(PR) Antony and the Johnsons will release the "Aeon"/"Crazy in Love" double A-side single in the US on August 4th on CD and 7" through Secretly Canadian and on August 3rd in Europe and UK on 7" through Rough Trade. Those who preorder the 7" of "Aeon" will receive a free copy of Zoetrope Magazine. The issue was curated by Antony and features his artwork. Zoetrope is Francis Ford Coppola's quarterly magazine devoted to the best new short-fiction and one-act plays.
The band is currently on a European leg of their world tour. The summer shows see them playing with some of the most esteemed symphonies in Europe in prestigious venues including La Carre in Amsterdam, Manchester Opera House, and the Grand Theatre Romain de Fouviere in Lyon (dates below).
"Aeon" is one of the highlights of the critical and commercial smash album "The Crying Light" which debuted at #1 on the European chart. The band appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman for the song's television debut. Antony and the Johnsons' earnest and impassioned cover of Beyonce's "Crazy in Love", a long time live favorite, is being released officially for the first time.
"The Crying Light" is the band's follow up to the Mercury prize winning "I Am a Bird Now" and was released on January 20 through Secretly Canadian.
Summer Live Dates:
Sunday June 21st, 2009
Amsterdam, NL - Holland Festival @ Royal Carrι Theatre with The Metropole Orchestra
Monday June 22nd, 2009
Amsterdam, NL - Holland Festival @ Royal Carrι Theatre with The Metropole Orchestra
Monday June 29th, 2009
Athens, GR @ The Badminton Theatre with The Orchestra of Contemporary Music of the Hellenic Broadcasting Company
Friday & Saturday July 3rd & 4th, 2009
Manchester, UK - Manchester International Festival @ Manchester Opera House with The Manchester Camerata
Tuesday July 7th, 2009
Madrid, ES - Teatro Circo Price
Thursday July 9th, 2009
Paris, FR - Cite' de la Music @ Salle Pleyel
Wednesday July 15th, 2009
Montreux, CH - Montreux Jazz Festival @ Miles Davis Hall with The Montreux Orchestra
Friday July 17th, 2009
Luzern, CH - Blue Balls Festival @ KKL Concert Hall with The Montreux Orchestra
Tuesday July 21st, 2009
Lyon, France - Les Nuits De Fourviere @ Grand Theatre Romain with Opera de Lyon Orchestra
Tuesday July 28th, 2009
Rome, IT @ Cavea at Il Parco della Musica with Roma Sinfonietta
Saturday August 1st, 2009
Turin, IT @ Reggia Venaria Reale with Filarmonica '900 of the Royal Theatre in Turin
Wednesday August 5th, 2009
Copenhagen, DK @ DR Concerthouse with The Danish National Chamber Orchestra
Sunday August 9th, 2009
Oslo, NO - Oslo Jazz Festival @ The Oslo Opera House with The Oslo Opera House Orchestra
Friday August 14th, 2009
Gothenburg, SE - Way Out West Festival @ The Flamingo Stage with The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
