankfully they don't come down where I live either, just a load of cover bands and Chas 'n' Dave :P

[funeralpudding]

Originally posted by Figglyduff
I was on one the other month where the doors wouldn't open at the station so we couldn't get off!

The first place I worked in London Was in Sloane Square (I had to buy a new copy of "Viva Hate" to listen to Hairdresser on Fire 57,000 times), I was on a District line train, I think it was early 2004, and there was a citywide power outage, I was stuck underground with minimal lights for almost an hour. No matter what, even though everybody's cool and nobody's panicking and everybody laughs when I ask (although i really wanted to know) if anybody had a joint, after about half an hour you start to wonder if it's, well, i don't even want to say it. Best of luck for all you Londoners (it's all an atheist can offer), and for the rest of the country getting some substantial dates from Of Montreal.

[Stormx]

London isn't too bad. I arrive there at paddington and you just hop right on the underground from there. I went to see B&S at Trafalgar Square, and that was really easy.

Never been on a london bus mind. The ride on the underground was kinda wierd tho, involving a robbery of some sort haha... Me and my friend stood by em. This asian woman went insane...

[officeparty]

wow, i feel like an idiot for never having noticed that they were playing shows with ariel until now. that is so good

[peterstherabbit]

looking forward to the opera house show



whens the b.p. band coming to toronto?

[loetz]

2-13 - Las Vegas, NV - The Art Bar 21+
2-14 - Tuscon, AZ - Rialto AA **

I'm leaving Arizona to go to Vegas on the 14th. How much of a pisser is that?

[kralmajales]

ack loetz....I was hoping to see you at the Rialto in Tucson! And we doooooooooo welcome Pheonicians from time to time...and this would be the time! <smile>.

roger in tucson!

[Zephalia]

Seems like they're going to do a gig in Malmoe, Sweden on the 5th May. Hurray!

[quixoticgoat]

yeyyyy i got my tickets in the mail yesterday! yeye yeyeyyeyeyeyey!

[loetz]

Originally posted by kralmajales
ack loetz....I was hoping to see you at the Rialto in Tucson! And we doooooooooo welcome Pheonicians from time to time...and this would be the time! <smile>.

roger in tucson!

Phoenicians? What the Kathirat are you talking about???

And yes, it's fun meeting up with people! :P

[gohlkus]

The SF shows (over a week ago) were great -- I went to the Bottom of the Hill and the first two GAMH shows. I didn't quite have the stamina to go to four shows in four nights (but I strongly considered it on the way home from my friends' superbowl party).

The Blow was an excellent opening band Friday night -- check them out on K Records. Recommended. Probably the best/most cohesive running monologue between songs I've ever seen. Khaela Maricich, the live human being part of the band, was (is?) in the Microphones. She was funny and open and brilliant, I thought. A great opener for of Montreal.

I wasn't that into Ariel Pink. It may have had something to do with the fact that all their energy was turned inwards toward themselves and not really toward the crowd.... but then again the crowd seemed lukewarm to them as well. So it was kinda mutual.

But of Montreal's shows were amazing -- and the costume and slideshow stuff was trippy and fun. Their setlist changed from night to night, which was really great. Can't wait till they come back!

(Does anyone have a list of the songs they played at any of the SF shows?)

[kralmajales]

Anyone coming to see them in Tucson? Valentines Day...should be incredible.

Roger in Tucson

[graham]

European dates. Now. Give them to me. Ram them in my mouth until I explode into bubbles of giddy excitement. I'm hungry.

[Stormx]

Agreed, I guess.

graham did you go and see the decemberists at southampton uni?

[thelatebphelium]

europe is still being hatched....

roughly starts like this...

may 1 - bergen
then oslo, stockholm, gothenburg, malmo, copenhagen, berlin, hamburg, freiburg, munich, vienna, zagreb..
then maybe italy... still being worked out.... uk don't worry.
we'll be in europe until mid june.

[Stormx]

yaay B.P. :)

[boyindrag]

yay, stockholm!

[graham]

Originally posted by Stormx
graham did you go and see the decemberists at southampton uni?
Missed them I'm afraid. First I knew about it was when a friend said how good the gig was... kicked myself!

But I work for Sons And Daughters, and we toured with Decemberists a wee while back so I think that made up for it. :D

Crap, nearly missed this gem...

Originally posted by thelatebphelium
may 1 [...] we'll be in europe until mid june.
Six weeks! The challenge is on. How many times can I possibly see OM without getting fired and/or going bankrupt? Gotta be at least 6.

