Death Cab for Cutie in Vancouver October 2011
The other day I joined a fan club – a real fan club. I didn’t just “Like” a group on Facebook, I entered my credit card information online, anxiously awaited the delivery then ripped open the small brown box that contained my Codes and Keys mug along with my membership card. I felt like Ralphie receiving his Little Orphan Annie decoder ring (without the crummy commercial letdown in the end). I’m now a DCFC Union member.
Hot on the heels of the release of this latest album, Codes and Keys, Death Cab for Cutie will be playing Rogers Arena Friday, October 21, 2011 with guests, The Hold Steady.
John first introduced me to the brilliance of Death Cab’s Ben Gibbard about a year after the release of Transatlanticism and I was hooked. I scooped up everything I could find from his solo projects, The Postal Service, and the rest of the Death Cab for Cutie discography.
It’s the music, it’s the lyrics, it’s his hauntingly sweet voice that sang “Such Great Heights” at the end of our wedding ceremony. Whether you have the same emotional attachment to the music as I do or you simply enjoy the moving melodies, you’ll want to check out this show — they are fantastic live. Tickets are currently on sale from Live Nation starting at $37.45 to $66.15.
I also have a pair of tickets to give away, here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment on this post naming your favourite Death Cab for Cutie song (1 entry)
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 10:00am on Tuesday, October 18, 2011.
Update The winner is Arshad!
101 Comments — Comments Are Closed
favorite DCFC song: I will posses your heart
Crooked Teeth- still my favourite Death cab song
My husband also introduced me to DCFC but much more recently. I play them on repeat all day long at work. Love their music, would love to see them in concert for sure.
I will possess your heart. I love how it builds and builds, the bass line and everything else about it….
Crooked Teeth – all time favorite!
Stay Young, Go Dancing
Soul Meets Body has got to be my favourite DCFC song!
Liking You Are a Tourist lately… Would love to see the show! Haven’t seen a good concert in a while!
I will follow you into the dark…
You Are A Tourist – great song!
Have backtrack now into their older songs…
Who would have thought that you would get some great music from a band from Bellingham.
i will follow you into the dark
I will possess your heart, wicked track.
My favourite song is “You are a Tourist”.
Styrofoam Plates. A classic, but a goodie!
Different Names for the Same Thing
Little Bribes!
I will posses your heart.
Title and Registration.
You are a tourist is my new fav one, but an old one would be i will follow you through the dark!! Love this band
My favourite song is “Passenger Seat” from Transatlanticism. Very nostalgic!
sorry, follow you into the dark
“Crooked Teeth” is my favourite DCFC song, and it reminded me about them after not really paying attention to them for a few years. Now, I’m a fan all over again…
Brothers on a Hotel Bed!!! Amazing song!
Brothers on a Hotel Bed. So much love for this band!
i will follow you into the dark
I will possess your heart!
I enjoy You Are A Tourist.
“Brothers on a Hotel Bed” for sure! “and I have learned, that even land-locked lovers yearn, for the sea like navy men” beautiful!
My favourite is definitely “Brothers on a Hotel Bed”.
Soul meets body!!!
“I Will Follow You into the Dark” for sure.
Definitely “You Are A Tourist”
I will follow you into the dark
Tiny Vessels – Great song!
My fave = I will follow you into the dark 🙂
‘Crooked Teeth’ … but ‘I Will Follow You into the Dark’ is a very close second!
definitely i will follow you into the dark – love it.
Favorite song- Transatlanticism
Nobody’s said ‘Cath…’ yet, that’s my pick
“Your Heart Is an Empty Room”
“I will Possess your heart” is my favorite!
One of my favourites is I Will Follow You Into the Dark.
My favorite DCFC song is I will follow you into the dark. Followed closely by summer skin.
Brothers on a Hotel Bed
marching bands of Manhattan!!
I will possess your heart. Love that song!
oooohh that’s tough…i’ll have to say stay young go dancing
We Looked Like Giants
transatlanticism is my favorite since we used it in our wedding
I Will follow you into the dark..love this band!
I love the song no sunlight. They are a great band. Thanks
What Sarah Said
I will posses your heart.
i will follow you into the dark
I will possess you heart is my favourite.
Tiny Vessels. So Pretty.
A Movie Script Ending.
Doors Unlocked and Open
I love “I Will Follow You Into The Dark” and “Photobooth” <3
I will follow you Into the Dark
“I will follow you into the dark,” simply because it’s so unbearably romantic to me <3
Crooked Teeth is my favourite by far
I will follow you into the dark!
It’s been Title and Registration since 2005!
I Will Follow You Into the Dark is my fave!
Would love to see them live! A movie script ending!
Little Bribes gets my feet going uncontrollably.
We laugh indoors – pretty old song but still great
I will follow you into the dark – is one of the most beautiful songs ever.
I will follow you into the dark!
I’ve loved them for so long! I don’t know if I can just pick one…I love ‘Brothers on a Hotel Bed’, ‘I Will Posses Your Heart’ and ‘I Wil Follow You into the Dark’!
Tough question. I’ll just have to throw out one of my many favs: “Some Boys.” Great Band!
All their stuff is great, but my fav has to be Marching Bands of Manhatten
Expo 86
Title and registration
You are a tourist.
Title and Registration
I will possess your heart!
transatlanticism… we played it on repeat at our wedding. we’d been long distance for three years. “i need you so much closer..”
thanks for bringing back that fabulous memory, rebecca.
oops – transatlanticism on repeat during the slideshow!
you are a tourist, current fave 🙂
Brothers on a Hotel Bed. What Sarah Said. Tiny Vessels… I could go on and on!
I will posses your heart!!
Strong emotional ties to ‘I will follow you into the dark” and ‘Title and Registration” .. their music is best repeated on a gloomy rainy vancouver day 🙂
I will posess your heart. Beautiful song 🙂
A Movie Script Ending, and Title and Registration!
I will follow you into the dark! I was first introduced to this song by my boyfriend 🙂
“You Are A Tourist”
I love “Soul meets body”.
What Sarah Said
I will follow you into the dark!
You are a tourist.
I Will Follow You Into The Dark
brothers on a hotel bed is by far my favourite!
I will possess your heart
Summer Skin! LOVE that song!
soul meets body
I will follow you into the dark
I love snowboarding to “lightness” at night. It’s eerie and fabulous.
I Will Follow You Into the Dark
Too many to pick just one! Your Heart Is an Empty Room is a must though!