Explosions In The Sky not to be seen in Manc' or Glasgow

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by Sean Adams [Edit this content] ▾ 13 comments 18:24 April 17th, 2007

Sad news...

DiS is sorry to say that them Texan makers of graceful twinkling (known to some as the genre post-rock), Explosions In The Sky, have had a spot of bother with planes. This has lead to them postponing their show tonight in Glasgow and tomorrow in Manchester. This is what the band have to say for themselves...

"Hi everyone,
We're sad to say that, on account of some insane and severe storms that have been hammering the eastern seaboard of the US, we have had to cancel our shows in Glasgow and Manchester. We were supposed to leave the US this afternoon but it didn't happen because of the huge amount of air traffic delays. We have a new set of flights scheduled and we have every intention of showing up for the London show.
Both of the missed shows will be rescheduled and all tickets wil be honored. We will let you know any information as to when as soon as we have it.
Anyway, we are truly sorry about this. Please spread the word to anyone you might know who was thinking of attending.
Love and apologies,
Explosions"

Details of new dates will be posted when we have them.

A spokesperson for the aviation industry was not available to comment whether this cancelling of flights was anything to do with the band's seemingly insensitive artwork and moniker post-9/11.

DiScuss: How emo does this make you feel? Are you just gonna sit around listening to their records really loudly instead and sit there wondering why even when you turn it up full it doesn't sound THAT loud?

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nah

im gonna listen to yndi halda and lift to experience, pass time til football starts see

Jordan_229_2 | 17 Apr '07, 18:32 | X | Reply

I'd have missed it anyway

as I'm in Berlin so can buy a ticket for the rescheduled show and they're playing the Indian Summer festival in Glasgow as well. So a win win situation for me :p

cadd @Jordan_229_2 | 17 Apr '07, 18:42 | X | Reply

The last part of the article

is a joke, right?

jacklj | 17 Apr '07, 18:54 | X | Reply

.

Why do people have to use the word Emo in every day life now? I wish that word would fuck off

cat_courtney | 17 Apr '07, 20:38 | X | Reply

no

deadly serious, DiS always try and cover all angles. from british sea power to british airways.
:)

555-4832 @jacklj | 17 Apr '07, 21:54 | X | Reply

severe storms?

so there literally were explosions in the sky.

samsmifff | 17 Apr '07, 22:29 | X | Reply

I'm really

pissed off about this

ru-- | 18 Apr '07, 10:43 | X | Reply

Annoying...but happens

I was intially annoyed but there is literally nothing the band could have done...

jon_m @ru-- | 18 Apr '07, 10:59 | X | Reply

Global Warming

That's what's to blame for this. I think Mark E Smith said it best when he said: "It was the Government's fault. It was the fault of the Government".

pinball @jon_m | 18 Apr '07, 11:22 | X | Reply

Their artwork........

was actually pre 9/11. In fact they predicted 9/11 with a picture a plane flying into a building and the words: "this plane will crash tomorrow". The albium was rleased the dauy before 9/11. Spooky.

How much time do you reckon the FBI spent investigating those prophetic words? Surely these guys must be part of a conspiracy theory somwhere...

MartinVessels | 18 Apr '07, 12:24 | X | Reply