Originally posted by thelatebphelium
uk don't worry.
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[Edited on 19/2/0707 by graham]

[idolbones]

see you in detroit!

[PÃ¥l]

it's not possible for me to express in the english language my disapointment for you canceling the trondheim show

[thelatebphelium]

Athens and 2nd Detroit show announced!

[thugginit]

hey bp..do you know which day/time you'll be playing at coachella?

[thelatebphelium]

friday but we don't know what time yet

[max]

2 Detroit shows.. we might have to make the 4 hour drive there for both http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v631/ohitsmax3/useful/icon_gu_b_slayer.gif

edit: hope it won't be 21+ :)

[Edited on 2-22-0707 by max]

[nach_heart]

2 detroit dates YESSSSSSSS.
my head might explode.

[Edited on 2-22-0707 by nach_heart]

[nach_heart]

Originally posted by thelatebphelium
Athens and 2nd Detroit show announced!

Beeps, when will the Detroit tickets be on sale?

[noflashlight]

Will the Sarasota, FL show be all ages ?

[Spazxxattack]

I'm excited!! I'm seeing y'all on Saturday for the first time!! woohoo!!! :)

[opopopo]

Are the Europe dates that Pitchfork listed correct? If so, you are going to be in Berlin the day before I get there, which would result in me weeping until my eyes couldn't bear it anymore and left my sockets to pursue their dream of supermarket ownership. O it would be glorious if I could take in the excitement of an Of Montreal show before I wither away.... If you're somehow able to play a show in London between the 22-30th of May, I will... Well, I won't be able to do much of anything for you at all, but you'd save my eyes from certain bankruptcy (they haven't much business sense.)

[innoc]

hey all - 1st post from a lurker here.. ;)

detroit's 2nd show tix go onsale saturday thru ticketmaster.com

<b>THANKS TO THE BAND FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BOOK A 2ND SHOW!!!! </b>
I know a lot of people that were getting shut out of the 1st night. This will make them very happy.

anyone know if Grand Buffet is going to be the opener again!? Hope so.
cheers,

matt

[drewdreworld]

No way man you want Elekibass, trust me, they were the most entertaining opener I've ever seen

Although The Minders were phenomenal nontheless

[pim]

Originally posted by thelatebphelium
europe is still being hatched....

roughly starts like this...

may 1 - bergen
then oslo, stockholm, gothenburg, malmo, copenhagen, berlin, hamburg, freiburg, munich, vienna, zagreb..
then maybe italy... still being worked out.... uk don't worry.
we'll be in europe until mid june.

I don't see Paris on your list, I can't believe OM won't come here ! There are so much fans of the band here, waiting for dates. Pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase ! You can't forget France !

[Spazxxattack]

The Atlanta show was the best night of my life.
:)

[bigideas]

Originally posted by Spazxxattack
The Atlanta show was the best night of my life.
:)

any Elephant 6 cameos?
i'm not sure how far Atl and Athens are from each other.

[JonasRH]

Bryan, is there any chance you'll play at the Primavera Sound Festival? You should!

http://www.primaverasound.com/index.php?idioma=en

[thelatebphelium]

si!! ;)

[JonasRH]

Wow, you sound like it's actually decided or pretty certain that you'll be playing there? They announced a bunch of new bands today, although of Montreal wasn't among them (the Apples however).

Well, I'm hopeful.

[alrom]

Originally posted by JonasRH
Wow, you sound like it's actually decided or pretty certain that you'll be playing there? They announced a bunch of new bands today, although of Montreal wasn't among them (the Apples however).

Well, I'm hopeful.

Hey hey hello! I've heard rumours (from someone working at the festival) that they're going to play on sunday for the closing party. Which is cool but I'll have to ask for another day off.

And yeah, the Apples!!! :D

Come on mr. late B.P. Helium, why don't you come on friday or saturday? have you ever been to Barcelona? it's such a lovely city, you'll enjoy it.

And the festival is great, it's at some kind of seaside park, you'd play with the mediterranean sea as a background ;)

I must say that at the Primavera Sound Forums we're big fans of Of Montreal, we even have a Pro-Of Montreal Lobbying Group. It splitted some days ago into the Non-Nude Pro-Of Montreal Lobbying Group and the Pro-Nude etc. but we're still strong!

[Edited on 3-1-0707 by alrom]

[JonasRH]

Wow, thanks for the info, as I'm not able to extract too much info from the forums due to my non-existent Spanish abilities. This is a little off-topic, but are there other rumours (which are likely to be more than rumours)?

