ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI - ‘LIKE IT OR NOT’ TOUR (Licensed/All Ages)

Supported by El Guincho

SUN 11 MAY @ 7:00PM

Price: $28.50 + bf (inc free LIKE IT OR NOT single)
Bookings: 02 9550 3666
Mode: Concert - General Admission
Tickets: On sale now @ metrotheatre.com.au; Buy tickets online

RUNNING TIMES

07.00pm - Doors/
07.15pm - El Guincho/
08.30pm – Architecture in Helsinki/
10.15pm - Finale

Genre-hopping, instrument-swapping, expectation-confounding, musical melting pot Architecture In Helsinki are psyched to announce the Like It Or Not tour.

Hot on the heels of their appearance at uber-hip Californian music festival Coachella, the band will be criss-crossing the continent for their first and final Australian live shows for the year. To sweeten the deal, the band will be giving away a special limited edition, never to be for sale Like It Or Not single to every ticket holder. The single will contain exclusive new tracks and remixes, and artwork from ace UK illustrator Will Sweeney.

HOLD MUSIC

The tour will coincide with the launch of the Like It Or Not single, this will be limited edition and included in the ticket price, it’s final track to be lifted from Places Like This, their groundbreaking, ground-shifting third album. It’s this record that has taken the band from much loved indie contenders to chart topping world conquerers.

First single, Heart It Races, saw Architecture In Helsinki crack the American charts in a big way, peaking at number 18 on the Billboard Singles Chart and number 3 on the Billboard Dances Sales Chart. Places Like This reached number 5 on the Billboard Electronic Albums Chart and spent five weeks in the top ten of the CMJ Album Chart.

The band took their chaotically vibrant live show to festivals in Portugal, France, Mexico, Spain, the UK, Italy, Germany, the USA and almost everywhere else on the planet that has stages and electricity. They also headlined dozens of their own shows, handpicking some of the most exciting new acts in the world as supports including the hotly tipped Santogold, Lo Fi FNK and Glass Candy.

Closer to home, things have been just as busy for the band. Places Like This scored Album of the Week on Triple J, Triple R, FBI, 3PBS and RTR FM. They were chuffed when Heart It Races was nominated for the ARIA Single Of The Year award and Places Like This was shortlisted for the Australian Music Prize. Two Architecture in Helsinki tracks cracked this year’s Triple J Hottest 100, with Heart It Races sneaking its way in to the top twenty.

As well as the limited edition copy of the Like It Or Not single for all concert goers, the tour holds more treats in store for Architecture in Helsinki fans. Stay tuned for the announcement of very special international guests to be added to the tour.

This is your only chance in 2008 to catch Architecture in Helsinki’s frenetically entertaining and endearingly idiosyncratic live show.

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