Chemical Brothers : New Zealand show

The Chemical Brothers are coming back to take New Zealand Further in 2011!

Pioneers. Innovators.

Icons. Legends ...

There’s simply no denying the extraordinary skills of The Chemical Brothers, who are still at the very forefront of electronic musical culture, since first taking the planet by veritable storm back in the early 1990s.

Comprising the sublime talents of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, this prodigious UK duo have released no less than seven chart-topping albums, enjoyed numerous global hit singles, and are synonymous with the all-conquering ‘Big Beat’ movement that they personally handcrafted and pioneered way back when.

Achieving unprecedented mass appeal for their notoriously huge sounds, fist-pumping beats and unique brand of psychadelic-electronic-rock mayhem, tracks like ‘Hey boy Hey Girl’, ‘Block Rockin’ Beats’, ‘Out Of Control’, ‘Galvanize’ and ‘Setting Sun’ are the party soundtrack for an entire generation of music lovers, far and wide.

All of this, however, speaks nothing of The Chemical Brothers phenomenal LIVE experience … an experience which has continually pushed the very boundaries of multimedia, changed the face of large-scale electronic performances forever, and one for which the pair are now renowned, and revered for, worldwide.

Future Entertainment are proud to announce that, having blown the roof off stadiums, arenas and Future Music Festival main stages right around Australia and at Auckland’s Vector Arena in 2008, The Chemical Brothers are venturing back down-under to unleash their latest and greatest heart-thumping LIVE juggernaut on their fans.

Hot on the heels of the release of their latest stunning long player in June 2010, Further, ‘The Chems’ (as they’re affectionately known by their legion of loyal fans) will touch down in March 2011 with the album’s mind blowing, custom-designed LIVE show in full effect.

Not only is this our next chance to bask in the epic glory of ‘Hey Boy Hey Girl’ and revel in the bass-dropping genius of ‘Galvanize’ 100% LIVE, but featuring the cutting-edge film work of long time Chems’ multimedia collaborators, Adam Smith (Flat Nose George) and Marcus Lyall, the visuals for the awe-inspiring Further show have also been custom-designed, crafted and refined throughout the album’s recording process.

Heralding yet another first for Tom and Ed, this unique approach of making individual movies for each of the record’s eight tracks and directly marrying imagery with precise beats, notes, build-ups and drops has already received rave reviews from media in the pair’s home country, where the show debuted in May.

“A dramatic way of unveiling the duo’s new album … fantastically propulsive block-rocking drum beat and tumbling down bass” said The Times.

“Designed for pure sensation” declared The Financial Times, “the Chemicals can certainly make a crowd happy” raved The Observer, while The Word perhaps summed it up best by saying “it belts up the architecture and rattles your fillings”.

The countdown has begun, so music fans unite! The world’s biggest bass thumping rockers and masters of dropping those block rockin’ beats are officially on their way, and, according to Ed, it’s going to be one hell of a show: “In Australia and NZ we'll be playing big tunes that we've decided we like playing live from Further, but of course, along with some of the older stuff”, he says.

“We've always enjoyed being out there, it's good to get away. People seem pleased to see us down in New Zealand, so it's good!"

Get ready to go Further with The Chemical Brothers.

AUCKLAND - VECTOR ARENA - WEDNESDAY MARCH 2, 2011

TICKETS ON SALE @ 9.00am THURSDAY, AUGUST 19

TICKETMASTER Ph: (09) 970-9700 / www.ticketmaster.co.nz

Saw them at BDO late 90s and they were awesome, but when I saw them again at the North Shore Event Centre (maybe 2001?) I didn't think they were so good. First hour was pretty mean, but then the final 30min or so almost seemed to be like them experimenting with different sounds as oppossed to playing actual tunes.

Well it likely was, experimenting with sound is really what they are all about or at least it used to be. I've heard their new stuff is fairly commercial.

Haven't heard their new album, but saw them last tour in a stand alone show and it was A++, would protect in the jail shower matertial...deep and experimental in parts, slamming good time party tunes in the others...and the visuals, fucking insane!!!



As far as "dance music" goes, imo, they've always been on the commercial edge of the spectrum...not as commercial as say daft punk or prodigy, but even from their first album, they've hardly been "underground"

Wonder what ticket prices are like...it's only $85 here...which is decent as fuck for the show they put on

Vectors only a semi-good venue when its fully sold out. Doubt it will sell out at a price of around $85. Will probaly head long and go nuts anyways..

saw them last time at vector, which was sold out iirc.. amazing, one of my best concerts, best visuals i have ever seen

Fuck yes! ~~~ awesome news.

