Death Cab For Cutie concerts 2012

After conquering the indie rock world with their charttopping, multi-Grammy Award nominated Narrow Stairs, Death Cab for Cutie could have rested on their laurels. Instead, Washington's favourite sons have dug deep for the stylised and sublime Codes and Keys.

Get set for adventure and innovation as the sound palette explodes in lofty cathedrals of synth and searing bass, gets sparse and atmospheric and never strays from the lyrical beauty and tight hooks that put the band on top.

The band's musical ambitions have grown right alongside their audience. The songs from Codes and Keys were their most experimental while staying effortlessly melodic. LA TIMES

Note: Due to the developments along The Esplanade, this year the PIAF Contemporary Music performances will be held at the Perth Cultural Centre in the Festival Gardens.

Death Cab For Cutie - PIAF 2012
Festival Gardens, Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge, Perth.
Time: 9pm - 11pm

PR Release:

After conquering the indie rock world with their charttopping, multi-Grammy Award nominated Narrow Stairs, Death Cab for Cutie could have rested on their laurels. Instead, Washington's favourite sons have dug deep for the stylised and sublime Codes and Keys.

Get set for adventure and innovation as the sound palette explodes in lofty cathedrals of synth and searing bass, gets sparse and atmospheric and never strays from the lyrical beauty and tight hooks that put the band on top.

The band's musical ambitions have grown right alongside their audience. The songs from Codes and Keys were their most experimental while staying effortlessly melodic. LA TIMES

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After a gruelling touring schedule since the release of their seventh and stunning album CODES AND KEYS, Death Cab For Cutie finally set their sights on Australia for live shows in February 2012.

The band last toured Australia in 2009, selling shows out well in advance, promoting their Grammy award nominated sixth album NARROW STAIRS and have surpassed all expectations on this new record with it�s sonic exploration and lyrical ambition.
Death Cab for Cutie are one of the few bands who have been able to ignore the perils of fashion and popularity and stay completely focussed on writing great music on their own terms.

Each album has shown progression and movement from the last but has been able to retain fierce loyalty and respect from fans who totally understand that they are the go-to band for powerful, melodic, complex and emotive indie pop/rock that is always sophisticated and so effortlessly cool.
Death Cab For Cutie are Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla, Nick Harmer and Jason McGerr.

LA TIMES The band's musical ambitions have grown right alongside their audience. The songs from Codes and Keys were their most experimental while staying effortlessly melodic.

The �KEYS AND CODES REMIX EP� features seven new remixed tracks from the band�s critically acclaimed new album, �CODES AND KEYS�, which debuted at #6 on the ARIA chart in Australia. Death Cab For Cutie have been revealing one new remix each week through the bands official website and SoundCloud page and have already announced remixes by Cut Copy, The 2 Bears as well as Yeasayer, with more to come in the lead up to the November 25 release.

After a gruelling touring schedule since the release of their seventh and stunning album CODES AND KEYS, Death Cab For Cutie finally set their sights on Australia for live shows in February 2012.

The band last toured Australia in 2009, selling shows out well in advance, promoting their Grammy award nominated sixth album NARROW STAIRS and have surpassed all expectations on this new record with it’s sonic exploration and lyrical ambition.

Death Cab for Cutie are one of the few bands who have been able to ignore the perils of fashion and popularity and stay completely focussed on writing great music on their own terms.

Each album has shown progression and movement from the last but has been able to retain fierce loyalty and respect from fans who totally understand that they are the go-to band for powerful, melodic, complex and emotive indie pop/rock that is always sophisticated and so effortlessly cool.

Death Cab For Cutie are Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla, Nick Harmer and Jason McGerr.

After a gruelling touring schedule since the release of their seventh and stunning album CODES AND KEYS, Death Cab For Cutie finally set their sights on Australia for live shows in February 2012.

