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05/07/08 ABBEY PUB (AA) Chicago, IL
05/07/08 ABBEY PUB Chicago, IL 05/08/08 MAGIC STICK Detroit,MI 05/09/08 THE PHOENIX Toronto, ON 05/10/08 Cabaret Musee Montreal, QB 05/12/08 PARADISE Boston, MA 05/13/08 STUDIO B Brooklyn, NY 05/14/08 Bowery Ballroom NY 05/15/08 BLACK CAT Washington DC 05/16/08 PURE Philadelphia, PA 05/17/08 SONAR - Baltimore, MD 05/19/08 ECHOPLEX Los Angeles, CA 06/05/08 Forum Melbourne, Victoria 06/06/08 Forum Melbourne, Victoria 06/07/08 WrestPoint Entertainment Centre Hobart, Tasmania 06/08/08 The Batman Fawkner Inn Launceston, Tasmania 06/12/08 HQ Complex Adelaide 06/13/08 The Capitol Perth 06/14/08 The Capitol Perth 06/18/08 The Great Northern Byron Bay, New South Wales 06/19/08 Coolangatta Hotel Gold Coast, Queensland 06/20/08 The Tivoli Brisbane, Queensland 06/21/08 The Enmore Theatre Sydney, New South Wales 06/26/08 GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL - dance village Glastonbury 07/04/08 ARVIKA FESTIVAL Stockholm 07/05/08 WIRELESS FESTIVAL London 08/09/08 OYA FESTIVAL OSLO |
Cut/Copy are doing great on their tour throughout the US (selling out at most popular venues, adding additional dates due to demand), before making a triumph return to their hometown of Melbourne, Australia, to two, count 'em, two sold-out show at the Forum.
I was pretty impressed with their manufactured/pre-recorded 80s-techno new wave style beats, and they worked the very packed room of young hipsters and college frat boys to a frenzy with their demands of "dance, jump!"
I couldn't help but wondered what they would do without their beat box, as it seems they depend on it a lot. In fact, at some point, the bassist left the stage and the music just kept going without him.
Opening up for them was Black Kids and Mobius Band. Both bands did a pretty short setlist, lasting about 30-40 minutes each, which is understandable as having three bands can be too much if they all did full sets.
The trio Mobius Band are from Brooklyn, New York, with a jerky and energetic Ben (?) pushing buttons and moving back and forth.
When he's not doing the buttons thing, he actually also plays guitars.
Check out the cute cardboard setlist from Black Kids, it lists 9 songs, but it felt like 6, really quick!
Singer Reggie Youngblood, sure sweat a lot. The whole band looked really cute with the two girls, Dawn & Ali, doing synchronizing singing. The crowd do love them, and I suspect many of them were there to see them - because many of them were wearing the $20 tour shirts that reads "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You".
 From Mobius Band to Infinity ♥ photo by vu |
 Black Kids Back Alright! ♥ photo by vu |
 Cut/Copy vs Micro/Phone ♥ photo by vu |
Links: www.cutcopy.net www.blackkidsmusic.com www.mobiusband.com
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