BECK
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
JONNY GREENWOOD
& The London Contemporary Orchestra
THE ROYAL HOSPITAL KILMAINHAM
JUNE 17TH
Tickets €57.50 Including Booking Fee On Sale This Friday at 9am
Fresh from the success of his recent landslide at The Grammy Awards (he won 3 Grammy's!) including “Album Of The Year” & Best Rock Album, Beck has just announced a very special concert at The Royal Hospital Kilmainham on June 17th with special guests Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood & The London Contemporary Orchestra (subject to licence). Tickets priced €57.50 Including booking fee, go on sale this Friday, March 6th at 9am and will be available to purchase from Ticketmaster and usual outlets nationwide.
Beck traveled light years from being pegged as a reluctant generational spokesperson when “Loser” metamorphosed from a rejected demo to a ubiquitous smash. Instead he wound up crystallizing much of the post-modern ruckus of the ‘90s alternative explosion, but in his own unpredictable manner: Beck's singular career has been one that's seen him utilize all manners and eras of music, blurring boundaries and blazing a path into the future while simultaneously foraging through the past.
His latest record, titled Morning Phase, has been described as a companion piece of sorts to Beck's 2002 classic Sea Change. Featuring many of the same musicians who played on that record (who are also currently accompanying him live) -Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Joey Waronker, Smokey Hormel, Roger Joseph Manning Jr., and Jason Falkner -- "Morning Phase" harkens back to the stunning harmonies, song craft and staggering emotional impact of that record, while surging forward with infectious optimism.
"Morning Phase" caps off a yearlong creative tear that traces back to the December 2012 release of the lavishly packaged and illustrated Song Reader featuring sheet music for 20 new original Beck songs. The project quickly took on a life of its own, with musicians from across the globe recording their own interpretations, as well as Beck's own special shows featuring eclectic lists of co-conspirators putting their own stamp on the compositions. Following that, Beck re-imagined David Bowie's classic "Sound + Vision" with a hand-selected 160-piece orchestra... culminating with a groundbreaking interactive 360-degree filming of a live performance of the track. More recently, this summer brought us three rabidly received singles released digitally and on 12-inch vinyl ("Defriended," "I Won't Be Long," Gimme"), and September saw Beck custom-creating two performance pieces for Doug Aitken's Station to Station series of transient happenings, all interspersed with his current run of live shows--touted by reviewers the world over as among the very best of his career.
Following sell-out London shows and a collaboration with Boiler Room at Manchester’s Albert Hall, Radiohead guitarist and acclaimed composer Jonny Greenwood is once again joining forces with the London Contemporary Orchestra. The performance will feature music from Greenwood's catalogue of film scores as well as showcasing new material. Jonny Greenwood initially came to attention via his hugely distorted guitar crunches on Radiohead's breakthrough single "Creep,". Greenwood is a multi-instrumentalist who is as comfortable playing xylophone, sampler, or keyboards (to name just a few) as his uniquely angular guitar lines. His wide array of unconventional sonic textures helped to define Radiohead's distinctive sound and push the boundaries of their music into unusual and decidedly non-rock directions. His work with The London Contemperory Orchestra has been described as "Live music at it's most electrifying" NME
Fans attending are advised that there is no parking at the venue and to use public transport and city centre car parks. This is an over 18’s event, patrons are requested to respect the privacy and property of local residents. Please do not contact Royal Hospital Kilmainham with queries related to any of the concerts. Resident /customer queries that are not answered on the MCD website www.mcd.ie should be directed to [email protected].
Tickets are available from www.ticketmaster.ieIn person: From 100 Ticketmaster Outlets Nationwide
By Phone (24 hour): ROI 0818 719 300 & Northern Ireland 0844 847 24 55
http://www.ticketmaster.ie
ENDS/
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
JONNY GREENWOOD
& The London Contemporary Orchestra
THE ROYAL HOSPITAL KILMAINHAM
JUNE 17TH
Tickets €57.50 Including Booking Fee On Sale This Friday at 9am
Fresh from the success of his recent landslide at The Grammy Awards (he won 3 Grammy's!) including “Album Of The Year” & Best Rock Album, Beck has just announced a very special concert at The Royal Hospital Kilmainham on June 17th with special guests Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood & The London Contemporary Orchestra (subject to licence). Tickets priced €57.50 Including booking fee, go on sale this Friday, March 6th at 9am and will be available to purchase from Ticketmaster and usual outlets nationwide.
Beck traveled light years from being pegged as a reluctant generational spokesperson when “Loser” metamorphosed from a rejected demo to a ubiquitous smash. Instead he wound up crystallizing much of the post-modern ruckus of the ‘90s alternative explosion, but in his own unpredictable manner: Beck's singular career has been one that's seen him utilize all manners and eras of music, blurring boundaries and blazing a path into the future while simultaneously foraging through the past.
His latest record, titled Morning Phase, has been described as a companion piece of sorts to Beck's 2002 classic Sea Change. Featuring many of the same musicians who played on that record (who are also currently accompanying him live) -Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Joey Waronker, Smokey Hormel, Roger Joseph Manning Jr., and Jason Falkner -- "Morning Phase" harkens back to the stunning harmonies, song craft and staggering emotional impact of that record, while surging forward with infectious optimism.
"Morning Phase" caps off a yearlong creative tear that traces back to the December 2012 release of the lavishly packaged and illustrated Song Reader featuring sheet music for 20 new original Beck songs. The project quickly took on a life of its own, with musicians from across the globe recording their own interpretations, as well as Beck's own special shows featuring eclectic lists of co-conspirators putting their own stamp on the compositions. Following that, Beck re-imagined David Bowie's classic "Sound + Vision" with a hand-selected 160-piece orchestra... culminating with a groundbreaking interactive 360-degree filming of a live performance of the track. More recently, this summer brought us three rabidly received singles released digitally and on 12-inch vinyl ("Defriended," "I Won't Be Long," Gimme"), and September saw Beck custom-creating two performance pieces for Doug Aitken's Station to Station series of transient happenings, all interspersed with his current run of live shows--touted by reviewers the world over as among the very best of his career.
Following sell-out London shows and a collaboration with Boiler Room at Manchester’s Albert Hall, Radiohead guitarist and acclaimed composer Jonny Greenwood is once again joining forces with the London Contemporary Orchestra. The performance will feature music from Greenwood's catalogue of film scores as well as showcasing new material. Jonny Greenwood initially came to attention via his hugely distorted guitar crunches on Radiohead's breakthrough single "Creep,". Greenwood is a multi-instrumentalist who is as comfortable playing xylophone, sampler, or keyboards (to name just a few) as his uniquely angular guitar lines. His wide array of unconventional sonic textures helped to define Radiohead's distinctive sound and push the boundaries of their music into unusual and decidedly non-rock directions. His work with The London Contemperory Orchestra has been described as "Live music at it's most electrifying" NME
Fans attending are advised that there is no parking at the venue and to use public transport and city centre car parks. This is an over 18’s event, patrons are requested to respect the privacy and property of local residents. Please do not contact Royal Hospital Kilmainham with queries related to any of the concerts. Resident /customer queries that are not answered on the MCD website www.mcd.ie should be directed to [email protected].
Tickets are available from www.ticketmaster.ieIn person: From 100 Ticketmaster Outlets Nationwide
By Phone (24 hour): ROI 0818 719 300 & Northern Ireland 0844 847 24 55
http://www.ticketmaster.ie
ENDS/
