The Raconteurs are launching a new live section on their website and, in a decidedly Web 2.0 move, want your help! Reaching out to fans for YouTube ready footage of their live shows, the band has asked fans to send in their own shaky-cam, Blair Witch-esque amateur videos.
It's nice to see a band that's actually encouraging fans to bring cameras and other recording devices to their show, rather than banning them from reliving their happy concert going memories.
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The Raconteurs Announce the Launch of Live Section of Website!
Heralded as one of the world’s best live acts, The Raconteurs are announcing the launch of a live section on their website and they want your help!
The new live section of The Raconteurs website,
http://theraconteurs.com/live/, will bring the band’s unforgettable performances to life by featuring video footage, photos and select audio from their bombastic live shows. Video compilations composed of live photos, such as the one created by famed photographer Autumn de Wilde and debuted here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji8R3Lk6u7c, will also be included in the new section of the site.
In an effort to capture the complete live experience, the band is asking fans to send in their homemade video footage and photos from Raconteurs shows for possible inclusion on the site. To submit a live video for review, please add your live video footage to YouTube and send the video link to livevideo@theraconteurs.com. Live photos from a Raconteurs show can also be submitted in JPEG format with a maximum display size of 740 x 375 pixels to livephoto@theraconteurs.com (if sending multiple attachments, be sure to spread the attachments over several emails to insure file size isn’t too large to open). Make sure to include the show date, venue, city name and video or photo credit with all submissions. All of this info will also be available in the “Submissions” section of the live site so that fans can constantly submit material throughout the band’s career.
And speaking of The Raconteurs‚ epic live shows, don’t miss the rock super group as they take the undeniable chemistry behind their latest masterpiece Consolers of the Lonely and their striking 2006 debut Broken Boy Soldiers on the road this fall:
08/1/08 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/9/08 Pittsburgh, PA @ New American Music Union Festival
09/16/08 Portland, OR @ Roseland*
09/17/08 Portland, OR @ Roseland*
09/18/08 Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl @ Stanley Park*
09/19/08 Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater*
09/21/08 San Francisco, CA @ Treasure Island Music Festival
09/22/08 Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater*
09/23/08 Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater*
09/24/08 San Diego, CA @ SDSU Open Air Theater*
09/25/08 Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl*
09/28/08 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival
09/29/08 Memphis, TN @ Cannon Center*
09/30/08 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium*
10/1/08 Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle*
*with The Kills