The band last toured Australia in 2009, selling shows out well in advance, promoting their Grammy award nominated sixth album NARROW STAIRS and have surpassed all expectations on this new record with it’s sonic exploration and lyrical ambition.

Death Cab for Cutie are one of the few bands who have been able to ignore the perils of fashion and popularity and stay completely focussed on writing great music on their own terms.

Each album has shown progression and movement from the last but has been able to retain fierce loyalty and respect from fans who totally understand that they are the go-to band for powerful, melodic, complex and emotive indie pop/rock that is always sophisticated and so effortlessly cool.

Death Cab For Cutie are Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla, Nick Harmer and Jason McGerr.

LA TIMES The band’s musical ambitions have grown right alongside their audience. The songs from Codes and Keys were their most experimental while staying effortlessly melodic. The new album CODES and KEYS is out now.

US indie pop/rock star quartet Death Cab For Cutie’s first ever New Zealand appearance will be an exclusive one night only performance at the 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival. The group are a late addition to the Festival’s strong Town Hall Gigs line-up in March.

“We are thrilled to add Death Cab For Cutie to our exciting Town Hall Gigs line-up for the 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival,’’ says Festival Artistic Director Lissa Twomey. “Like our Town Hall megastars, Bon Iver, these musicians have captured international attention and a fiercely loyal fan base with their distinctive sound."

Death Cab For Cutie began as a solo project of front man Ben Gibbard in 1997 with the release of a cassette demo, You Can Play These Songs with Chords, which lead to a record deal. Gibbard expanded the project, recruiting guitarist (Chris Walla), bass player (Nick Harmer) and drummer (Nathan Good). The band released their first album, Something About Airplanes in 1998.

Their seventh and latest album, Codes and Keys, released in May is up for a Grammy Award (as was their sixth, Narrow Stairs, 2008) and has received glowing praise from reviewers around the world, many noting its sonic exploration and lyrical ambition. The LA Times said,” The band’s musical ambitions have grown right alongside their audience. The songs from Codes and Keys were their most experimental while staying effortlessly melodic.” The album debuted at number six on the ARIA chart in Australia. The band’s 2012 Australian tour has already sold out in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Additional dates have been added due to demand.

Tracks from the band have appeared in soundtracks of TV shows – The O.C, Six Feet Under, CSI: Miami and Californication and films Wedding Crashers and Mean Creek. The 2012 Town Hall Gigs include music from Tinariwen (Mali), Barefoot Divas (New Zealand, Australia and international) with Walk A Mile In My Shoes, Bon Iver (USA), Sharon Shannon Big Band (Ireland) and Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band (USA) with Cubano Be! Cubano Bop!

Death Cab For Cutie is at the Wellington Town Hall on 29 February for the 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival, Wellington, 24 February – 18 March. Tickets $38 – $75 available from Ticketek from 9am on Thursday 22nd December.


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Death Cab is BACK!

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE WITH THE MAGIK*MAGIK ORCHESTRA @ TBD

Doors: 7:15
Tickets: $59.50 advance
$69.50 @ the door
All-Ages/Licensed
Tickets available at
On sale: Saturday, January 28, 2012 10:00AM

Doors 7 p.m. / Show 8 p.m.
$39.50 - $45 - $56 - $65
All Ages

Doors 7 p.m. / Show 8 p.m.
$39.50 - $45 - $56 - $65
All Ages

3rd Show Added by Overwhelming Demand

Doors 7pm / Show 8pm
$39.50 - $65
All Ages

AEG Live & STG present:
Death Cab For Cutie with The Magik*Magik*Orchestra
with special guest Youth Lagoon
May 13, 2012
Paramount Theatre - Seattle, WA

Tickets on sale: Saturday, January 28 at 10am!
Details: http://goo.gl/Euk2Q

Porto is the city that has been chosen to hold the new event of the promoter Primavera Sound, of which the first edition will take place from 7th until 10th June next year, one week after its Barcelona counterpart.