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let it ride · **Joined:** Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:05 am **Posts:** 2641

Yeah, it's been all over the Swedish papers. "SWEDISH POP STAR HAS SWINE FLU!" headlines et al.

bartblueboy · **Joined:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:07 pm **Posts:** 270

Poor jens !

Hope he gets better soon and he gives us another one of those wondrous albums. It's been way too long since the last one.

mkgleeds · **Posted:** Wed May 05, 2010 11:54 pm

Union Chapel - 3rd August - Apparently

Hoorah

let it ride · **Joined:** Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:05 am **Posts:** 2641

These are the tour dates he's doing, got an e-mail a couple of days ago from Luger (the promoters):
1 augusti - Dublin, Whelans
3 augusti - London, Union Chapel
4 augusti - Paris, Nouveau Casino
5 augusti - Amsterdam, Paradiso
7 augusti - Stockholm, Strand
9 augusti - Köpenhamn, Vega
10 augusti - Hamburg, Knust
11 augusti - Berlin, Lido

Damian · **Posted:** Thu May 06, 2010 6:14 pm

It seems he's doing mostly capital cities, I hope he'll swing back around and do a couple more England dates.

boney · **Posted:** Thu May 06, 2010 8:10 pm

Indietracks...maybe...?

cupcake_love · **Posted:** Thu May 06, 2010 11:47 pm

boney wrote:

Indietracks...maybe...?

that would be great! if not, he should totally squeeze in malmö after stockholm, so i won't have to go to copenhagen.

let it ride · **Joined:** Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:05 am **Posts:** 2641

Jens Lekman's new single 'The End of The World Is Bigger Than Love' is out today, and you can download it for free at record label Service's website!

RITH · **Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2010 11:20 pm

Thanks for that, Astrid. At first (and so far only) listen I have to say... hmm. There's nothing wrong with it, but it seems to just go on a bit, doesn't it? Not too exciting.

midori · **Posted:** Tue Aug 03, 2010 10:45 am

Does anyone perhaps have an extra ticket for tonight's show?

mkgleeds · **Posted:** Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:33 pm

Union Chapel how i love you - how i hate you.

Large chunks of that were magical - a solo encore of Shirin and Pocketful of money especially.

But from where i was sitting some songs were just trashed by the drum sound echoing around - at times it sounded like a marching band were going past outside.

Oh i wish your Drummer was silent Jens

photojonny · **Posted:** Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:13 am

Yeah agreed, the acoustics were pretty bad in there last night. I think I actually preferred The Blow, who was brilliant. The last 30 mins was great though.

PYT · **Posted:** Thu Aug 05, 2010 11:20 am

Oh, he was magical in Manchester. Really suited the Deaf Institute, and he appeared to have a really great time.

THEN

he trotted across the road and played in Sand Bar to about 30 people. I was sat at his feet, it was amazing. Also gave him a copy of the new issue of Pull Yourself Together (that has an interview with him in) which he said smelt really nice. Swoon.

mkgleeds · **Posted:** Fri Aug 06, 2010 8:30 pm

nice video of Pocketful of money at Line of Best Fit site

http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/08 ... on-030810/

bartblueboy · **Joined:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:07 pm **Posts:** 270

Ooh, I get all emotional just watching that clip ... and I wasn't even there (damn).

Please please please let's have this man at London popfest or Indietracks next year !

String Bean Jen · **Posted:** Sat Aug 07, 2010 11:11 pm

I was totally charmed and thrilled by Mr. Lekman on Tuesday night. I wasn't all that excited for it because I've been overwhelmed and overloaded with pop things lately but I shouldn't have been so jaded. He's always a captivating person and performer and he didn't let me down. When he asked us to get up and dance (and stay up!) it couldn't have come at a better point! There was a lot of joy in that room when everyone got up and it just erupted. I had been tired but at that point, happiness kept me going. I loved their airplane dance moves which I thought might have been relegated to past shows. And when Jens beckons the audience during that one soul sample. Ahh.

I got most of one of my favourites, 'Black Cab.' I really liked the sound of the new single, 'The End of the World is Bigger Than Love', live. It was swooping and soaring. He has to keep things in perspective, he says. Sound advice. :-)

bartblueboy · **Joined:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:07 pm **Posts:** 270

Thanks Jen ! When you write about things you almost make me feel like I was there myself !

palespectre · **Joined:** Tue Jan 01, 2008 2:03 am **Posts:** 27

aww jen! loved the photo on flickr...and the black cab footage... i never get tired of that song.

apparently, he's selling the golden keys again.. I really want one... does anybody know how much he is selling it? can anybody help me get one.. i can paypal the payment for shipping and the key.

*weep

PYT · **Posted:** Mon Aug 09, 2010 3:36 pm

I think he was selling the keys for £20 at the Manchester show. Sure if you fling him an email he'll tell you, he's usually pretty good on getting back to people!

palespectre · **Joined:** Tue Jan 01, 2008 2:03 am **Posts:** 27

PYT wrote:

I think he was selling the keys for £20 at the Manchester show. Sure if you fling him an email he'll tell you, he's usually pretty good on getting back to people!

yeah, we email lots actually, but he told me he is keeping the keys tour only for now.. but if there are leftovers... that's when he'll probably sell em to me. i keep missing out on these keys... when he was here... he ran out of it already! dang.

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