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Phoenix - SummerStage - September 25, 2009
Monday, September 28th, 2009Grow a Pair: Win Free Tickets to See Phoenix on 9/25
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
French synth-rock band Phoenix—along with special guest Passion Pit—is playing two red-hot, sold-out shows at SummerStage this weekend. Tickets were tough to get, but The House List is giving away a set to the show on Friday, September 25th. So try to Grow a Pair by filling out the form below. List your name, e-mail address, which show you’re trying to win tickets to (Phoenix, 9/25) and a brief message telling us why you think France rocks. Eddie Bruiser, a cheese eater from way back, will notify the winner by noon on Friday, September 25th. Good luck.
Band Rises Like a Phoenix at Terminal 5
Monday, June 22nd, 2009Phoenix - Terminal 5 - June 19, 2009
It’s strange how easy it is to miss a band’s rise in popularity. One minute it’s 2004 and a friend is playing you this “new” French dance-pop in a car, and the next it’s 2009 and that same band is taking the stage in front of a sold-out crowd at Terminal 5. While Phoenix has gotten a fair share of attention in those years in between, it has been most recently that they’ve reached the heights of that rise. Their set on Friday was sharp and impressive. The band bounced between songs that scream the ability to sell out arenas (like the two-part “Love Like a Sunset”) to simpler ones, like “Lisztomania,” which show why they still play venues like they did the night before at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Front man Thomas Mars excellently showcased those endearing moments that would fit tightly in a smaller club, but also knew when to take a step back and let his bandmates (Phoenix features six members for their live show) fill the three floors of Terminal 5 with more than just quick guitar lines and catchy melodies.
The rest of the set sparkled, and they wrapped up their encore with “1901,” the newest single off their new album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. At the end of the song, Mars requested the lights be turned off, and when they came back on a few moments later, he was in the crowd, screaming along with the fans until the song ended. —Sean O’Kane
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See Phoenix and Passion Pit in Central Park on 9/25
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009Phoenix—with Passion Pit opening—is playing SummerStage in Central Park on Friday, September 25th. You should know that tickets will go quickly. And since we know you don’t want to miss out, act now and get your tickets in advance. Slackers will have to rely on Eddie Bruiser’s big heart for tickets—and that would only be two at the most. So no slacking.
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