Oil Can Boyd Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Just got by tickets for Boston! The Magnetic Fields are happy to announce that they will be touring early next year in support of their forthcoming album, "Realism," which will be out on Nonesuch Records on January 26, 2010. The US and Canadian tour dates will take place in February and March. General tickets will be on sale starting this Friday, November 20. Check the calendar on the band's website for full details regarding on-sale dates, venues, and ticket pricing: http://houseoftomorrow.com/calendar/ A limited number of pre-sale tickets will also be available starting Tuesday, November 17 through MusicToday: http://magneticfields.musictoday.com/ Be advised that MusicToday only sells a small number of pre-sale tickets for each show, made available to subscribers of this list, our website, and by word of mouth. Feel free to pass this info to your friends! When MusicToday's allotment runs out, you will still be able to purchase tickets through the ticket resellers listed on the tour calendar page, starting on or aroundNovember 20. After their US and Canada dates, the band will be heading to Europe for a string of dates in mid- to late-March. Currently there is one show, at London's Barbican Centre, available for pre-sales this week through ArtistTicket: http://www.artistticket.com/link/?s=the+magnetic+fields Stay tuned for news regarding further itineraries and on-sale dates for the European tour, coming soon. We hope to see you soon! Many thanks.-- The Magnetic Fields ---------------------------------------------------THE MAGNETIC FIELDS - 2010 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR February 4 (Thu)WASHINGTON, DCLisner Auditorium @ George Washington University February 6 (Sat)MONTREAL, QCCorona Theatre February 8 (Mon)TORONTO, ONQueen Elizabeth Theatre February 10 (Wed) & February 11 (Thu)BOSTON, MAWilbur Theatre February 13 (Sat)BROOKLYN, NYHoward Gilman Opera House @ BAM February 21 (Sun) & February 22 (Mon)PORTLAND, ORThe Aladdin Theater February 23 (Tue) & February 24 (Wed)SEATTLE, WATown Hall Seattle February 27 (Sat)OAKLAND, CAThe Fox Theater March 1 (Mon)SAN FRANCISCO, CAHerbst Theatre March 2 (Tue)LOS ANGELES, CAWilshire Ebell Theatre March 4 (Thu)MILWAUKEE, WIPabst Theatre March 5 (Fri)BLOOMINGTON, INBuskirk Chumley Theater March 6 (Sat)ST. LOUIS, MOThe Pageant March 7 (Sun)CHICAGO, ILHarris Theater @ Millenium Park March 10 (Wed) & March 11 (Thu)NEW YORK, NYTown Hall March 22 (Mon)LONDON UK ** Full Europe itinerary coming soon **Barbican Centre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Cool! Looking forward to the new album and tour. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HungryHippo Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 oh, yes! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HungryHippo Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 oh, yes!I'm listening to the new album now and it's sounding a lot better than Distortion. I like it. anyone else care to share their thoughts on it? edit- I have no idea why I just quoted myself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 I mentioned this in the NP thread but so far I like - but don't love - the album. And it is growing on me the more I listen to it. It definitely has some great melodies mixed in and some classic Merritt clever lyrics, but some of it just seems like filler. I am seeing them next week so I'll report back. I remember liking the stuff from Distortion more live than on disc so maybe the same will eb true for this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 Saw the show last night in Boston and it was really really good. They played stuff from their entire career, closing with a nice version of their first single, 100,000 Fireflies. As hoped, I liked the new stuff more live than I do on CD. Except for Claudia Gonson's plugged in keyboard it was all acoustic. And, as always, there was a lot of funny banter between Merritt and Claudia. