MGMT
MGMT are back with a UK tour running through to October 2010. The new rave duo return to the UK with what will be an unmissable tour full of jangling melodies, distorted, layered vocals and spectacular outfits! Catch them live on their UK tour this year, tickets on sale now! MGMT hail from Brooklyn, New York and are made up of the dynamic pairing of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden and have now been joined in full by their live band members, Matthew Asti, James Richardson and Will Berman. Ben and Andrew first met at Wesleyan University where they formed the band. They initially called the band The Management but since this name was already in use have since changed to MGMT. Since signing to Columbia Records in 2006, MGMT have achieved massive accolades in the music industry, Rolling Stone, BBC and Last FM all tipping the band as ones to watch at the beginning of their career. Their first full album, Oracular Spectacular reached a mighty 12 in the UK album chart, and UK based NME and US based Rolling Stone magazine went on to name the album as one of the best of the Noughties. Notable songs from eth album include ‘Electric Feel’, ‘Kids’ and ‘Timer to Pretend’ all of which have gone on to be popular festival anthems. Their second album, Congratulations was released at the start of 2010 and features singles ‘Congratulations’ and ‘Siberian Breaks’. It has been hailed by the music industry as a continuation of fine form and MGMT found them nominated for ‘Best New Artist’ at the 2010 Grammy Awards. The boys will be touring all the hits from their 2 albums this year. With such anthems under their belt it’s a safe bet that the show will be a feast of entertainment. Buy your tickets on Seatwave today!