Originally written by Sean Adams · 4 April 2011
What the cock? Beirut is headlining Brixton Academy, amongst a series of dates over the coming months...
DiS has long admired the euphoric-folkish emotings of Zach Condon, aka the main chap from Beirut. In fact, he even came along to a little DiS party at SXSW a few years back and serenaded us with a rendition of 'Postcards from Italy'. We were so excited we forgot to film it. Plus it was in a fish restaurant, so it probably would have just looked a bit crappy. But anyway, he's gone on to far bigger and better things since then, and it looks like he'll be playing his biggest UK show to date at Brixton Academy in September. Ahead of that, he's playing alsorts of shows, including Hyde Park with Arcade Fire, somewhere in Italy with The National and End of the Road festival.
If you would like to stalk him, these are the places you will find him...
May 9th Norfolk VA The Norva (US) w/ Lady Lamb the Beekeeper 11th, Baltimore MD Rams Head Live (US) w/ Lady Lamb the Beekeeper 13th, Montclair NJ The Wellmont Theater (US) w/ Lady Lamb the Beekeeper
June 6th Dallas TX South Side Music Hall (US) w/ Twin Sister 8th Austin TX ACL Live (US) w/ Twin Sister 10th New Orleans LA Republic (US) w/ Twin Sister 14th Washington DC Black Cat (US) w/ Twin Sister 17th Brooklyn NY Northside Fest (US) @ McCarren Park 30th London Hyde Park w/ Arcade Fire
July 3rd St. Gallen Switzerland, Montreuz Jazz Fest 5th Ferrara, Italy, Castello Piazza w/ The National 7th Novisad, Serbia, EXIT Festival 9th Trencin, Slovakia, Pohoda Festival 12th Arles, France, Festival Les Suds 14th Meco, Portugal, Super Bock Super Rock Festival 16th Benicassim, Spain, Benicassim Festival 18th Lyon, France, Festival Nuits De Fourviere 20th Nyon, Switzerland, Paleo Festival 29th Portland ME State Theater (US)
August Looks like he's taking some well-earned time off.
September 2nd Dorset, End of the Road 4th Stradballyr Ireland Electric Picnic 6th ManchesterAcademy 8th Amsterdam Holland Paradiso 12th Paris France Olympia 14th Brussels Belgium AB 16th London Brixton Academy
There are not currently any details about a forthcoming Beirut release but I'm sure if we badger the label enough details will emerge...