May 22nd, 2010

Later with Jools Holland, Summer and Fall Touring

Vampire Weekend is very pleased to announce their performance on Later with Jools Holland, Tuesday, May 25th on 'Later Live' BBC2 @ 10pm. Then Friday, may 28th on 'Later With Jools' BBC2 @ 11.45pm.

We are also pleased to announce their next North American tour, starting on August 28th in Vancouver, British Columbia. All dates are below, and support on most dates is Beach House and Dum Dum Girls. Tickets for the shows are available now through Ticketmaster http://www.ticketmaster.com/Vampire-Weekend-tickets/artist/1166577. The run of shows will end with a three-night stand in their New York hometown at Radio City Music Hall, and then a show in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Bowl.

6/24 Cornwall, UK - The Eden Project +
8/28 Vancouver, BC - Malkin Bowl *
8/29 Redmond, WA - Marymoor Amphitheater *
8/31 Troutdale, OR - Edgefield Amphitheater *
9/03 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater *
9/05 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom *
9/07 Toronto, ONT - Molson Canadian Amphitheater *
9/08 Montreal, QUE - Metropolis Theater &
9/11 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion *
9/12 Boston, MA - Bank Of America Pavilion *
9/15 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall *
9/16 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall *
9/17 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall *
9/26 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl $

+ = with Broken Bells
= with Beach House + Dum Dum Girls
$ = with Beach House + The Very Best
& = with Dum Dum Girls

Additionally, Vampire Weekend perform at Radio 1 Big Weekend (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/bigweekend/2010/) this Sunday, May 23 in Bangor, Wales and an all ages show at Kings College in London, in association with MTV Wednesday, May 26.

This summer, Vampire Weekend will be playing shows and festivals all over the world including The Roots Picnic, Sasquatch, Glastonbury, The Isle Of Wight Festival, T In The Park, Benicassim, Latitude and many more

January 12th, 2010

Vampire Weekend On Ice

5:30PM THURSDAY, 14TH JANUARY
SOMERSET HOUSE, THE STRAND
LONDON, WC2R 1LA

To celebrate the release of their brilliant new album 'Contra', Vampire Weekend will be playing a free outdoor show in the beautiful surroundings of London's Somerset House this Thursday, 14th January. The New York quartet will play above the ice rink in the Somerset House courtyard at 5.30pm and no advance tickets are required — fans can simply turn up on the day. In addition to the performance, the first 50 fans to arrive will be given the chance to ice skate for free.

This event will mark the beginning of a busy 48 hours in London for the band as later that day they play an intimate sold-out club show at Kingston's New Slang club night. Friday will see an in-store performance at Rough Trade East store and later an album launch party at Dalston's Visions Video Bar.

Contra is out now via XL Recordings
http://www.xlrecordings.com

For further information on Somerset House please contact

Jane Quinn / Catherine McClelland at Bolton & Quinn on 02072215000
Catherine@boltonquinn.com
http://www.somersethouse.org.uk

January 5th, 2010

TV, Contra, US Ticket Pre-Sale

TV
We're stoked to announce our upcoming TV appearances on the Late Show With David Letterman tonight (Tuesday January 5th) and on the Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien on January 11th!

LISTEN TO CONTRA
Greetings from Vampire Weekend. We are pleased to inform you that you can now listen to 'Contra' in full on our website:



Don't forget that 'Contra' is released next week, and you can pre-order it from iTunes US / iTunes UK / Amazon US / Amazon UK
Rough Trade / Beggars USA / HMV

US TICKET PRE-SALE
For select dates on our upcoming US tour (* below), a very special ticket package is available. For $15.00, fans can add a copy of Vampire Weekend's upcoming album Contra (CD or Vinyl, shipping included) to the price of their tickets, and they will receive four mp3 downloads, including Toy Selectah remixes and the first single, "Cousins".

The presale begins on Wednesday January 6th at 10am local time. Please use the promotional code "Contra" to access this presale.

