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Watch LIGHTNING BOLT on NBC’s Last Call with Carson Daly – European tour starts this Wednesday

November 9, 2015

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Lightning Bolt featured on NBC’s Last Call with Carson Daly

Watch the interview and clips from London Roundhouse performance

European tour starts this Wednesday 11th November 

Lightning Bolt, the iconic rock duo of drummer Brian Chippendale and bassist Brian Gibson, were featured on Last Call with Carson Daly on NBC late last week, their first US national TV appearance!

Last Call interviewed the two Brians, discussing lyrics, wearing masks, and playing packed-out gigs. Plus see footage of Lightning Bolt’s wild performance at the Roundhouse in London from earlier this year. The duo’s newest album Fantasy Empire, was released in March to universal acclaim from press outlets and has since sold through multiple vinyl pressings, appeared on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, and seen the highest streamed songs of the band’s career.

Watch the interview from the show below:
http://www.nbc.com/last-call-with-carson-daly/video/lightning-bolt/2932648

Over the course of Lightning Bolt’s two-decade existence, they have revolutionised the rock scene in immeasurable ways. The duo broke the barrier between the stage and audience by setting themselves up on the floor in the midst of the crowd. Their momentous and chaotic live performances, and the mania they inspired has paved the way for similar acts.

Lightning Bolt will be playing a gig venue near you this month, with their brilliant brand of ferocious, all consuming hi-octane rock. Full list of dates can be viewed below, with support from the excellent Dan Friel for the majority of the tour. Check out Friel’s new album “Life“, which SPIN called “Astounding“.

November / December Tour:

Wed Nov 11th Leipzig, Germany – IFZ 

Thu Nov 12th Vienna, Austria – Fluc

Fri Nov 13th Milan, Italy – Leoncavallo

Sat Nov 14th Rome, Italy – INIT. Club

Sun Nov 15th Bologna, Italy – Locomotiv Club

Mon Nov 16th Dudingen, Switzerland – Bad Bonn

Tue Nov 17th Lyon, France – Grrrnd Zero *

Wed Nov 18th Barcelona, Spain – Music Hall *

Thu Nov 19th Toulouse, France – Connexion Live *
 
Fri Nov 20th Reims, France – La Cartonnerie *

Sat Nov 21st Utrecht, Netherlands – Le Guess Who? **
 
Sun Nov 22nd Kortrijk, Belgium – Sonic City Festival @ De Kreun *^ – SOLD OUT

Tue Nov 24th Dublin, Ireland – Button Factory * (venue changed from Hangar)  

Wed Nov 25th Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club * – SOLD OUT

Thu Nov 26th London, UK – Electric Ballroom ^^ – SOLD OUT
 
Fri Nov 27th Prestatyn, UK – ATP Nightmare Before Christmas @ Pontins ^*

Sat Nov 28th Prestatyn, UK – ATP Nightmare Before Christmas @ Pontins (Brian Chippendale as Black Pus ONLY)

Sun Nov 29th Brighton, UK – Concorde 2 @ Mutations Festival ^^^

Tue Dec 1st Copenhagen, Denmark – Jazzhouse *

Wed Dec 2nd Gothenburg, Sweden – Folk *

Thu Dec 3rd Oslo, Norway – Bla *

Fri Dec 4th Stockholm, Sweden – Kagelbanan * 

* w/ Dan Friel
** w/ Dan Friel, Destroyer, Sunn O))) 
*^ w/ Thurston Moore Band, Bo Ningen, Shabazz Palaces
^^ w/ OM, Dan Friel 
^* w/ Dan Friel, Holly Herndon, Cortney Barnett, Built To Spill
^^^ w/ Dan Friel, Metz, Blacklisters 

Lightning Bolt – “Fantasy Empire”
Out now via Thrill Jockey
Available on CD / 2xLP / DL

Tracklist:
1. The Metal East
2. Over The River And Through The Woods
3. Horsepower
4. King Of My World
5. Mythmaster
6. Runaway Train
7. Leave The Lantern Lit
8. Dream Genie
9. Snow White (& The 7 Dwarves Fans)

Lightning Bolt profile page:
http://www.thrilljockey.com/artists/lightning-bolt

Fantasy Empire profile page:
http://www.thrilljockey.com/products/fantasy-empire

Lightning Bolt live @ TAICOCLUB 2014:
http://youtu.be/3NZGbD236fw

Lightning Bolt on: Facebook / Official Site

Brian Chippendale on: Twitter

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