The Shpongletron Experience makes its way around the US this spring, with 23 performances scheduled between April 12th and June 2th, including the Coachella Music and Art Festival.
Known around the world for the mind-bending and fully immersive sensory experience that their concerts promise to deliver, Shpongle has raised the bar to new heights with the latest addition to their set-up. This year, UK-based DJ/Producer Simon Posford (the driving force behind Shpongle) is getting ready to hit cities across the US with a full-scale production tour entitled Shpongle presents The Shpongletron Experience.
Quite literally a monumental creation, the "Shpongletron" itself is the brainchild of VJ Zebbler and Coast II Coast Entertainment. It is the visual expression of Shpongle's multi-dimensional auditory experience. Towering 18-feet above the stage and blasting audiences with 4 levels of psychedelic mayhem, concertgoers should expect nothing less than the best in modern eye candy. With platforms on each side of the structure for dancers to memorize the crowd with LED hula-hoops and other glowing art forms, a blooming lotus-like array of screens and an always enigmatic Posford at the center of it all, The Shpongletron Experience is like nothing Shpongle fans have ever seen before. The structure also features a 6-foot Shpongle Mask (the iconic face that often adorns Shpongle's albums) that virtually comes alive with projected visuals and animatronics.
Shpongle will also be hurling the listener into unfamiliar territory by showcasing tracks off the just released The God Particle EP. To use their own words, "this maelstrom of beauty and surprise" is an experiment listeners will want to experience "time and time again to reveal the new exciting levels of far out musical adventures" that Posford and friends have been unveiling with their ever-evolving sound.
Relative newcomer to the global scene, the San Francisco-based Random Rab will be supporting Shpongle on all tour dates except Coachella, offering up the unique and diverse sound he's known for bringing to sunrise sets at Burning Man.
There are 23 appearances scheduled:
04.12.11 | Knitting Factory | Reno, NV
04.13.11 | McDonald Theater | Eugene, OR
04.14.11 | Arcata Theatre Lounge | Arcata, CA
04.16.11 | Coachella | Indio, CA
04.20.11 | Bluebird Theater | Denver, CO
04.22.11 | Spring Back to Vail | Vail, CO
04.23.11 | Boulder Theater | Boulder, CO
04.25.11 | The Granada | Lawrence, KS
04.26.11 | Majestic Theatre | Madison, WI
04.28.11 | Rex Theatre | Pittsburgh, PA
04.29.11 | Westcott Theater | Syracuse, NY
04.30.11 | Best Buy Theatre | New York, NY
05.03.11 | 9:30 Club | Washington, DC
05.04.11 | Pearl Street Nightclub | Northampton, MA
05.05.11 | Boston Royale | Boston, MA
05.06.11 | Higher Ground | Burlington, VT
05.12.11 | Eagles Ballroom | Milwaukee, WI
05.13.11 | Epic Event Center | Minneapolis, MN
05.14.11 | Portage Theater | Chicago, IL
05.19.11 | The Valarium | Knoxville, TN
05.20.11 | The Orange Peel | Asheville, NC
05.21.11 | The Masquerade | Atlanta, GA
06.02.11 | Wakarusa | Ozark, AR
