Death Cab's Coming, Kings of Leon's Not

Aug 1, 2011 at 4:52 pm

Riverbend made two concert announcements today that will have some music fans jubilant and others heartbroken. The good news — popular Indie Pop band Death Cab for Cutie will kick off their fall tour for the new album, Codes and Keys, here in Cincinnati at PNC Pavilion on Sept. 30. On the opposite of the spectrum, after some sketchy behavior during a Texas concert this weekend, Kings of Leon has decided to cancel the remainder of the band's summer tour, including the Aug. 24 stop at Riverbend with openers Band of Horses. —-

Tickets for Death Cab's PNC show (with Seattle-based Merge recording artist Telekinesis opening) go on sale this Friday through Ticketmaster starting at 10 a.m. and will run you $43-$53.25 (fees included). Death Cab tried the "Make a music video so wild it goes viral" marketing approach with the single "You Are a Tourist" and it worked pretty well. The clip