One of the few bands to not only survive the post-punk revival of the 2000s but to thrive after it is authoritatively named
Interpol. (The word is actually the name of an official international agency that coordinates the police activities of more than 100 member nations to fight international crime.) And, they're touring on their latest album - also authoritatively named
Interpol.
This is an interesting tour, however. Once their fourth studio album was completed, their bassist / keyboardist & original band mate
Carlos Dengler decided to leave the foursome to pursue personal projects to him. Once the band announced their coming tour to support the self-titled album, they also announced that he would be replaced - for the tour's purposes as of now - by two people:
David Pajo as their new bassist, and
Brandon Curtis as their new keyboardist and backing vocalist.
The tour wouldn't be one of only a headlining nature, however. Interpol was announced as openers for portions of
U2's 360° Tour. However, an injury that
Bono sustained forced the cancellation of the majority of these shows. But, that doesn't mean that there's any lack of live concerts in their near future - domestic or foreign.
They're about to finish up their US concerts by playing venues like the
Verizon Wireless Theater in Houston, the
Tabernacle in Atlanta and the
United Palace in NYC. Then there's the Europe leg where they perform at Lisbon's
Campo Pequeno, Milan's
PalaSHARP and Vienna's
Gasometer. In the UK, they put their feet on the stages of Nottingham's
Rock City, and a few times in Dublin's
Olympia Theatre, and a couple more at London's
O2 Academy Brixton. Finally, the surf AND the volume's up when the guys storm Australia to bring their unique sound to Sydney's
Enmore Theatre, Brisbane's
Sunset Sounds and Melbourne's
Palace Theatre.
These are just a sampling of all the shows that Interpol is about to put on. Check out
Interpol's complete tour schedule for the rest.
Even if there's no show near you, if you're a fan of throbbing bass, harmonized guitar and a wild snare mix from a band where each member has an equal part, you should at least give Interpol's
Interpol a listen.
