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Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis, MN, USA (October 5, 2015) Mew last played Minneapolis in 2006, a short while after I had discovered them. Nine years later, nearly to the day, they came back to Minneapolis, and I would see them live for the first time. Triple Rock is a small club with a capacity […]

The Complex, Salt Lake City, UT, USA (October 2, 2015) Note: This review is written by a mother and son pair, from two unique perspectives. Gwensarah, mother The 2006 North American tour was an epic adventure that I’ll never forget, my first Mew show then getting the chance to take my son Rymer to his

Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA (September 28, 2015) Neumos, Seattle, WA, USA (September 30, 2015) When you’ve waited six years to see Mew return to your hometown, it feels almost silly to try to attribute mere words to the flood of feelings washing over you. I’m quite sure many North American fans relate strongly to

San Francisco, California (September 26, 2015) This was my first time in San Francisco and I really fell in love the city; it is very clean, the weather is nice, the people is polite, there’s a lot of pet-friendly places to go, and of course, there’s a historic music venue and also well-known for its

Hollywood, California (September 25, 2015) Los Angeles’ usual heavy traffic and never-ending annoyance of car horns filled the scene in front of the Fonda Theater in Hollywood, California. The Fonda Theater, located on Hollywood Boulevard, was a nice cozy venue for what was to be an incredible performance. As I waited in line, I was

Being a computer nerd and huge Mew fan means sometimes I stumble across things that haven’t been officially announced yet. So went the other week, when I was absent-mindedly browsing through Spotify and happened upon a listing for a deluxe version of “+ -” that included two surprises. In this listing for a 20-track album

At long last, Mew’s North American tour will kick off tomorrow, September 17, with a show at The Observatory North Park in San Diego, California. This will be Mew’s first proper tour on this side of the world since December 2009 when they were here promoting No More Stories…. With only a handful of festival

Brecon Beacons, Wales (August 21, 2015) Green Man festival is located in the heart of the Brecon Beacons. It’s truly a sight to behold with beautiful hills and forests surrounding the festival grounds. It’s not the largest festival in the world, but it’s jam-packed with personality and has such an incredibly family-friendly vibe. It was

Here are the setlists for Beijing, Shanghai and both Japanese shows. Osaka and Tokyo setlists for Summer Sonic were identical. Setlist: Tango (Beijing, China) Witness / Satellites / Special / The Zookeeper’s Boy / The Night Believer / Beach / Water Slides / Snow Brigade / She Spider / Medley / Making Friends / Rows

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