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Death Cab For Cutie sideshows

Thu 10th Nov, 2011 in Local News

Already confirmed on the Perth International Arts Festival, indie-rock elder statesmen Death Cab For Cutie have announced four additional sideshows as part of their trip down under next February.

Last here at the start of 2009, it has been nearly three years since Australian fans have been able to don their v-necked jumpers and get lost in Gibbard’s “…heavenly voice.” This time around the recently divorced lead singer comes armed with tunes off the band’s new album Codes and Keys, described but it’s FL reviewer as “...one of the band’s finest efforts to date.”

Death Cab For Cutie

August 22nd, 2008

The Tivoli, Brisbane

Death Cab For Cutie sideshows:
Monday 20th February – HQ, Adelaide
Tuesday 21st February – Palace, Melbourne
Friday 24th February – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Monday 27th February – Tivoli, Brisbane

Tickets on sale today.

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oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 26th Feb, 2012

not that I don't, but gee people really like plans, I can understand why it's a lot of people's favourite I guess, but I just find it odd for some reason.

Kelz5359

Kelz5359 said on the 26th Feb, 2012

i wouldn't say plans is necessarily my favourite... it just came out during a certain time in my life, and the songs have always resonated with me on that level. if i had to really break it down though it would probably be transatlanticism.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 26th Feb, 2012

regardless it's still a great album, but I just it find funny that all the screams from the crowd seemed to come during 'I'll follow you..'.

I've always been heavily fixed on transatlanticism and facts since i was young, although recently I've been hooked on the majority of narrow stairs, I love it's darkness.

Kelz5359

Kelz5359 said on the 26th Feb, 2012

i find that one of the greatest things about death cab... you can keep rediscovering them, if you know what i mean? an album or song that never struck you at first can pop up later and really surprise you.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 26th Feb, 2012

I know exactly what you mean, and totally agree :)

Aidan1234567

Aidan1234567 said on the 26th Feb, 2012

It's a toss up between plans or transatlanticism for me, theyre both equally good I'd say

andy_chalmers_102

andy_chalmers_102 said on the 26th Feb, 2012

I was pretty amazed at the number of people who clearly only knew the tracks from Plans on Friday. Surely if you like one album by a band, you would check out their back-catalogue or at least keep up with their new releases...

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 26th Feb, 2012

there was a shitload of those people in Melbourne. bitches be crazy.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 26th Feb, 2012

Can we all agree that Ben should never play Into the Dark live ever again? Nothing against the song, but it's when the crowd gets its ultimate douche on - everyone was filming on their fucking phones and all the couples were making out and shit. Seriously, fuck that.

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 26th Feb, 2012

If Shazie was there to make out with you wouldn't have been complaining.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 26th Feb, 2012

Yeah, but me and Shazie are hot.

The crowd was like this:

http://www.antisocialetiquette.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/awbabe_01.jpg

Quicky

Quicky said on the 26th Feb, 2012

On another note, who enjoyed Soundwave?

And why weren't you in attendance Superintendent?

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 26th Feb, 2012

There's about half a dozen fucking threads for Soundwave. Go talk in one of them.

Kelz5359

Kelz5359 said on the 26th Feb, 2012

Oh man. Seriously, I would be down for a total ban on mobile phone photography/filming at gigs. I know this debate has already come up on FL (not sure what the ultimate consensus was) but fuck it annoys the hell out of me.

andy_chalmers_102

andy_chalmers_102 said on the 26th Feb, 2012

On another note, who enjoyed Soundwave?

And why weren't you in attendance Superintendent?

http://www.liveguide.com.au/Portals/1/soundwave%202012.jpg

That's why.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 26th Feb, 2012

hahaha chalmers, class.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 26th Feb, 2012

did you get all the people laugh when Ben done his 'oooooOooo's' away from the mic during as well?

both nights at Melbourne people laughed. Idiots.

andy_chalmers_102

andy_chalmers_102 said on the 27th Feb, 2012

Yep they did that on Friday. I thought I had missed something, I'm glad to know that it was just the audience missing brain cells.

On one side of me I had a guy who was texting through every song except Into the Dark. On the other side I had a group of 5 girls who kept screaming for Sound of Settling (when it was finally played, they sang along to the first chorus and then lost interest and talked through the rest of the song).