Click here at 10 am local time on Wednesday, January 6 for the exclusive pre-sale

March 14th - Edmonton, ALB, Edmonton Event Center
March 15th - Calgary, ALB, MacEwan Hall
March 16th - Missoula, MT, Wilma Theater
March 18th - Salt Lake City, UT, In The Venue
* March 19th - Denver, CO, Ogden Theatre
March 20th - Aspen, CO, Spring Jam Core Party
* March 22nd - Minneapolis, MN, First Avenue
March 23rd - Milwaukee, WI, Riverside Theater
* March 25th - Chicago, IL, Riviera Theater
March 27th - Knoxville, TN, Tennessee Theatre
* March 29th - Columbus, OH, The LC Pavilion
March 30th - Toronto, ONT, The Sound Academy
April 1st - Boston, MA, Orpheum Theatre
* April 2nd - Philadelphia, PA, Electric Factory
* April 3rd - Washington, DC, DAR Constitution Hall
* April 5th - Nashville, TN, Ryman Auditorium
April 6th - Asheville, NC, Orange Peel
April 8th - Atlanta, GA, The Tabernacle
April 9th - New Orleans, LA, House Of Blues
April 10th - Austin, TX, Stubbs BBQ
April 11th - Dallas, TX, House Of Blues
April 13th - Tempe, AZ, Marquee Theater
* April 14th - Pomona, CA, Fox Theater
* April 19th - Oakland, CA, Fox Theater

November 12th, 2009

Alliance Skate Park

Hey everyone,

We've been having an amazing time in California. The shows have been incredible. Thanks to everyone who's been coming out.

The tour is coming to an end but we want to do one last free, all-ages show for our fans in Southern California so we're going to do our first-ever skate park show! Here are the details:

November 13
Alliance Skate
29355 Grand Ave.
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
Set time 4:00pm

To everyone outside of California who's been asking, we will roll to your town soon!! Tour dates for next year are being hammered out as we speak!

Ezra

September 15th, 2009

New Album Announcement!

Greetings from Vampire Weekend. Today we can announce that our second album, Contra, will be out January 12th, 2010 on XL Recordings. We'll have more exciting news and media in the coming weeks. For now, check out the album cover and tracklist below.

1. Horchata
2. White Sky
3. Holiday
4. California English
5. Taxi Cab
6. Run
7. Cousins
8. Giving Up The Gun
9. Diplomat's Son
10. I Think Ur A Contra

June 30th, 2009

Discovery LP

Discovery is the recording project of Rostam Batmanglij and Wes Miles of Ra Ra Riot. Today through July 7, when you purchase Discovery, LP through Amie Street, $2 per album will be donated to Oxfam America, an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice. Oxfam's focus on broad advocacy and local relief for the impoverished is inspiring and we hope our support brings more awareness about their projects and goals.

Due to production and shipping delays, the Discovery album will not be available at Amazon, Best Buy, Borders and other chain stores until July 14 however, you'll still be able to pick it up July 7 at your favorite indie store and through iTunes and other digital retailers.

March 16th, 2009

Jimmy Fallon

We just got back from Mexico. It was an amazing, game-shifting tour! Thanks to everyone who came out to the shows and thanks to all our new friends (Toy, Napoleon, Diego, Maryanna, Eduardo, Carlos, etc)!!

This Wednesday night (or Thursday morning, if that's how you get down...) we're playing Jimmy Fallon's show. It should be fun and different. The show is on NBC and starts at 12:35 AM.

I feel like there is so much else to say, but now is not the time. Things are happening....

Sincerely,
Ez

October 3rd, 2008

Obama Event Cancelled

We've just been informed that the Students for Barack Obama at Carnegie Mellon have had to cancel the Voter Registration Drive we were set to play at tomorrow due to last-minute campus security issues. Obviously, we were really looking forward to coming out to Pittsburgh and participating in the event and this last-minute news is unfortunate. Sorry to anyone who was planning on coming out to register and check out the show.

