For MGMT’s loyal legion of local fans, news that the band were headlining the massive Future Music Festival 2011 was the best news they’d had all year … until now, that is … because Future Entertainment is pleased to announce that the dynamic psychedelic-pop duo band will be playing two intimate headline shows in Melbourne and Sydney in March 2011.
Breaking onto the global scene out of Brooklyn, New York in 2007, it’s taken a few short years for MGMT to have firmly established themselves as one of the most sought-after, captivating and innovative bands.
Comprising the rare musical talents of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden, MGMT’s debut album Oracular Spectacular in 2008 spawned a string of chart-topping hits including the likes of Kids, Electric Feel and Time To Pretend – all of which quickly became anthems and forged the soundtrack for an entire generation of music lovers, worldwide.
At the conclusion of 2008, the planet’s biggest and most respected taste-making magazine, NME, awarded Oracular Spectacular the #1 Album of the Year – while Kids was deemed the #1 Single of the Year. As if that sort of praise wasn’t enough, the mag went on to name Time To Pretend the #2 Single of the Decade.
Released in early 2010 to critical acclaim, their follow-up album Congratulations features tracks like Flash Delirium, It’s Working, the title track and the epic highlight Siberian Breaks. Congratulations effortlessly topped today’s most coveted chart, the iTunes Top Ten Best Album list, in a matter of weeks and ended 2010 across as many critics’ and fans’ year-end lists as Oracular Spectactular.
Blending the eclectic sounds of psychedelic pop, synthpop and alternative rock to create a fresh new sound all of their own; this barnstorming pair of shape-shifting sonic wizards is at the very forefront of the new wave of musical legends in the making.
And to finish this dream announcement, Future Entertainment is also excited to announce that Perth- based psychedelic rock band Pond, who also happen to be 3/4 of chart-topping Tame Impala, will be supporting MGMT on both shows. So get ready for two unforgettable nights that will surely leave you with an “Electric Feel”!
MELBOURNE, Tuesday March 8, The Palace
Tickets on sale Monday January 24th at 9am through www.ticketmaster.com.au
SYDNEY, Thursday March 10, The Enmore
Tickets on sale Monday January 24th at 9am through www.ticketek.com.au or 13 28 49.
$ 69 + BF + Service charges
For more information go to:
www.futureentertainment.com.au/futuremusicfestival
www.futureentertainment.com.au
Watch MGMT’s Congratulations:
http://www.youtube.com/user/mgmtmusic?blend=1&ob=4#p/f/1/cB7IAXrCkO8!
Click here to see Annie Orangetree by Pond:
Congratulations 2 CD Special Edition
With additional remix CD – over 30 minutes of remixes from Air, Erol Alkan, Cornelius, Ed
Banger All-Stars and more
In-stores Feb 11