I usually manage to ignore shitty audiences, but that crowd was ridiculously awful.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 27th Feb, 2012

well the girl who got her tits out at the second Melbourne night talked and crazy drugged dance the whole gig, until I will follow you into the dark, where she stood perfectly still and said nothing, then once finished, preceded to get her boobs out again.

was stoked that the sound of settling made it in btw, wasn't expecting it to be at all. that song has been my favourite song since I was like 15.

Kelz5359

Kelz5359 said on the 27th Feb, 2012

well the girl who got her tits out at the second Melbourne night talked and crazy drugged dance the whole gig, until I will follow you into the dark, where she stood perfectly still and said nothing, then once finished, preceded to get her boobs out again.

was stoked that the sound of settling made it in btw, wasn't expecting it to be at all. that song has been my favourite song since I was like 15.

Holy what the fuck? Did anyone say anything to her? Behaviour like that makes me sick.

Missed Sound of Settling on Tuesday :(

shazie

shazie said on the 27th Feb, 2012

I was going to take a photo of all the people taking photos/recording the whole of into the dark on Friday, but I would have hated myself for getting my phone out. It was ridiculous though, WHY DO YOU WANT TO RECORD IT INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY WATCHING BEN SING? Those kids needed to get off my lawn..

Kelz5359

Kelz5359 said on the 27th Feb, 2012

And sometimes it's not even just the one song. I've been to gigs where I've had someone in front of me who has literally had their phone up the entire duration of the show. Takes all my willpower not to bitch slap that shit out of their hands.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 27th Feb, 2012

no, her mate was as drunk as her, they'd been drinking wine from an apple juice bottle.

I know everyone would laugh at the notion of me saying this, but having some chicks rub her scummer tits on you all night at a gig isn't fantastic, really wish I'd of stood elsewhere. but not, because I was in front on Ben two nights in a row.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 27th Feb, 2012

People using camera phones at gigs need the same rules as photographers. 3 songs, no flash and then yr done.

indiie said on the 27th Feb, 2012

Does anyone know where to find set start times for tonight's gig at the Tivoli? Couldn't see that the gig is even mentioned on their official site any more. Has Dappled Cities been the only support at other gigs or is there a third band?

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 27th Feb, 2012

Assuming it's like the rest of the tour, doors at 8, Dappled on at 8:30 and DCfC on at 9:30.

indiie said on the 27th Feb, 2012

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 27th Feb, 2012

i was wondering too - I've sent them a msg on their website, will post here if i get a response.

Those times from MAB look okay, the only problem being Tivoli is notorious for early gigs (and stupid sound restrictions), so it may even earlier than that...

Fake Plastic Android

Fake Plastic Android said on the 27th Feb, 2012

Went to the gig at the Enmore on Friday night and the level of doucheness in the crowd was outstanding. Sometimes you just know beforehand that a gig will feature a lot of douche punters but this gig really took me by surprise. Annoying tween girls screaming, annoying adults screaming like tween girls, people non-stop talking through songs, people non-stop recording on their phones, people non-stop making out while grinding against my leg.

On a positive note, Death Cab were awesome. No Company Calls though :(

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 27th Feb, 2012

Just got the following from Tivoli:

ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Doors: 7:30pm
Dappled Cities 8:30pm
DCFC 9:15pm - 11:30pm

indiie said on the 27th Feb, 2012

i was wondering too - I've sent them a msg on their website, will post here if i get a response.

Those times from MAB look okay, the only problem being Tivoli is notorious for early gigs (and stupid sound restrictions), so it may even earlier than that...

From my experience Tivoli are known for LATE headliner start times. *edit* But thanks for the times.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 27th Feb, 2012

How is 9:15pm a late start for a headline act?

lineofbestfit

lineofbestfit said on the 27th Feb, 2012

I wanted to murder several people, all ages crowds are the worst (or girls with fake id's at overage shows in wednesday's case) no wonder they dislike meeting fans these days, they'd either ask ben about zooey or i will follow you into the dark. Surprised no one shouted out anything about her. I did find the second dates to have a lot more tolerable people, who knows how tonight will go. Hopefully they do a total different setlist seeing how it's the last date.

