North American tour dates and venues for French techno duo, Air
UPDATE: June 28, 2007
Air has recently added some California tour dates for the fall:
9/20 -- San Francisco (Bimbo's)
9/21-- Los Angeles (Greek Theatre)
9/23-- San Diego (Street Scene)
9/24-- Anaheim (Grove)
I saw them in May at Madison Square Garden -- phenomenal!
March 12, 2007
Air’s playing the Garden! OK, in all seriousness, they’re actually playing the Theater at Madison Square Garden, which seats 5,600. Still—that’s quite the audience for a techno pop band.
I love Air, as you may have noticed from my constant attention to their doings, but I’ve never seen them live and have to wonder what that would be like. I did see the documentary of their Moon Safari tour, Eating Sleeping Waiting & Playing; it was pretty, um...soporific. The title kind of said it all.
I guess it’s not like they’d be smashing guitars or anything—especially now, when they’ve taken to playing special Japanese stringed instruments.
I would suppose the show will feature some great lighting and video effects as well as the guys playing—that the effect will be “Somewhere Between Waking and Sleeping,” as one of their Pocket Symphony songs is called.
Here’s a video of their first single, called Once Upon a Time, where you can get a look at the new instruments.
Southern Californians, you’re out of luck, unfortunately, since Air is only playing Coachella in your area—and the date they’re playing is long sold out; but you can catch them in Vegas or San Francisco if you’re willing to make the trek. On the East Coast, they’re not heading south of D.C. They probably know who their audience is.
Anyway, I will do my best to get tickets for the Garden show and report back. Meanwhile, if you've ever seen Air in concert, drop us a line. What did you think of it?
Tour Dates
4/21-- Vancouver (Richards On Richards)
4/22-- Portland, OR (Crystal Ballroom)
4/23-- Tacoma, WA (Pantages Theatre)
4/25-- San Francisco (Nob Hill Masonic Center)
4/26-- Las Vegas (The Joint)
4/27-- Phoenix (The Marquee)
4/29-- Coachella Festival
5/02-- Minneapolis (First Avenue)
5/04-- Chicago (Riviera Theatre)
5/05-- Toronto (Kool Haus)
5/06-- Montreal (Metropolis)
5/08-- Philadelphia (Theatre of the Living Arts)
5/09-- Washington, DC (9:30 Club)
5/10-- New York (Theater at Madison Square Garden)
