New Order The Chemical Brothers
Friday, April 29th • 7:00PM
Henry J. Kaiser Arena (Oakland)
Tickets On Sale Sunday, March 13th at 10AM
Bill Graham Presents is proud to announce a special performance by New Order with The Chemical Brothers at Henry J Kaiser arena in Oakland.The show is on Friday, April 29th at 7:00pm. This is a one-off performance and is not part of a tour.
Rising from the ashes of the legendary British post-punk unit Joy Division, the enigmatic New Order triumphed over tragedy to emerge as one of the most influential and acclaimed bands of the 1980s; embracing the electronic textures and disco rhythms of the underground club culture many years in advance of its contemporaries, the group's pioneering fusion of new wave aesthetics and dance music successfully bridged the gap between the two worlds, creating a distinctively thoughtful and oblique brand of synth pop appealing equally to the mind, body, and soul.
The act with the first arena-sized sound in the electronica movement, the Chemical Brothers united such varying influences as Public Enemy, Cabaret Voltaire, and My Bloody Valentine to create a dance-rock-rap fusion which rivalled the best old-school DJs on their own terms — keeping a crowd of people on the floor by working through any number of groove-oriented styles featuring unmissable samples, from familiar guitar riffs to vocal tags to various sound effects.
Tickets for New Order go on sale THIS SUNDAY, March 13th at 10AM at BGP.com and at all Ticketmaster outlets including Tower Records, Wherehouse Music, Ritmo Latino, select Save Mart and select FYE stores, and Tix Bay Area in Union Square. To charge tickets by phone, call (408) 998-TIXS, (510) 444-TIXS, (209) 485-TIXS or (707) 528-TIXS. Advance tickets are $40.00 for general admisson plus applicable service charges.