Fake Plastic Android

Fake Plastic Android said on the 27th Feb, 2012

The state won't adopt daylight savings cause it'll fade the curtains. 9:15pm is way too late for a headline act to start playing at a concert.

lineofbestfit

lineofbestfit said on the 27th Feb, 2012

Adelaide is half an hour behind and they still opened doors at 7.30.

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 27th Feb, 2012

Gareth, how many times have you seen Death Cab live?

lineofbestfit

lineofbestfit said on the 27th Feb, 2012

after this show 15, am going to do perth if they come back again this year also so i can make it a clean 20 this year.

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 27th Feb, 2012

This tour seemed to play multiple nights in most cities.
Don't really see why they'd come back again in the same calender year.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 27th Feb, 2012

because they said they'd see us soon ;)

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 27th Feb, 2012

Well fuck.
Wish bands I liked had big enough followings to do multiple city shows more than once a year.

lineofbestfit

lineofbestfit said on the 27th Feb, 2012

same thing happened first narrow stairs tour ben said see you again soon and splendour is the only festival they'd be interested in doing i think.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 27th Feb, 2012

Well fuck.
Wish bands I liked had big enough followings to do multiple city shows more than once a year.

you should become a fan of the wombats :P

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 27th Feb, 2012

http://i39.tinypic.com/ajxrgh.png

hopefully next time is splendour :)

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 27th Feb, 2012

I think the only non-Australian band I've seen multiple times is The Horrors.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 27th Feb, 2012

multiple times on the same tour do you mean?

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 27th Feb, 2012

Nah.

BDO sideshow, BDO, Laneway.

Aidan1234567

Aidan1234567 said on the 27th Feb, 2012

I agree totally with what MAB said about people in the crowd with phones/cameras, I take photos at gigs but only for the first few songs without flash

Also I'm pretty sure I've seen MAB throw something at a girl who was filming once, might've been at bright eyes

And I didn't think the crowd was that bad Friday night but I remember a heap of people filming (which I don't mind as I look at the band not peoples phones) and talking during songs, but I can usually tune it out

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 28th Feb, 2012

One of my favourite gig pastimes.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 28th Feb, 2012

haha mab, you're my hero.

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 28th Feb, 2012

brisbane show last night was pretty great, insert usual gripe here about not playing favourite songs.

crowd was, as expected, excessively shit.

and i think i saw the g-man as i was leaving. first g-man sighting!

Kelz5359

Kelz5359 said on the 28th Feb, 2012

It's a bit hard not to watch people filming on their phones when they're doing it right in front of you and physically blocking your view of the band. For the entirety of the show. Take a few photos in the beginning, if you must, but then put that shit away and actually enjoy the show.

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 28th Feb, 2012

went to matt corby last night at the OAF and ended up stuck behind a girl who recorded a good 30mins of the show on her iphone and at times had her SLR in her other hand taking photos. this was after matt went on a speel about how doesn't understand the logic behind using camera phones at gigs. but there was a hilarious moment during one of the acapella bits where a girl who had just finished recording part of the show on her phone accidentally then hit the playback button resulting in matt and the crowd getting a bit of an instant replay of the song.

Aidan1234567

Aidan1234567 said on the 28th Feb, 2012

im tall so i can see over everyone which is good, but then i feel like a dick if i end up standing in front of really short people :(

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 28th Feb, 2012

You are a dick no matter what until you are 18.

Fake Plastic Android

Fake Plastic Android said on the 28th Feb, 2012

There are a lot of things wrong with this. The number one being that you went to a Matt Corby gig.

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 28th Feb, 2012

didnt you get the memo? He grew dreadlocks, which automatically makes him an indie darling heartthrob now.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 28th Feb, 2012

Oh shit, is it uncool to like Matt Corby again? Missed the memo.

I understand the policy. And the problem is just that I forgot the one time. And I've already taken care of it so it's not even really a problem anymore.

grattan

grattan said on the 28th Feb, 2012

Oh shit, is it uncool to like Matt Corby again? Missed the memo.

I understand the policy. And the problem is just that I forgot the one time. And I've already taken care of it so it's not even really a problem anymore.

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz3w42UbBu1r4tboho1_400.png

therat

therat said on the 28th Feb, 2012

Who's the wizard?

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 28th Feb, 2012

He's also gone from this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DNziQ1k5G8

To this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nMkfb5g00A

I know which I prefer.

