Jens Lekman Irish Tour (2 Viewers)

[Foggy]

Jens Lekman & full band

May 23rd - The Black Box, Belfast
May 24th - Roisin Dubh, Galway
May 25th - The Village, Dublin


support TBC

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

He's a safe pair of hands live.

 

[rettucs]

Great.

Had a feeling he'd be in a bigger venue next time out. Glad I made that Whelans gig so.

Still, great.

 

[Jill Hives]

I'm there. Full band. Awesome.

 

[Unicron]

I'm there. Full band. Awesome.

I'm sure it'll fill the sound out a bit more but that last gig that was virtually solo was pretty magic.

 

[Jill Hives]

that last gig that was virtually solo was pretty magic.

Agreed but I would like to hear/see him with a full band. There are some songs I can imagine being fanfuckingtastic with more sound.

 

[OOAL]

saw him play with a load of girls a few years ago...
is that the band now?

 

[Foggy]

yes. loads of girls

 

[Janer]

When I 1st glanced at thread title I thought it was..
"Jans Lehmann Irish tour"

 

[Stereobaby]

Sure I thought it was Jack Lukeman

When are tickets on sale for this?




When is Jack L playing?

 

[Foggy]

Sure I thought it was Jack Lukeman

When are tickets on sale for this?

tickets on sale now Road Records, City Discs, tickets.ie, ticketmaster, WAV for Dublin show.

tickets for Galway show: www.roisindubh.net

not sure about Belfast - will post when I find out

 

[Stereobaby]

Sure I thought it was Jack Lukeman

When are tickets on sale for this?

tickets on sale now Road Records, City Discs, tickets.ie, ticketmaster, WAV for Dublin show.

tickets for Galway show: www.roisindubh.net

not sure about Belfast - will post when I find out

Lovely stuff.

Thanks,

 

[worthit]

down with Jack L

 

[Unicron]

I'm down with Jack L.

 

[Stereobaby]

Apparently they call him the Sinatra of Athlone.


Remember when Jack L sold out the point?

 

[rettucs]

Apparently they call him the Sinatra of Athlone.


Remember when Jack L sold out the point?

Athy dude, Athy

 

[Stereobaby]

It was a toss up between the two. Went to his myspace page to see which it was and it didnt say.

It was his birthday yesterday.

Happy birthday Jack L.

 

[gugai]

It was a toss up between the two. Went to his myspace page to see which it was and it didnt say.

It was his birthday yesterday.

Happy birthday Jack L.

in the Roisin on Sunday

Someone has to pay for all my fancy clothes.....

 

[Scientician 0.8]

I saw Jack L live once and it was one of the most amazing gigs I've been at in my life. Who's this Jens Lekman character anyway?

 

[Foggy]

Foggy Notions presents:
JENS LEKMAN (Full band performance)
Special Guest Jaymay
The Village, Sunday, May 25th

Tickets from WAV, Tickets.ie, Road, City Discs, Ticketmaster

After a truly stunning sold-out debut Irish performance at Whelan’s in December 2007, which saw both accompaniment from Final Fantasy’s Owen Pallet and an impromptu post-gig street performance, Swedish pop auteur Jens Lekman brings the full band for his return visit.

Jens Lekman emerged from relative obscurity to quickly establish himself as the darling of the global indie-pop set, winning widespread acclaim from fans and critics for his uncommonly witty and well-crafted pop songs.

Assuming the alias Rocky Dennis (borrowed from the disfigured protagonist of the 1985 American film Mask), Lekman recorded and released a series of limited edition cd-rs beginning with 2001's The Budgie-Album. A year later, he compiled a collection of highlights and mailed the sole copy to Secretly Canadian, but remained largely unknown until the 2003 EP Maple Leaves became something of a cause célèbre, staying twenty-two weeks in the Swedish charts. The Swedish indie Service Records reissued Maple Leaves later that same year, and after abandoning his pseudonym once and for all with 2004's Rocky Dennis in Heaven EP, Lekman issued his acclaimed full-length debut When I Said I Wanted to be Your Dog. The LP generated the Swedish Top Ten hit “You Are the Light,” and in 2005 Lekman travelled the globe, issuing several tour-only EPs and collecting his previous singles, B-sides, and compilation tracks as Oh You're So Silent Jens. Following this flurry of activity, he announced on his website plans for an extended hiatus from performing, scrapping a planned sophomore LP and reportedly accepting a position at a local bingo parlor – he quit after just two days on the job and fully rededicated himself to his musical pursuits. New album Night Falls Over Kortedala topped the charts in Sweden

"If you haven't heard Jens Lekman yet, you're missing out on one of the true pop geniuses of the 2000s." - All Music Guide

“Pop is rarely as genuinely affecting, joyful or good as this.” – The Guardian

“Along with wry, sometimes melancholic observations worthy of Richman or the Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt, these elements make for Lekman's best record.” - Pitchfork

www.jenslekman.com