Monday, October 18, 2004
The Nobel Prize for Kick-Ass Live Band goes to...
Here's an odd bit of news from the Polyphonic Spree:
A single and a performance at the Nobel Prize ceremony? I'd put that up against any month's achievements by any band in the past century. How many other bands have rocked out with Vitaly Ginzburg in the audience? I say Tim DeLaughter should pull Christiane Nusslein-Volhard out of the audience and dance with her, his Springsteen to her Courtney Cox. Oh, that would be sweet.
The Spree release live favourite ‘2000 Places’ as a single on November 15 backed by the band’s rendition of the Lennon classic ‘Happy Christmas, War Is Over’. To promote the release, the band will be playing ten dates around the country beginning in Brighton on the October 27.
The band have also announced that they will be making a live appearance at this year’s Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo on December 11. The band will be performing two songs to a worldwide TV audience of over 50 million people.
A single and a performance at the Nobel Prize ceremony? I'd put that up against any month's achievements by any band in the past century. How many other bands have rocked out with Vitaly Ginzburg in the audience? I say Tim DeLaughter should pull Christiane Nusslein-Volhard out of the audience and dance with her, his Springsteen to her Courtney Cox. Oh, that would be sweet.