Fake Plastic Android

Fake Plastic Android said on the 28th Feb, 2012

How do I subscribe to this 'what's cool memo'?

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 28th Feb, 2012

basically he pulled a Lana Del Ray, and instead of being mocked and decried, he's being heralded as our new god.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 28th Feb, 2012

You should never ever let a girl stand in front of you at a gig because she says 'you're really tall, can I stand in front of you?'

Tell them they should have turned up earlier.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 28th Feb, 2012

I'm really not trying to be a 'too cool wanker' but I can't stand that cover of Lonely Boy. He sucked all the life out of it.

I understand that he changed the style and that's not my problem with it, I just can't listen to more than a minute of it without wanting to run a warm bath and take my wrists to razor street.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 28th Feb, 2012

Jesus Christ, dude, it's not that bad.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 28th Feb, 2012

I agree it's not that bad. It just sounds so depressing.

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 28th Feb, 2012

I'm really not trying to be a 'too cool wanker' but I can't stand that cover of Lonely Boy. He sucked all the life out of it.

I understand that he changed the style and that's not my problem with it, I just can't listen to more than a minute of it without wanting to run a warm bath and take my wrists to razor street.

at least you have a half decent reason for not liking him. beats the usual "ewww aussie idol fgt" comments aimed at him.

for the record, it was a really really incredible performance at the OAF last night.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 28th Feb, 2012

I have no issue with his other stuff at all he seems like a really talented guy.

He gets a lot of undue shit I feel. If I still liked/made the same kind of music i did when I was 19 or however old he was during Idol I'd punch myself in the dick.

I just hate that cover.

Fake Plastic Android

Fake Plastic Android said on the 28th Feb, 2012

Decent reason indeed.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 28th Feb, 2012

He was actually only sixteen when he did Idol. Insane, right?

lineofbestfit

lineofbestfit said on the 29th Feb, 2012

that would have been me, there were some truly annoying people (screaming at all the plans songs but knowing nothing from facts/chords) and two blonde girls pushing in ten minutes before death cab were due to start, i still have the 'tour beard' thinking of keeping it for awhile and going from nick and ben's tweets they will be back soon i'm thinking splendour.

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 29th Feb, 2012

could some translate this post for me? very little of that made any sense at all to me.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 29th Feb, 2012

people who like plans the most are shit,

i grew a beard, will keep.

i follow ben and nick on twitter, they look like they'll be here for splendour.

Aidan1234567

Aidan1234567 said on the 29th Feb, 2012

People like plans the most because it is clearly defined as a fucking great record from start to finish, nothing wrong with that

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 29th Feb, 2012

there's nothing wrong with that at all. but there's plenty wrong with loving Plans and having no clue whatsoever about their several other great records.

bjw1

bjw1 said on the 29th Feb, 2012

'we have the facts' & transatlanticism are both better than plans, imo.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 29th Feb, 2012

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 29th Feb, 2012

you yourself have admitted to a similar scenario of which SM is describing, better get listening to that back catalogue buddy.

grattan

grattan said on the 29th Feb, 2012

Their two most "we're coming back" tweets:

Nick - Thank you Melbourne, as always, your city inspires me. I'm already looking forward to the next time.
Ben - On a much more positive note, thank you to everyone who came out and saw us in Oz! We love it here so much and will be back ASAP.

Yeah, super conclusive - lock it in!

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 29th Feb, 2012

haha wow you could cut that snark with a knife.

Aidan1234567

Aidan1234567 said on the 1st Mar, 2012

i have been, and i knew narrow stairs, plans and transatlanticism when i attended

but if someone likes a record and goes to a gig and supports a band purely because they like that record there's nothing wrong with that, they can still enjoy the other songs and find out about them through the concert, there's not rule stating that everyone who goes to a gig must be a hardcore fan and know every one of the records off by heart

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 1st Mar, 2012

i have been, and i knew narrow stairs, plans and transatlanticism when i attended

but if someone likes a record and goes to a gig and supports a band purely because they like that record there's nothing wrong with that, they can still enjoy the other songs and find out about them through the concert, there's not rule stating that everyone who goes to a gig must be a hardcore fan and know every one of the records off by heart

of course that's 100% correct. there's no wrong way to like a band, however I find it... odd?... that someone would buy tickets to see an 7-8 album band who have been around over a decade on the basis of one album and not look at any of the others. it's great that that one album moves someone so much they buy tickets, but it's just strange not to check out other material, don't you agree? not talking about you though.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 1st Mar, 2012

I'm with Aiden. Nothing wrong with going to see a band and only knowing one record.