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 New Magnetic Fields album out in March. US, Canada, and European tour dates announced and many pre-sale tickets are on sale: http://www.houseoftomorrow.com/ March 6 - HUDSON, NY | Helsinki HudsonMarch 7 - PHILADELPHIA, PA | Union TransferMarch 11 - MINEHEAD, UK | All Tomorrow's PartiesMarch 14, 15, 16 - AUSTIN, TX | SXSWMarch 18 - VANCOUVER, BC | The VogueMarch 19 - SEATTLE, WA | Neptune TheaterMarch 20 - SEATTLE, WA | Neptune TheaterMarch 21 - PORTLAND, OR | Roseland TheaterMarch 23 - LOS ANGELES, CA | Orpheum TheaterMarch 24 - OAKLAND, CA | Fox TheaterMarch 26 - CHICAGO, IL | Vic TheaterMarch 27 - CHICAGO, IL | Vic TheaterMarch 28 - IOWA CITY, IA | Englert TheaterMarch 30 - TORONTO ONT | Sound AcademyMarch 31 - MONTREAL, QUE | Le NationalApril 3 - NEW YORK, NY | Beacon TheaterApril 6 - BOSTON, MA | Berklee Performance CenterApril 7 - BOSTON, MA | Berklee Performance CenterApril 9 - WASHINGTON, DC | The 930 ClubApril 11 - CARRBORO, NC | Cat's CradleApril 12 - CARRBORO, NC | Cat's CradleApril 14 - ATLANTA, GA | Variety Playhouse 24 April - BRIGHTON, UK | Komedia25 April - LONDON, UK | Royal Festival Hall27 April - MANCHESTER, UK | Royal Northern College of Music28 April - DUBLIN, IRELAND | Olympia29 April - CORK, IRELAND | Cork Opera House1 May - PORTO, PORTUGAL2 May - LISBON, PORTUGAL9 May - OSLO, NORWAY | Rockefeller (Tickets on sale 17 Dec.)11 May - GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN | Annedalskyrkan12 May - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN | Filadelfiakyrkan14 May - BERLIN, GERMANY | Passionskirche15 May - HAMBURG, GERMANY | Kampnagel K616 May - AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS | De Duif Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 One of my favorite groups, that is good news. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigideas Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I only started buying their music with Distortion and then ordered Realism early from Nonesuch and got an autographed poster. I have wanted 69 Love Songs for years, but for some reason the price on the album seems to fluctuate like the stock exchange on Amazon. Very weird for such an old album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darklands Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 very camp but pretty great new magnetic fields song Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HungryHippo Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Did anyone else know about the new Stephen Merritt unreleased songs/ b-side collection called 'Obscurities?' It's got some great tunes on it from his various projects (6ths, MF, Gothic Archies and solo stuff.) I'm loving the 7" version of 'I Don't Believe You' and the Susan Amway version of 'Take Ecstacy With Me.' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 Did anyone else know about the new Stephen Merritt unreleased songs/ b-side collection called 'Obscurities?' It's got some great tunes on it from his various projects (6ths, MF, Gothic Archies and solo stuff.) I'm loving the 7" version of 'I Don't Believe You' and the Susan Amway version of 'Take Ecstacy With Me.'Yeah - it came out about a year ago. As you said, there is some great stuff on it. Beyond the two you mentioned, my faves are Plant White Roses (which Kelly Hogan just recorded) and Rats In the Garbage of the Western World. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HungryHippo Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Yeah - it came out about a year ago. As you said, there is some great stuff on it. Beyond the two you mentioned, my faves are Plant White Roses (which Kelly Hogan just recorded) and Rats In the Garbage of the Western World.How did I miss this?! His solo songs on this collection aren't too bad either. I much prefer them over anything that is on 'Showtunes.' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 New Magnetic Fields album (out in May) and tour (all at City Winery venues): http://www.houseoftomorrow.com/blog/2020/2/25/the-magnetic-fields-album-quickies-to-be-released-may-15 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigideas Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 His 2020 album has all short songs, I believe. He likes to do those 'gimmicks.' I bought the recent record with a song about each year of his life, and it's so daunting that I still haven't listened to it. I did eventually get 69 Love Songs and I don't think I ever listened to it all, just because of the task of doing it. Ha. I also do this with deluxe editions of albums I love - I love the albums so much that i want to hear the other stuff, too, but there's so much I don't get around to it. Maybe I'm the only one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 I do like the new one Quickies. (And yes, it's 28 songs over 46 minutes with the shortest being 17 seconds and the longest being 2:35.)I'm mixed on the 50 Song Memoir. I think it has some of their best stuff ever but it also has some filler. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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