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Tame Impala announce 2013 Hammersmith Apollo show

Show will be the band's biggest so far

 

Tame Impala announce 2013 Hammersmith Apollo show

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Tame Impala have announced a 2013 show at London's Hammersmith Apollo, to take place on 25 June.

The 3,600 capacity venue will make this the band's biggest show yet, following from their recent concert at London's Brixton O2 Academy last month.

Tame Impala recently released their second album Lonerism, which has featured as NME's Record of the Year, as well as charting highly in Paste and Spin magazine's end of year lists.

Frontman Kevin Parker recently spoke to This Is Fake DIY about new material, telling the website, "Tame Impala songs are never really a result of jamming it out. It gets written as it gets recorded, I never really write a song before I start recording.

"I bought this digital guitar the other day, y'know, and that just sits on the tour bus so if I have an idea that comes to me I can just turn on the dictaphone and record it, and that'll be the idea. It’s 2012, you can do anything!"


Kevin Parker performing live in Milan, Italy, in October

Parker also recently spoke to NME about how it felt for Lonerism to get the number one spot, saying that he never feels entirely satisfied with his work.

He told the magazine, "You never really finish an album, you just run out of time. When you're making an album, it's very difficult to still be in love with it at the end in the same way you were when started it.

"By the end of Lonerism, I was doubting everything. I worked myself into a state of mind where I was questioning everything."

Parker did say that despite that, he still feels the album is his best work.

"I had that moment with every one of the record's songs where I'd feel like it was the best thing I'd ever written," he added. "I still think it's the best bunch of music I've made so far."

Tickets go on sale on Friday 14 December. For more information visit Gigwise Gig Tickets.

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