Broadway in Bryant Park

Every Thursday this summer various Broadway shows will be participating in a series of concerts at Bryant Park. This week one of the shows participating is none other than my personal favorite: Memphis. I have mentioned this show in the past and highly recommend going to see it. Now is a great chance to get a sample of what you would be getting for the price of your admission. The concert series is free and features a wide selection of the current shows running on Broadway. This week is Phantom of the Opera, Billy Elliot, Memphis, South Pacific, and the Radio City Christmas Spectacular (I guess it will be a little bit of Christmas in July). For future performance, the complete schedule has been linked to above.

Arcade Fire Announce Tour, Headlining Madison Square Garden

If you’ve been waiting for the chance to see Arcade Fire live, well your wait is officially over. The band announced a tour that, among other places, will hit Madison Square Garden in August. There haven’t been many other US dates announced as of now, but the list has been growing for the past couple of days, so if you don’t see your city then don’t panic just yet. The dates that have been announced so far are:

Jun 28 – Helsinki, FI @ Senaatintori
Jun 30 – Rättvik, SE @ Dalhalla
Jul 02 – Arendal, NO @ Hove Festival
Jul 04 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
Jul 09 – Eadestown, IE @ Oxegen
Jul 12 – Quebec City, QC @ Festival d’ete de Quebec
Jul 13 – Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Bluesfest
Jul 31 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Music Festival
Aug 03 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Aug 08 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
Aug 12 – Toronto, ON @ Toronto Centre Island
Aug 27 – Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival
Aug 28 – Reading, UK @ Reading Festival
Aug 29 – Saint-Cloud, FR @ Rock en Seine
Aug 31 – Berlin, DE @ Tempodrom
Aug 02 – Bologna, IT @ I-Day Festival

Oh, and for those curious about the opening act, that was announced too: Spoon. The same band that headlined Radio City in March. Me thinks whatever these tickets (which go on sale June 12th) cost is going to be worth it.