White Lies rock the dead at L.A. graveyard gig

The White Lies played a private set on Hollywood Forever’s hallowed grounds, and the crimson-walled crypt proved to be the perfect environment for the perpetually black-clad and gloom-mongering Brit rockers

Above is a clip (fittingly, of the song “Death”) from the White Lies landmark Hollywood Forever show, which White Lies singer Harry McVeigh declared “definitely the weirdest place we’ve ever played.”

White Lies KCRW appearance this week and new EP details

This Wednesday (August 5th) White Lies will be appearing live on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic in Los Angeles.

The appearance on the show will begin at 11:15am and will last 45 minutes including 30 minutes of music and an interview with host Jason Bentley.

For more information on the show, head over to the KCRW website here.

A special ‘Death’ Remix EP is now available to download via iTunes for fans in America only.

It includes remixes by Chase & Status, Crystal Castles, Mistabishi and more.

White Lies for Austin City Limits Festival

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White Lies have been confirmed for this year’s Austin City Limits Festival during their tour with Kings of Leon across America in September and October.

The band will play the Ladybird Lake Stage at 3pm on Sunday 4th October, joining Kings of Leon, Sonic Youth, Bon Iver, Trail of Dead at the three day event.

More information can be found here and full running order for the festival – which is held at Zilker Park in Austin Texas – can be found at www.aclfestival.com

In Other White Lies news the Wild Beasts and Post War Years have been confirmed as the supports for White Lies second show on Nov 20th at London Brixton Academy.

Kings of Leon like White Lies and vice versa, it has been claimed

Kings Of Leon

The White Lies and Kings of Leon have a mutual respect of each other’s music, it has been reported in certain sections of the media.

Charlie Cave, White Lies bassist, told the BBC that it was a “huge compliment” for the band to find out that a big band like the Kings of Leon are fans of their music.

He added that his group has played with the US band three times, so they are starting to get to know them on personal terms.

White Lies will also be supporting Kings of Leon in 12 of the shows on their US tour later this year.

However, the musical appreciation is not all one-way, with Cave revealing that White Lies like the style of the headliners.

Cave told the broadcaster: “What’s so great about them is they don’t put too much money and effort into lighting and things.

There’s no flashy videos, no elaborate gimmicks on stage.

They just get up there and play their songs.”

Recently, the Sun Newspaper claims the Kings of Leon argued after their appearance at T In The Park, with frontman Caleb Followhill’s Gibson 325 guitar getting trashed.