Monday, October 6th, is the last day to register to vote in for the general election in Pennsylvania. You can find more information here:

http://www.votespa.com/

Registration deadlines are fast-approaching in many states so make sure you're still on the books! I had an unpleasant and Kafkaesque (no, really!) experience during the primaries due to my failure to check on my status.

There's been some nonsense in this election regarding college students voting in Colorado and Virginia. Even if your parents claim you as a dependent you can still vote in the state where you go to school. The choice is yours! For example, you have the legal right to vote in either Boulder or back home on Long Island in the middle school gym where you got hit in the face with a dodge ball as a kid. JK, you were probably sick at dodge ball.

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters/366107

Anyway, we know that everyone will do the necessary research to determine which candidate will fight for the things they care about, but let's all keep reminding each other to vote! Voter turnout has been climbing higher and higher over the past three elections, but it is still down since 1960. If you like to be competitively patriotic, why not focus on getting our national turnout rate up? We're getting schooled by countries like Malta and Australia! Those places have voter turnout OVER 90%.

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0781453.html

GOOD LUCK! SEE YOU SOON!

September 26th, 2008

Free Voter Registration Concert at Carnegie Mellon University

We are excited to announce that we will be performing at a Free Voter Registration Concert sponsored by the Students for Barack Obama at Carnegie Melon University. The event is open to the public and all ages. The purpose of the concert is to ensure that everyone who can vote in the upcoming election is registered and if they are already registered, that their current registration is correct and up-to-date to prevent disenfranchisement at the polls.

For us, the choice in this election is incredibly clear. We support Barack Obama because on every issue we care about he is more logical, more sensitive, and less biased than John McCain. It's important to talk openly about voting and we're happy that we can contribute to the campaign, not only as individuals, but as a band.

Where:  College of Fine Arts Lawn, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

When:  Saturday, October 4th, 4:00pm

For more information:  View Press Release

June 25rd, 2008

Oxford Comma video on YouTube

Watch it.

April 23rd, 2008

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Watch Vampire Weekend tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live! performing with members of the Crenshaw High School drumline. Jimmy Kimmel Live! airs tonight at 12:05am on ABC in all markets

April 2nd, 2008

Park Ave CDs Instore Rescheduled

The previously canceled instore performance has been rescheduled for June 7th at 4:30pm.

Park Ave CDs
2916 Corrine Drive
Orlando, FL 32803

March 4th, 2008

Florida Dates Cancelled

We have been invited to play on Saturday's (3/8) SNL, and we're honored to accept! Unfortunately, this means we'll have to postpone our appearances in Orlando and St. Augustine and cancel our set at the Langerado festival. The Walkmen will still be playing on those dates. We are looking forward to meeting up with them in Atlanta and continuing our regularly scheduled tour. We will be back in Orlando and St. Augustine on June 7 and 8. SNL airs this Saturday, March 8th on NBC at 11:30 ET/PT.

January 30th, 2008

VW on Letterman

Vampire Weekend will be performing on the Late Show with David Letterman on Friday, February 1st. The Late Show airs on CBS at 11:30 ET/PT.

January 29th, 2008

Debut Album Released on iTunes

Debut album now available on the iTunes Music Store Worldwide!

January 27th, 2008

Insound Coupons

coupon code for 10% off: vampire10
coupon code for 15% off when you spend $50 or more: vampire15.

January 26th, 2008

International CD Release Dates

Switzerland - Jan. 25th
Australia - Jan. 26th
Spain - Jan. 28th
Holland - Jan. 29th
Scandinavia - Jan. 29th
Ireland - Feb. 1st
Italy - Feb. 1st
Greece - Feb. 4th
Japan - Feb. 20th
Germany - Feb. 22nd
South Africa - Feb. 25th
France - Feb. 25th
Portugal - Feb. 25th
UK - Jan. 29th
North America - Jan. 29th

January 26th, 2008

iTunes Release Date

The digital release will be on the 29th january in every country.