LCD Soundsystem to Retire

2011-02-06 by Prince1993 | 46 Comments
New York dance-rock band LCD Soundystem have announced that they will retire after playing one final concert at Madison Square Garden on April 2, 2011. The band made the announcement on their official website:

"LCD soundsystem are playing madison square garden on april 2nd, and it will be our last show ever. we are retiring from the game. gettin' out. movin' on. but for just one more night, we will be playing with friends and family for nearly 3 hours-playing stuff we've never played before and going out with a bang. and we'd like you to be there." "if it's a funeral, let's have the best funeral ever!!!".

The band also announced that post-punk/disco band Liquid Liquid will open the concert and requested that fans wear all black and white attire to the event.

http://lcdsoundsystem.com/main/archives/627

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theacademy
Staff Reviewer
February 7th 2011
31878 Comments


This is pretty awesome news for hateful fucks like me.

-theacademy

Athom
Emeritus
February 7th 2011
17249 Comments


so fucking bummed i never got to see them..

conradtao
Emeritus
February 7th 2011
2090 Comments


I am so sad...

hoping to make the april 2nd show though. anybody from sputnik in?

Scoot
February 7th 2011
24131 Comments


boooooooooooooo

deepintheorchard
February 7th 2011
644 Comments


Didn't like them much anyway. But it would probably be a fun show.

Captain North
February 7th 2011
6793 Comments


oh well.

elephantREVOLUTION
February 7th 2011
3065 Comments


kinda sucks. just started listening to these guys when this is happening came out.

VicariousIntent
February 7th 2011
1649 Comments


I'm going April 2nd, no question. This is such a shame. Does anyone know why they're calling it quits?

Defeater
February 7th 2011
5780 Comments


good riddance

group is awful

telebyrd
February 7th 2011
869 Comments


^ This

cbmartinez
February 7th 2011
2525 Comments


good riddance indeed

luci
February 7th 2011
12844 Comments


seems like it would be a cool show

snerefedsav
February 7th 2011
968 Comments


took long enough

Spec
February 7th 2011
41428 Comments


Group sucks. It's about time.

MaskAtTheMasquerade
February 7th 2011
2924 Comments


these guys were farty

Deviant.
Staff Reviewer
February 7th 2011
32288 Comments


Terrible group, who just happened to make one good album

kris.
February 7th 2011
15503 Comments


wow thomas how fucked up are you

Tyrael
February 7th 2011
21108 Comments


Damn this is bad

kris.
February 7th 2011
15503 Comments


theres no humor in that
its just fucked up

theacademy
Staff Reviewer
February 7th 2011
31878 Comments


the chemistry of common life

kris.
February 7th 2011
15503 Comments


trolololo

theacademy
Staff Reviewer
February 7th 2011
31878 Comments


troliolo - sputnik supervillain

focksy
February 7th 2011
434 Comments


from this position
i can see both of them

omnipanzer
February 7th 2011
21827 Comments


That's unfortunate, I'm partial to Talking heads influenced groups. They had some good stuff and I'm excited to see what he does next.

demigod!
February 7th 2011
49662 Comments


i know that Anthony Fantano fella liked them a lot. i never did myself

SoapySoap
February 7th 2011
865 Comments


In other news, Gorillaz broke up for the upteenth time.

omnipanzer
February 7th 2011
21827 Comments


^Noooooooooooo oh, ok

Spare
February 7th 2011
5567 Comments


also gary moore died

Adabelle
February 7th 2011
4425 Comments


The use of the word 'retire' is amusing..

LepreCon
February 7th 2011
5482 Comments


This makes news and Gary Moore's death doesn't, god dammit Sputnik!

Tyrael
February 7th 2011
21108 Comments


Gary moore died? Fuck...

Mewcopa0
February 7th 2011
1880 Comments


old gnus

Romulus
February 7th 2011
9117 Comments


score

newjunkaesthetic93
February 7th 2011
1871 Comments


kinda sad but oh well

Deviant.
Staff Reviewer
February 7th 2011
32288 Comments


They want to go out with a bang eh? Call Alquieda.


Spelling it wrong just makes it look like alcohol

bloc
February 7th 2011
70880 Comments


I thought it was some hybrid of Tequila and some other shit.

These guys have always sucked.

rapscallions
February 8th 2011
4 Comments


this sucks, but seen it coming. At least I seen them live

farglesnuff
February 8th 2011
241 Comments


now its the white stripes and lcd ill never get too see... sad...

SpaceWhale
February 8th 2011
156 Comments


-_- caring face

TheDanSandwich
February 9th 2011
141 Comments


This is actually old news. I thought James said they would quit after they stopped touring on This is Happening.

Awesomesauce
February 9th 2011
1092 Comments


...and stay out.

Liberi Fatali
Emeritus
February 9th 2011
1623 Comments


I'll just remember LCD Soundsystem for All my Friends, loved that song when it was released. Still can dig it now.



benvipond
February 9th 2011
13 Comments


got my tickets this morning, im so excited

Activista anti-MTV
January 13th 2012
3154 Comments


Here's a link to the new movie trailer:

http://www.observer.com/2012/01/lcd-soundsystems-final-concert-the-movie-trailer/

Cells
January 13th 2012
1875 Comments


Whatever.

Activista anti-MTV
January 13th 2012
3154 Comments


Doesn't matter where you go

People like weird music



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