[funeralpudding]

Originally posted by alrom
Come on mr. late B.P. Helium, why don't you come on friday or saturday? have you ever been to Barcelona? it's such a lovely city, you'll enjoy it.


Seconded. Beeps - if y'all haven't been to Barcelona, you're missing out... that amazing Gaudi architecture, a fiercely independent Catalan spirit, a casino, a crazy Gehry fish by the water, great art, great food, a wonderful city![/quote]


[i]I must say that at the Primavera Sound Forums we're big fans of Of Montreal, we even have a Pro-Of Montreal Lobbying Group. It splitted some days ago into the Non-Nude Pro-Of Montreal Lobbying Group and the Pro-Nude etc. but we're still strong!


:P ;) :cool: :D :P :P :P

[quixoticgoat]

only two weeks till oM is around these parts. oh my gosh i am soo excited.

[Stormx]

Yet still no uk tour dates ;)

[PhantomsRevenge]

1 week until the Philly show I cannot wait!

[thelatebphelium]

check the list...
some updates

[thugginit]

hey beeps, have you noticed a trend of posts on this board..all your shows are selling out! play some bigger venues will ya :)

[graham]

The big bunch of sell-outs! :P

[newartriotgirl]

Woot! Of Montreal in Virginia tonight!!!!!

[Cambria]

Awesome show last night at Cat's Cradle. I got lots of video, but the sound is really crappy, and I got my Hissing Fauna signed by David Barnes, B.P., Dottie, Matt and Kevin, but I couldn't find Jamey anywhere. I just have to say that Beeps, you are awesome in person and a total hottie.

I know this may sound sacriligeous, but I almost had the feeling that with a few exceptions, the band wasn't really feeling it last night. It was still a reaaaaaallly good show, but I think the one at Duke was a little better as far as crowd interaction and silly antics goes. I still danced my ass off :). Maybe I'll get some pictures and videos up soon.

[Edited on 3-6-07 by Cambria]

[JonasRH]

Hurray! The rumour was confirmed today; I'll get to see of Montreal at the closing party of Primavera Sound. Thank you. :-)

[TheMyopicMirror]

I can't wait for the Irving Plaza show on the Ninth. would anyone have any imput if they would play an Os Mutantes cover or not?

[boyindrag]

4 may in stockkholm. that will be sweet.

[spillwaterlikelove]

The show last night at the Avalon in Boston was absolutely fantastic! Thanks BP for signing my ticket :)

[PÃ¥l]

For European fans: I think there's going to be another European tour in late summer. They've booked a gig in Norway on the 28th of July. Can't wait!

[boyindrag]

Ursprugligen inlagt av PÃ¥l
For European fans: I think there's going to be another European tour in late summer. They've booked a gig in Norway on the 28th of July. Can't wait!

and at emmabodafestivalen in sweden, either 26th or 27th july

[PÃ¥l]

maybe i should go to emmaboda instead of the norwegian festival their playing...where in sweden is emmaboda? what other acts are announced? isn't emmaboda an all-indie pop sort of festival?

[boyindrag]

Emmaboda festival is an indie-pop sort of festival in småland in the south of sweden, you find it Here (http://www.hitta.se/SearchCombi.aspx?SearchType=4&UCSB%3aWflWhite=1a1b&UCSB%3aWflPink=4a&UCSB%3aTextBoxWho=&UCSB%3aTextBoxWhere=emmaboda).

The easiest way to get there from norway is taking the train from oslo to göteborg and from there to emmaboda, it takes arond 8,5 h and costs 615 SEK with the cheapest youth ticket. you can travel cheaper (300 - 500 SEK) if your'e willing to make som more train changes. or you could travel to göteborg and take festivalbussen from there, it will take you directly to the festival and back to gbg afterward for 462 SEK. www.festivalbussen.com

other acts right now is: Kristian Anttila, Help she can´t swim, Miss Li, Familjen, Look Look (dancing boys), rough Bunnies, Almedal, Sirka Ragnar, My darling you, 64 revolt, Wired for mono, You/me

they usualy book around 50 acts.

festival homepage (www.emmabodafestivalen)

i've been to emmaboda festival a few times and it's a nice festival, small, around 3000 persons, two stages. and it's just one area, no seperation between festival and camping.