Excuse me but NZ is not a 3rd World Country.... these are the ticket prices people pay for gigs all over the world.

Typical Auckland response 'tickets are too expensive'

lol, yeah.. think they were around the $100 mark last time, at vector, and sold out.. *shrug*

I will be there. Loved there last show.

Im not disagreeing with you. $85 is excellent value.Just saying alot of people wont find it good value for money as you so say "Typical Auckland response 'tickets are too expensive''"

tickets?
Check!

Great band but CRAP venue!

I swore never to go the Vector ever again two years ago!

Why was that?

Ok i cant remember the event maybe Deep hard Funky dunno.

An old band I used to be in were doing two reunion shows at the Monte Cristo Room and on the sat night I was looking forward to going to the event at Vector after doing my show in town.

Got to Vector about 1.30 am and was stopped, searched and hassled by security for about ten minutes before they would let me in. They were saying things such as "dont piss me about mate where's the drugs?" or "we know you have drugs on you so where are they?"

So after I 'escaped' security and got into Vector I found there was only one way into the main room and only one way out.... so I had to stand in line for about ten minutes just to get in and try to find my girlfriend who I was meeting there.

Found my girlfriend and I said I need some water and a cigarette shall we go out to the smoking area?

Got to the smoking area and we were stopped my this security woman and told " no drinks in the smoking area"

So I'm looking at all these overheated people trying to get into the smoking area and chill out with a water and I couldn't believe no one was allowed to take their bottles of water to the outside smoking area.

The security woman said we can leave our bottles on the floor by the smoking area entrance and I look at the floor and there's maybe 200 water bottles sitting on the floor.

So.... we leave our bottles on the floor and go sit outside and next thing this security guy is standing above us sniffing the air and asking what we are smoking!

We were smoking ciggies by the way.

So after standing in line, for 5-10 minutes ,to get back in main room I said to my girlfriend "you know what. I came here to relax and have fun and I am just totally stressed out with all the shit the Vector people are giving everyone shall we go home?"

So it was about 2.30 that we went home really disappointed

So that was it, I swore NEVER to go the Vector ever again and never have and never will.

There's been a couple of bands, in the last couple of years, that I wanted to see who were playing at Vector and I didn't go.

So if anyone from Vector reads this I wanna say I don't appreciate being treated like a criminal. You guys have absolutely NO idea how to run an event and I know of at least 30 people who went to that event who will never go to your shitty venue ever again.

Go the Chems!!!!!!

Dean

I'd be more concerned about the structural strengthening done under emergency during construction after near failure of the roof at the eccentric cleat joints. Reminded of that by southland stadium bizzo at weekend and story here:

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10674926

snows a lot in Akl so yeh a real concern.

it was falling under its own weight and the earth doth tremble

still we can trust structural engineers huh? - they don't do things by half

sorry, but i don't think the venues are usually in charge of the promoting and security of these events, usually dhnf have security briefings before the doors open (which happen regardless of the venue and has nothing to do with the 'Vector People'.
Sure, your night was probably ruined due to shithouse security, but i don't see how this is Vectors fault?
You end up being the person that misses out on seeing the awesome shows due to holding a grudge, i'd just get over it if i was you, i doubt vector would care that someone else gets your ticket to a sell out show.
have been to Linkin Park, Chem Bros, and NIN at vector, all were awesome gigs and i had no problem at all with security (apart from getting a light shone at me when i was smoking a spliff during NIN)

Only in Aucks? Damnit!

I went to Metallica last week at Vector.. was awesome! First time there and it wasnt too bad. Will probably head to chemical brothers too, they will be awesome!

I went to Chemical Brothers @ Vector a few years ago and it was AMAZING!

I agree Vector is not really the best venue for DANCE PARTIES but for a show like CB its perfect.

And re: ticket prices. Honestly, stfu.. These guys are worth every penny plus more not to mention all the lights and visuals etc.

Not that far away now!

It's hard not to get excited about the Chemical Brothers new show after watching this video... No one does it like the Chems
See you all at Vector Arena very soon...

Horah! one less sticky

How was the show, tho?

The show was awesome, theres another thread here about it