The way to watch Vampire Weekend’s present to mark photo voltaic eclipse
Vampire Weekend are taking part in a particular live-streamed present to mark the US whole photo voltaic eclipse right now (April 8) – learn the way to look at under.
The NYC band will take to the stage on the scenic Moody Amphitheater in Austin, Texas at 12pm CT (6pm BST), with their efficiency scheduled to run till roughly 2:30pm CT (8:30pm BST).
The eclipse – which can be seen throughout the US, Mexico and Canada – is about to achieve totality at 1:36pm CT, leading to a panoramic one-to-two minutes of darkness throughout gig.
Followers can tune in to look at the complete present reside on-line by way of the streaming platform Veeps, the place you’ll be able to signal as much as declare a free ticket. The efficiency may even be obtainable to look at on-demand, completely for Veeps All Access subscribers.
A complete photo voltaic eclipse happens when the moon strains up completely between the Earth and the solar, blocking out the daylight. North America received’t see the celestial phenomenon once more for 21 years.
Vampire Weekend are performing in Austin in help of their fifth album ‘Solely God Was Above Us’, which was launched final Friday (April 5). In a four-star evaluation, NME wrote: “It’s an bold concoction of sounds that don’t appear to exist in the identical realm, but intertwine naturally beneath [frontman Ezra] Koenig’s more and more sullen vocals.”
The band will head out on tour in North America, in addition to in Europe, the UK and Eire this 12 months. Vampire Weekend are as a consequence of carry out at Radio 1’s Large Weekend in Luton subsequent month.
Different competition appearances for the season embrace Primavera Sound, Kilby Block Celebration and Hinterland.