THE NATIONAL announce new live performance film & EP

THE NATIONAL announce new live performance film & EP

The National announce the release of The National: I Am Easy To Find, Live From New York’s Beacon Theatre via Amazon Prime Video and The National: Live From New York’s Beacon Theatre EP via Amazon Music, marking the service’s first collaboration with 4AD. Both the film and EP will be available this Friday, 23rd August. Ahead of the release you can watch the trailer for the performance and listen to ‘Rylan’ here.

On 22 April 2019, The National took the stage at New York City’s famed Beacon Theatre for “A Special Evening With The National,” one of a series of five unique sold-out events in Paris, New York, London, Toronto and Los Angeles where the band performed their newest album and Mike Mills directed short film I Am Easy To Find starring Alicia Vikander .This concert document includes a complete performance of that album, special only to the Beacon Theatre show, with guest appearances from the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Julien Baker, This Is The Kit and Mina Tindle. The band also came out for an encore featuring songs from the band’s extensive catalogue.In addition to the film, Amazon Music will be releasing five songs from the evening as very special EP release, featuring ‘Rylan,’ ‘You Had Your Soul With You,’ ‘I Am Easy To Find,’ ‘Where is Her Head’  from their latest album and ‘The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness’ from their GRAMMY Award-Winning album Sleep Well Beast.

The National: Live From New York’s Beacon Theatre EP: 
1. Rylan
2. You Had Your Soul With You
3. I Am Easy To Find
4. Where Is Her Head
5. The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness

The National: I Am Easy To Find, Live From New York’s Beacon Theatre film screenings have been announced in NYC, LA and Seattle on 20th August. RSVP links and locations provided below.

August 20th Film Screenings:
Brooklyn, NY – Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park, 7pm screening – RSVP HERE
Los Angeles, CA – NeueHouse Hollywood, 7pm screening – RSVP HERE
Seattle, WA – Northwest Film Forum, 7:30pm screening – RSVP HERE

The National on tour:
28 August – Vancouver, BC @ Deer Lake Park**
29 August – Seattle, WA @ Marymoor Park**
30 August – Portland, OR @ Edgefield**
1 September – Stanford, CA @ Frost Amphitheater**
2 September – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre**
3 September – Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre**
5 September – Ogden, UT @ Ogden Amphitheater**
6 September- Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom**
7 September- Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom**
8 September – Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Opera House**
10 September – Austin, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheatre**
11 September – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall**
16 October – Mexico City, MX @ Pepsi Center
19 October – Guadalajara, MX @ Coordenada Festival
26 October – New Orleans, LA – Voodoo Music + Arts
25 November – Warsaw, PL @ Torwar Hall
26 November – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
27 November – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
29 November – Copenhagen, DK @ Royal Arena
1 December – Bochum, DE @ Ruhrcongress
2 December – Cologne, DE @ Palladium
3 December – Zurich, SW @ Samsung Hall
4 December – Munich, DE @ Zenith
5 December – Stuttgart, DE @ Porsche Arena
7 December- Brighton, UK – Brighton Centre^
8 December- Leeds, UK – First Direct Arena^
9 December- Cardiff, UK – Cardiff Motorpoint Arena^
10 December- Nottingham, UK – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena^
17 March – Tokyo, JP – Zepp DiverCity
18 March – Tokyo, JP – Zepp DiverCity
21 March – Perth, AU – Freemantle Arts Centre
22 March – Perth, AU – Freemantle Arts Centre
24 March – Sydney, AU – ICC
25 March – Sydney, AU – ICC
27 March – Brisbane, AU – Fortitude Music Hall
28 March – Brisbane, AU – Fortitude Music Hall
30 March – Melbourne, AU – Palais Theatre
31 March – Melbourne, AU – Palais Theatre
1 April – Melbourne, AU – Palais Theatre
3 April – Auckland, NZ – ASB Aotea Centre
4 April – Auckland, NZ – ASB Aotea Centre

** w/ Alvvays
^ w/Jenny Lewis

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