...if you're over 18.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 1st Mar, 2012

I'm with Aiden. Nothing wrong with going to see a band and only knowing one record.

...if you're over 18.

haha poor aiden.

It's not that I disagree with the one album thing, but I don't get not making an effort to at least seek other material.

shazie

shazie said on the 1st Mar, 2012

I agree with you gregg. I think another way of putting it is the people who will listen to one album and then talk/moan/act dissinterested when a single song that isn't from the album is played (not directed at aiden though).

One example would be Kings of Leon. Would have been sooo many people going to their '09 shows having only listened to Only By The Night and were loud brick walls during any song not from that album.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 1st Mar, 2012

It's not that I disagree with the one album thing, but I don't get not making an effort to at least seek other material.

I've gone to see plenty of bands purely because they have a good live reputation.

I guess the most recent example was going to see Fucked Up when I knew about one song. I went purely on their live rep and it was great.

Generally I'd say it is an advantage to know what is being played however I don't think it is a necessity.

Aidan1234567

Aidan1234567 said on the 1st Mar, 2012

I agree with that, if you're going to be a little bitch because they play stuff off other albums that's just not cool

But I've been to see bands where I know 2 songs and still thoroughly enjoyed them and gotten into more of their stuff through seeing them, I guess Im just ok seeing bands I'm not 100% into
but they're all valid points and I've been listening to stuff of 'chords' lately and it's a cool album so I think that using a concert to get into their music more is always good

shazie

shazie said on the 1st Mar, 2012

Dappled Cities at the FBi fundraiser Metro gig in '09 was that for me. Only knew the price and a couple others, but since seeing them play that night I became a huge fan and they became one of my favourite Aussie bands. Top notch live act.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 1st Mar, 2012

I agree with you gregg. I think another way of putting it is the people who will listen to one album and then talk/moan/act dissinterested when a single song that isn't from the album is played (not directed at aiden though).

One example would be Kings of Leon. Would have been sooo many people going to their '09 shows having only listened to Only By The Night and were loud brick walls during any song not from that album.

this is exactly what I was trying to say.
I love the ways people can discover music, but I get indifferent when people choose to ignore the surrounding paths.

I don't think there is a better example of this than kings of leon.

well said shazie.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 1st Mar, 2012

I've gone to see plenty of bands purely because they have a good live reputation.

I guess the most recent example was going to see Fucked Up when I knew about one song. I went purely on their live rep and it was great.

Generally I'd say it is an advantage to know what is being played however I don't think it is a necessity.

this is almost another thing altogether, kind of.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 1st Mar, 2012

I talked with Gibbard about this, he kept talking for 5 minutes after a 25 minute interview about it. he doesn't care as long as people listen and come to their shows.

Aidan1234567

Aidan1234567 said on the 13th Mar, 2012

hey does anyone have the Autumn De Wilde book about them?
i got my copy yesterday and its seriously stunning and beautiful and if you like them its a pretty worthy investment
and its like $25 for a 200+ hardcover coffee table book

Quicky

Quicky said on the 13th Mar, 2012

WANT - link me Aidan!!

cozza147

cozza147 said on the 13th Mar, 2012

I just googled and purchased a copy for $30 delivered :)

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 13th Mar, 2012

I should and will own this.

I'm erecting my death cab shrine (and coincidently my penis) tomorrow.

Aidan1234567

Aidan1234567 said on the 14th Mar, 2012

http://www.bookdepository.com/Death-Cab-for-Cutie-Autumn-De-Wilde/9780811869515

that's where I got it, her book on Elliott Smith is pretty stunning too

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 14th Mar, 2012

Love how this was in the related section.

Quicky

Quicky said on the 19th Mar, 2012

What is the world coming to :O

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 19th Mar, 2012

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/421618_10150713484585813_365533045812_11390189_1928047439_n.jpg

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 19th Mar, 2012

If there's no-one beside you when your soul embarks
Then someone's getting THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST

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