Death Cab for Cutie Headlining JUE Music + Art 2012

Death Cab for Cutie (Press Photo by Danny Clinch)

People have been going nuts for American Indie-rock band Death Cab for Cutie tickets since word first got out that they’d be coming to China this year and thanks to JUE | Music + Art Festival, the Splitworks team has brought the arrival of Death Cab for Cutie for two performances in Shanghai (March 9) and Beijing (March 10)!

Beijing’s performance will be held at the 3rd floor of Tango at 8PM on Saturday, March 10 and pre-sale tickets are available now! See below for ticket sale info.

“Fresh off the heels of another Grammy nomination for their seventh studio album, Codes and Keys, Ben Gibbard, Nick Harmer, Chris Walla and Jason McGerr bring with them the melodies that charmed a generation of young music lovers and lyrics that made their hearts melt to the shores of China. Whether you love the sweetness of early singles like “A Movie Script Ending” or the complex later work of “I Will Possess Your Heart” and “You Are A Tourist,” the band’s unwavering commitment to sonic exploration and lyrical ambition promises an epic night of rock from one of America’s favourite indie rock bands.”

 Death Cab for Cutie by Autumn de Wilde (Photo taken in Greek Theatre, LA)

Death Cab for Cutie by Autumn de Wilde

Death Cab for Cutie Concert in Calgary

Concert Details:

• Date: Saturday, March 10
• Time: 8PM
• Location: 3rd Floor of Tango
• Address: 79 Hepingli Xijie, Dongcheng district  东城区和平里西街79号

Ticketing Info:

• Ticket Price: 280 RMB (Presale) /360 RMB (Door)
• Ticket Info Hotline: 1870 113 3908 (Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, EN + CN)
• Presale tickets available:
• -       Taobao (in Chinese): http://splitworks.taobao.com/
• -       Tango 1st Floor Ticketing Desk (Mon-Sun, 24 hrs)
• Address: 79 Hepingli Xijie, Dongcheng District
• -       Crêpanini (Mon-Sun, 9am-12 midnight)
• Address: Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Beilu, Chaoyang District
• -       Lush (Open 24 Hours)
• Address: 2/F, Bldg 1, Huaqing Jiayuan, Chengfu Lu (across from the Wudaokou light-rail station), Haidian District
• Website:  www.lushbeijing.com
• -       NLGX Design Store (Mon-Sun,10 AM – 10 PM)
• Address: #33 Nanluoguxiang, Dongcheng District
• Website: www.nlgx.org

About JUE | Music + Art Festival 2012:

Celebrating it’s 4th year, JUE (觉) is sn independent urban arts and music festival in both Shanghai and Beijing that spans over a few weeks collecting alternative, creative and progressive arts and music events from March 9-March 25.

“Performance art, film, spoken word, street art, workshops, photography exhibitions, live music, madness… all of these things and more fall under the creative umbrella that is JUE.” – Split Works Team, hosts of JUE Music + Art Festival

Last year they brought one of my favorite bands Whitest Boy Alive to Yugongyishan and with Death Cab for Cutie and Summer Lei (雷光夏) as headlining acts in this year’s line-up, 2012 is looking bigger than ever!

So it’s very appropriate that WHALE! is their official opening party to launch this creative festival of talent.

(What is WHALE!? Just ask Bobby Dropper.  He explains it best here.)

JUE | Music + Art 2012