I'm getting to old for festivals, sleeping in tent and drinking heavy four days straight, but if they anounce something really extraordinary (like 1998 when NMH, OTC and Music Tapes played there) i probably go again.

[Ändrad 3-16-0707 av boyindrag]

[graham]

I was getting scared with the HUGE numbers in front of SEK, but there's like 400 to the £. Mmmm tempting, tempting.

Originally posted by boyindrag
Help she can´t swim

Ooooo! :D

[PÃ¥l]

Boyindrag, how about Accelerator? They've usually got a pretty good line-up, right? I'm getting too old to drink 8 days straight at Roskilde, and Accelerator usually gets some of the best small and mid-sized bands that play Roskilde anyway... And Göteborg is just a three hour drive from Oslo. You've been there?

And by the way, if you go to Emmaboda, check out Sirka Ragnar. They're a really good Norwegian 'indietronica' band. Sort of like if Stephen Malkmus was the singer of Postal Service + a lot of horns.

[Edited on 3-15-0707 by PÃ¥l]

[boyindrag]

Ursprugligen inlagt av graham
I was getting scared with the HUGE numbers in front of SEK, but there's like 400 to the £. Mmmm tempting, tempting.

Originally posted by boyindrag
Help she can´t swim

Ooooo! :D

1 £ = 14 SEK

[Ändrad 3-16-0707 av boyindrag]

[boyindrag]

Ursprugligen inlagt av PÃ¥l
Boyindrag, how about Accelerator? They've usually got a pretty good line-up, right? I'm getting too old to drink 8 days straight at Roskilde, and Accelerator usually gets some of the best small and mid-sized bands that play Roskilde anyway... And Göteborg is just a three hour drive from Oslo. You've been there?

And by the way, if you go to Emmaboda, check out Sirka Ragnar. They're a really good Norwegian 'indietronica' band. Sort of like if Stephen Malkmus was the singer of Postal Service + a lot of horns.

[Edited on 3-15-0707 by PÃ¥l]

Right now it looks like there won't be any Accelerator in Göteborg this year, only Stockholm has been confirmed. But they usually got a pretty good line-up, yes.
I've never been to Acelerator in Gbg only in Stockholm, it's a really nice "grownup" festival, no dirt and misery :)
This year Göteborg has this festival called Way Out West who has a collaboration with Öyafestivalen in Oslo and gets artist from there.

[graham]

Cheers to my mate Wizzy for pointing this out to me as I sure didn't see any announcement:


ORDER CONFIRMATION
-----------------------------------------------
Wednesday, March 21 at 8:42 PM

GRAHAM SEARLE, you have purchased the following...
----------------------------------------------
Event: Chalk
featuring Of Montreal-live
Venue: Scala
275 Pentonville Road
Kings Cross
London, United Kingdom N1 9NL

Please note: persons under the age of 18 will not be admitted.

Seating: GENERAL ADMISSION
Time: Saturday, June 2 at 10:00 PM
Quantity: 4
Delivery: UK Post

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Oooh, (gronlandic) edit:

Originally posted by thelatebphelium
all the good uk labels passed on the album.
so we don't have a european label.

*cough* ;)

[Edited on 21/3/0707 by graham]

[Stormx]

Too bad I'm 15. How about some 14+ gigs BP? :)

[funeralpudding]

oh, come on BP, surely the band can get a "Posting Freak" in?

[graham]

Also spotted: 30 May CAMBRIDGE Soul Tree [Website (http://www.soultree.co.uk/index.html)]

Edit: Hooray! That was a mission and a half. Search for tickets on www.wegottickets.com if you want to go.

2 tickets for Of Montreal at Cambridge Soul Tree
on Wednesday 30th May, 2007 Door times: 8 - 11

18+ Only.

Yippeee!! :D :D :D

[Edited on 22/3/0707 by graham]

[Figglyduff]

What, the European dates are announced? I'm so slow! And excited!!!! I can't get the OM website to work at the moment (my computer hates Flash) but whats this chalk thing? A club night? Doors at 10? Eff that, I'd miss my train home!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: Will there be a normal gig in London?!?! :o :( Or, I don't know, somewhere like Canterbury?! ;):P

[graham]

Chalk is a club night @ Scala in Kings Cross, 10 - 4 Saturday night type thing. I think it sounds quite good, but my friend Alex says it's a bit shit.

The Cambridge gig is run by Greenmind, and it's a bit of a one-off.

