Twilight Concert Series AKA Utah doesn't suck as bad as I usually say it does

[sniggirb]

*looks for summer job in Utah*

 

[u2popmofo]

And the nail in the frigging coffin:

August 20th: Iron & Wine with opener......OKKERVIL RIVER


The website is finally updated with all the shows now too, looks like Bon Iver may be the headliner now with Jenny Lewis opening instead:

http://www.ci.slc.ut.us/arts/twilight/lineup.htm


Is it August 20th yet?

 

[BonoIsMyMuse]

Stupid Utah

 

[u2popmofo]

Everyone should move here, then we could all go to concerts together.

Free concerts.

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

 

[martha]

July 16 is still on my way home.

 

[U2inUtah]

and the nail in the frigging coffin:

August 20th: Iron & wine with opener......okkervil river

is it august 20th yet?

WOW! Thats awesome news!

 

[u2popmofo]

Modest Mouse, New Pornographers, and The Dodos have all been rumored so far for this year. Apparently the announcement will be tomorrow. Hopefully all of them end up true.

 

[u2popmofo]

I'm in heaven right now, and a number of shows still haven't been announced, and most bands still don't have their openers set up either.

July 8: Modest Mouse, Avi Buffalo

July 15: Girl Talk

July 22: Beirut

July 29: New Pornographers, Dodo's

Aug. 5: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Jamie Lidell

Aug. 12: TBA

Aug. 19: TBA

Aug. 26: She & Him


The first 4 shows are just ridiculous, I know where I'll be every Thursday night in July.

 

[u2popmofo]

This year's free summer shows were just announced, and I'm absolutely thrilled.

JULY 14 - EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY / NO AGE

July 21 - THE DECEMBERISTS / TYPHOON

July 28 - EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS / TBA

August 4 - THURSTON MOORE / KURT VILE

August 11 - BRIGHT EYES / TBA

August 18 - GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY / TBA

August 25 - LUPE FIASCO / TBA

If there was a smilie showing someone jumping up and down while pumping their fist in the air repeatedly, you'd be seeing it here.

 

[Imperor]

Big wow to that EITS/No Age bill.

 

[u2popmofo]

Big wow to that EITS/No Age bill.

Yeah, and I was just going to post a rant a few days ago when they announced the tour and I thought they weren't coming here. Ha.

 

[powerhour24]

Explosions for free? I would say the same for Lupe Fiasco, but I saw him for free back before he was big.

 

[cobl04]

That makes me utterly depressed.

 

[Reggo]

July 21 - THE DECEMBERISTS / TYPHOON

OMG. I so have to go to this.

 

[martha]

This year's free summer shows were just announced, and I'm absolutely thrilled.

JULY 14 - EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY / NO AGE

Crap. I could actually make this show. I think.

 

[joyfulgirl]

This year's free summer shows were just announced, and I'm absolutely thrilled.

JULY 14 - EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY / NO AGE

July 21 - THE DECEMBERISTS / TYPHOON

July 28 - EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS / TBA

August 4 - THURSTON MOORE / KURT VILE

August 11 - BRIGHT EYES / TBA

August 18 - GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY / TBA

August 25 - LUPE FIASCO / TBA

If there was a smilie showing someone jumping up and down while pumping their fist in the air repeatedly, you'd be seeing it here.

Could your previously lame state have a conversation with my still-lame state, please? (Although we did get Arcade Fire and Muse out of some crazy dumb luck, the likes of which I'm sure will never happen again.)

 

[cobl04]

Shouldn't you be creating a thread for the more important Utah news?

Last call for arcane drinking laws in Utah

watered down beers? You have to be a "member" of a bar just to drink there? No alcohol after 1am? And this the "relaxed" laws? Christ it's 2011 not 1911

 

[u2popmofo]

Wild Nothing is the opening band on the Bright Eyes date now, and Phantogram is opening for Ghostland Observatory.

I like free concerts.

 

[u2popmofo]

Prepare to hate me and my state...




July 5 – Beach House / The Walkmen

$5

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Stupid Utah and their stupid cheap vampire inspired concerts...

 

[u2popmofo]

Ha. It's been called that for 25 years, the vampires copied us!

This is the first year they're charging money to get in, which I'm actually really happy about. Should make the actual "concert" vibe much more enjoyable.

Here's the full line up.

July 5: Beach House & The Walkmen
July 12: Raphael Saadiq and JJ Grey & Mofro
July 19 & 26 tba
Aug 2: My Morning Jacket & tba
Aug 9: Passion Pit & Austra
Aug 16 Iron & Wine & Kathleen Edwards
Aug 23 M. Ward and Devotchka
Aug 30 Common & tba

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Wow, that "tba" group is getting a lot of love...

 

[cobl04]

Stupid Utah and their stupid cheap vampire inspired concerts...

Well life is so miserable there I guess they've gotta have something decent every now and then.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Wow, that "tba" group is getting a lot of love...

They're a hardcore punk group from Milwaukee called The Bald Assholes.

The early records are good.

 

[LemonMelon]

Shouter saw them in a men's room once.

Great acoustics in there.

 

[Reggo]

My friends and I huddled around an Android at lunch to get the line up. I actually want to see almost all of them, except for Raphael Saadiq and Common. The rest (especially when they announce the other slots) are worth the $35 season ticket.

 

[U2inUtah]

I'm really excited for Beach House/The Walkman, and charging $5 sounds like a good idea too. It should, as mofo said, improve the concert experience.

 

[Reggo]

Outdoor Concert Series | Red Butte Garden

Suck it.

Or at least, I'd be saying "suck it" if all the good shows weren't sold out.

 

[IWasBored]

Who is going to pay 57 bucks to go see Huey Lewis and the news?

[insert picture from american psycho here]