March 11, 2010 8:30 PM - 14 attended

We Were Promised Jetpacks @ Lincoln Hall

Lincoln Station (map)

Selected By: Adam

We Were Promised Jetpacks
with The Lonely Forest
and Bear Hands

Tickets can be purchased HERE

**We will be meeting at Lincoln Station at 8:30 PM because LH tends to get very busy and there isn't all that much space in the front room for a "pre-meetup". If you can't make it to the pre-meetup, but still want to catch up with us at the show, shoot me an email, because I won't be holding a sign once we get to Lincoln Hall**

Due to enormous interest, we've decided to add WWPJ as a last minute meetup. It looks like a bunch of us are already going, and we thought we'd be sure the rest of the group had a chance to check these guys out in case you missed the WWPJ meetup last October.

Scottish indie rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks follows in the footsteps of other FatCat notables like Frightened Rabbit and The Twilight Sad. Their debut album, These Four Walls, released in June of 2009 drew a significant amount of attention here in the US and has brought them over here to now headline a national tour. Pitchfork describes them as "an anthemic collection of heavily accented singing, insistent rhythms, and intense sincerity." You will certainly be pulled in by their intensity and not let go until they strike their last chords.

We Were Promised Jetpacks myspace
The Lonely Forest myspace
Bear Hands myspace
Last.fm event info

  • Ka
    Ka

    What time are we meeting at Lincoln Station then?

    Posted March 8, 2010 at 7:36 PM
  • Adam
    Adam

    9 pm. Sorry, I'll edit the above to add the time.

    Posted March 8, 2010 at 7:45 PM
  • Ka
    Ka

    Doesn't it start at 9? So shouldn't we be earlier so we can at least find a spot when we get to Lincoln Hall?

    Posted March 9, 2010 at 9:48 PM
  • Adam
    Adam

    We usually meet up up at a different bar in lieu of seeing the first opener because our members prefer to socialize heading over to the venue. While I'm not disregarding the musical prowess of the openers, our members like getting to know each other before heading to the show where it can be difficult to chat. Plus, the earlier we start a meetup, the more we tend to lose members throughout the night.

    Posted March 10, 2010 at 8:15 AM
  • Adam
    Adam

    That being said, I am going to move up the start time of the meet up to 8:30 pm. As a whole, we'll probably stick around Lincoln Station until 9:30 or so before heading over to LH. However, if you or anyone else prefers to either head to Lincoln Hall earlier forgoing the pre-meetup, or heading over earlier, shoot me a private message and we can arrange something.

    Posted March 10, 2010 at 8:17 AM
  • Ka
    Ka

    ok see u at 8:30

    Posted March 11, 2010 at 7:57 PM
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