I haven't seen any official announcements by OM or Coda - it's not on their website(s) or OM's MySpace. My friend told me about the London gig, and I stumbled across the Cambridge one on a message board. Both are 18+ Visit ticketweb.co.uk for London, wegottickets.com for Cambridge.

Until there's any announcements, I'll post whatever I find. I'd hate to miss out on these things.

[bigideas]

does anyone else get their notifications for this particular thread in non-English?

[graham]

More more more:

28 May NORWICH Arts Centre [Website (http://www.norwichartscentre.co.uk/)]
30 May CAMBRIDGE Soul Tree [Website (http://www.soultree.co.uk/index.html)] [Tickets (http://www.seetickets.com)]
31 May NOTTINGHAM Social [Website (http://www.socialnottingham.co.uk/)]
01 June MANCHESTER Roadhouse [Website (http://www.theroadhouselive.co.uk)]
02 June LONDON Chalk @ Scala [Website (http://www.scala-london.co.uk)] [Tickets (http://www.ticketweb.co.uk)]

[Stormx]

c-c-c-c-crrrrrrying

[thugginit]

where is the june 10 - my backyard date going to be posted!

[graham]

My god, I'm going insane with fucking travel websites.

So far I've got an 8 am start on the Monday, 5 changes later and I'm in Norwich. Then down to Cambridge for a day of nothingness unless I go home. If I do go home, it's a 6 hour coach journey to Cambridge, then 2 trains and £32 to Nottingham + hostel, £8 up to Manchester, stay with a friend then fly down to London for £40, then £30 early train home.

Potentially up to 12 trains, 1 flight, 2 buses and a coach, 5 shows, 3 B&Bs/hostels... best £350 I'll ever spend.

[Freek]

NO GIG IN THE NETHERLANDS ?!?!?!?!

:(

[funeralpudding]

I don't know who decides to keep ticket prices so low, out of curiosity i checked the uk shows, it's like ten pounds - and with cost of living, that might as well be ten dollars. There's obviously no doubt they could get more, huge thanks to whoever has seen to these low prices.

[graham]

Originally posted by funeralpudding
I don't know who decides to keep ticket prices so low, out of curiosity i checked the uk shows, it's like ten pounds

I must admit I was surprised too, was expecting them to be around the £15 mark, especially in London. When I logged on to buy a pair of London tickets and saw they were only £8.50 each (that's $16.70) I ended up buying four so I could treat some more friends. Or make some more friends. Either or.

[graham]

Oh, and a 2nd/1st London date now...

Tue 29 May @ Cargo, Shoreditch

[funeralpudding]

Yeah, they'll definitely work in Shoreditch

[Figglyduff]

Originally posted by graham
My god, I'm going insane with fucking travel websites.

So far I've got an 8 am start on the Monday, 5 changes later and I'm in Norwich. Then down to Cambridge for a day of nothingness unless I go home. If I do go home, it's a 6 hour coach journey to Cambridge, then 2 trains and £32 to Nottingham + hostel, £8 up to Manchester, stay with a friend then fly down to London for £40, then £30 early train home.

Potentially up to 12 trains, 1 flight, 2 buses and a coach, 5 shows, 3 B&Bs/hostels... best £350 I'll ever spend.

Blimey! Here I am just trying to figure out how to make the London shows possible!

[Bishamon]

Does anyone happen to have a setlist from the Toronto show on March 13th? I should have written it down myself, but setlists always seem to turn up online these days, so I didn't bother. :(

**EDIT** I found it elsewhere online, after much searching:

Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse
So Begins Our Alabee
Suffer For Fashion
Sink The Seine
Cato As A Pun
Bunny Ain't No Kind Of Rider
Disconnect The Dots
Lysergic Bliss
Will You Come And Fetch Me
My British Tour Diary
Vegan In Furs
She's A Rejecter
I Was Never Young
Gronlandic Edit
Oslo In The Summertime
Rapture Rapes The Muses

Encore:

Starman (David Bowie cover)
Hang On To Yourself (David Bowie cover)
Suffragette City (David Bowie cover)
The Party's Crashing Us


[Edited on 3-28-0707 by Bishamon]

[trailor_bride]

Will of Montreal ever come to Alaska? We would put together a team of volunteer marketers to make sure it sold out!

[LeonLeroy]

They aren't really mixing up the setlists, too much.

[haydiemuffin]

i have to say .. the bowie is HELLA AWESOME. now they need to do soul love and rock n roll suicide.

[drewdreworld]

Come to Milledgevilleeeeeeeee! I can get people to your show! I doubt you'll come but that'd be amazing.