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THE NATIONAL announce two very intimate Auckland performances in April 2020

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Solid Entertainment are thrilled to announce two once in a lifetime performances by a band at the height of their powers who have elected to play in the kind of intimate theatre venues they have long since outgrown.

THE NATIONAL will play two shows at Auckland’s ASB Theatre, Aotea Square, a world-class all-seated venue on Friday the 3rd and Saturday the 4th of April 2020.The National are bringing a full production for what is a mouth-watering sonic proposition of being able to see and hear a touchstone band in a perfect environment.

Photo credit: Graham MacIndoe
The National are L to R: Bryce Dessner (guitar, piano), Scott Devendorf (bass, guitar), Matt Berninger (vocals), Bryan Devendorf (drums) and Aaron Dessner (guitar, bass, piano)


Here are two chances that may never be repeated to see this magnificent band up close in an intimate theatre setting that will surely burn long into the memory. Every seat is a great seat, and now at eight albums deep The National are in an elite class amongst the very best bands of the world.

The National have established themselves as mainstays of arenas and festivals with sold-out performances and headlining slots around the world. The band have always included New Zealand in their touring schedule and have a deep affinity with the country and their fans here. The National’s last shows in NZ were headlining Spark Arena (2014), headlining Auckland City Limits Festival (2017) and selling out Villa Maria Estate Winery (February 2018).

The National’s 2017 album Sleep Well Beast won them a Grammy® Award for Best Alternative Album and scored several #1’s. Brand new album I Am Easy To Find released May 17 on 4AD alongside a companion short film (directed by Mike Mills and starring Alicia Vikander) is receiving career best reviews as the sound of a band surpassing their own very lofty heights.


“If you’ve ever said, even just as a joke, “they don’t write albums like that anymore” then The National just did. And then some.” – elsewhere.co.nz


These kinds of very special shows do not come around very often. These kinds of shows are where magic happens.

General public tickets go on sale on Friday 28 June at 10am from TICKETMASTER. Immediate ticket purchase is advised.

Click HERE or below to watch the video for the I AM EASY TO FIND short film.

See below for the album tracklisting with video links to four of the songs on the album.

Click HERE for collected press releases issued by The Label/4AD.


 


 

I Am Easy To Find Tracklisting

  1. You Had Your Soul With You

  2. Quiet Light

  3. Roman Holiday

  4. Oblivions

  5. The Pull Of You

  6. Hey Rosey

  7. I Am Easy To Find

  8. Her Father In The Pool

  9. Where Is Her Head

  10. Not In Kansas

  11. So Far So Fast

  12. Dust Swirls In Strange Light

  13. Hairpin Turns

  14. Rylan

  15. Underwater

  16. Light Years


Read more about I Am Easy To Find HERE

THE NATIONAL ONLINE:
americanmary.com
twitter.com/TheNational
Instagram.com/thenational
facebook.com/thenationalofficial

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