M83 To Open For The Killers; No, Seriously!

Although the touring combination of M83 and The Killers may seem a bit odd to fans of Anthony Gonzalez’s atmospheric soundscapes (maybe not so much to fans of The Killers’ ’80s rip-offs), the two bands actually have more in common than you think. For example:

 Both bands have charted on Billboard, with M83’s latest album, Saturdays =Youth (TMT Review), debuting at #1 on the Top New Artist Heatseekers Chart and The Killers charting on, uh, every Billboard chart in existence basically.

 Saturdays = Youth is also the #1 record of 2008 at Urban Outfitters (since when do they have the authority to rank albums?), and I’d venture to guess that most fans of The Killers have a few overpriced “vintage” tees and cardigans from the clothing chain.

 Rolling Stone said in their review for Saturdays = Youth that it is full of “70mm songs for John Hughes movies yet to be filmed," and (what a coincidence!) most Killers fans weren’t even in the womb yet when Uncle Buck was in theaters.

If you really want to see M83 live but don’t want to deal with the "angst" of a Killers crowd, maybe the common ground between the two bands will make you feel a bit better. Or maybe you should just wait until M83 tour by themselves again.

01.17.09 - Denver, CO - Magness Arena - Ritchie Center 01.19.09 - Minneapolis, MN - Northrop Auditorium 01.20.09 - Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion 01.22.09 - Detroit, MI - EMU Convocation Center 01.23.09 - Toronto, ONT - Air Canada Centre 01.25.09 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden 01.26.09 - Boston, MA - Agganis Arena 01.28.09 - Washington, DC - George Mason University Patriot Center 01.29.09 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues 01.30.09 - Atlanta, GA - Civic Center 01.31.09 - Nashville, TN - Grand Ole Opry House 02.02.09 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater 02.03.09 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center 02.04.09 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Theatre