Following on from the critically acclaimed 8th Studio album from The National, “I Am Easy To Find”, the band have dropped a live performance film and EP on Amazon Prime.
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The concert, which is presented by Amazon Music, is available to stream as an EP and live video right now. The concert film “The National: I Am Easy To Find, Live From New York’s Beacon Theatre” was filmed on the 22nd April 2019.
The concert was one of The National’s run of unique sold-out shows around the world – “A Special Evening With The National”. Whilst this concert was filmed in New York, the other shows saw The National hit stages in Paris, London, Toronto and Los Angeles.
During the Los Angeles show, the band showcased the entirety of the “I Am Easy To Find” album and 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.
You can watch the entire film here.
The National are heading out on a massive tour at the end of the year to support “I Am Easy To Find”, with Jenny Lewis and Alvvays as support. You can catch them at the following dates:
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
