I don't whether or not to take this seriously. Cut from a review of Gotye's album on CokeMachineGlow.com of all places......
"A couple of nights ago I was talking with Jens Lekman. We chat all the time (we both regularly ruin parties and never understand what girls say), but on this occasion, to my surprise, he did not politely ask me to stop making collect calls to his mobile phone until after he consoled me. And even then, we talked for a bit about Melbourne, Australia, where most of Earth’s good things are or are from. “I’m planning on moving there,” says Jens, “Maybe soon, for at least a year.” Why? “Just, you know you can tell when a city is on to something -- there’s so much good music going on there right now, and so many people that I love to be around.” I say that we’ll have to hang out, he crumpled up a piece of paper (on which a song was written) and said the reception was getting bad, had to go."
Would be the best thing ever.
Hmm, I may have to move to Melbourne.
*faints*
*comes to*
*begins planning stalking regime*
*faints again*
swoon
Great, he can sing about different trams
oh. my. god.
get ready to stalk, PG!!
Can we stalk in shifts? I'd be more than willing to help..
Poor Jens.....
whoa nelly. calm down blake.
sure. we can all stake him out in an inconspicuous, unmarked van.
blake youre just jealous we're not stalking you!
We're not?
*throws away lock of hair*
oh did i forget to tell you PG?
yeh you can stop going through his garbage...
ha
Thank god!
this is not about the arsenal goalkeeper then...?
fe-b-squared mentioned this on the radio this morning. is it actually a thing? can we expect lil jens gigs popping up at places around the corner?
Switchy reckons his press says he'll be here for at least a few months, doing some festivals in feb/march.
There's a piece in The Guardian last week which notes this possible untruth:
poor jens
don't fret. the article kicks off with the following line:
I choose to believe that the visa issues are this very thing...
this is from some other forum
wouldn't that be nice if it were true
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for what it's worth, i think he's at one of those ATP things in may.
Yeah, he is doing the Pitchfork vs ATP one. Was thinking about going, but line up is not good enough.
you're not good enough!
hey blake, is there any dates/venues for the march tour yet?
Doesn't seem to be.
i would have thought tickets might have gone on sale already... obviously not
These are his current tour dates. Looks like he'll be living here for a maximum of about 4 weeks haha.
01-10 Melbourne, Australia - The Toff
01-15 Sydney, Australia - Vanguard
01-21 Bangalow, Australia - The A & I Hall
02-14 Istanbul, Turkey - Babylon
02-15 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
02-16 Berlin, Germany - Lido
02-18 Turin, Italy - El Barrio
02-19 Ravenna, Italy - Teatro Rasi
02-20 Geneva, Switzerland - PTR-Usine
02-21 St. Gallen, Switzerland - Palace
02-22 Florence, Italy - Viper Club
02-23 Munich, Germany - Atomic Café
02-24 Frankfurt, Germany - Mousonturm
02-25 Nijmegen, Netherlands - Doornroosje
02-26 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
02-27 Paris, France - Nouveau Casino
02-28 Brussels, Belgium - AB Club
02-29 Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
03-01 Cologne, Germany - Gebäude 9
03-02 Hamburg, Germany - Molotow
03-13 Austin, TX - Mohawk (Secretly Canadian SXSW showcase)
03-14 Dallas, TX - Granada
03-21 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
03-22 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 Club
03-23 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
03-24 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
03-25 Seattle, WA - Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room
03-29 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
03-30 Madison, WI - Music Hall
03-31 Chicago, IL - Logan Square
04-01 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center for the Arts
04-02 Washington, DC - Black Cat
04-04 Boston, MA - Paradise
04-05 New York, NY - Webster Hall
05-09-11 Rye, England - Camber Sand Holiday Centre (ATP vs. Pitchfork) *
05-16-18 Minehead, England - Butlin's Holiday Centre (Explosions in the Sky ATP)
GOD DAMMIT!
*puts away good china*
hahaha.
Are there in tix left for his show tomorrow?
Nope
odd that golden plains isn't mentioned...
Looks like eh'll only have ten days or less in the country in March, so it might only be a few dates around Golden Plains. Mel/Syd/Bris?
*curse you Jens!
YO here are the Jens Lekman March tour dates..
Brisbane
Wednesday 5th March
The Troubadour
Tickets available through OZ Tix www.oztix.com.au, Rockinghorse, Skinnys.
Presented by Rave Magazine and triple j
Adelaide
Thursday 6th March
Rocket Bar
Tickets available through all CIB outlets
Presented by triple j
Sydney
Saturday 8th March
Manning Bar
Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au, phone sales 1300 438 849, on your mobile via www.moshtix.mobi, all moshtix outlets.
Presented by Drum Media and triple j
Golden Plains Festival
Sunday 9th March
More info: http://www.goldenplains.com.au/
Melbourne
Monday 10th March
Corner Hotel
Tickets from The Corner Hotel, 57 Swan street Richmond, ph 03 9427 9198 or online at www.cornerhotel.com.
Presented by Inpress and triple j
no perth show, that sucks butts.
My friend's boyfriend saw Jens on the 86 tram the other week looking like ''a miserable Swedish cunt'' or somesuch. Poor Jens. Maybe Melbourne doesn't feel like home either.
he seems a restless soul.
it looks like he's on the up again :)