Watch Vampire Weekend play surprise set on the streets of New York
Vampire Weekend have performed a surprise pop-up show on the streets of New York – check out footage of the gig below.
The gig took place last night (October 3) ahead of the band’s two concerts at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden on October 5 and 6. The pop-up gig took place outside the Despot’s Bar along Canal Street.
Nothing better than commuting home in #NYC to find @vampireweekend playing on the street
pic.twitter.com/mrWuidQduP
— Live Nation (@LiveNation) October 3, 2024
A complete list of the songs performed during the pop-up set has not yet been shared online, but you can check out a couple of clips from social media.
Killer set to stumble upon on my bike ride home from work @vampireweekend
Proud to represent the TC + VW fan contingent in Chinatown today @timecrisis2000
Jokerman also ruled pic.twitter.com/ND685z4Xfw
— adam
(@gerberandpals) October 3, 2024
Following the pop-up show, Vampire weekend will complete their run of US shows with two dates at Madison Square garden, followed by stops in Wilmington, Raleigh, Nashville, Atlanta, Asheville, St. Augustine and Austin.
You can find any remaining tickets here.
Vampire Weekend’s remaining 2024 US tour dates are:
OCTOBER
05 – New York, NY, Madison Square Garden
06 – New York, NY, Madison Square Garden (Matinee Show)
08 – Wilmington, NC, Live Oak Bank Pavilion
09 – Raleigh, NC, Red Hat Amphitheater
11 – Nashville, TN, Ascend Amphitheater
12 – Atlanta, GA, Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
13 – Asheville, NC, Rabbit Rabbit
15 – St. Augustine, FL, St. Augustine Amphitheatre
17 – Austin, TX, Moody Center
After the US tour wraps, the band will head to the UK and Ireland in late November and early December. Find the full list of dates below and get any remaining tickets here.
Vampire Weekend’s 2024 UK and Ireland headline dates are:
NOVEMBER
29 – 3Arena, Dublin
DECEMBER
01 – O2 Apollo, Manchester
02 – O2 Apollo, Manchester
04 – Eventim Apollo, London
05 – Eventim Apollo, London
06 – The Halls, Wolverhampton
08 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
10 – O2 Academy Brixton, London
11 – O2 Academy Brixton, London
Vampire Weekend’s latest album ‘Only God Was Above Us’ scored a four-star review from Laura Molloy, who wrote for NME: “Despite its sentimental homages to the history of their hometown, ‘Only God Was Above Us’ isn’t a nostalgic album. Rather than adopting an overly rose tinted view of the past to cope with the present, Koenig seems to be fine with embracing that things just aren’t that great.”
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