Incubus Rocks Hard and Soft

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Incubus, currently on tour supporting their greatest hits album “Monuments and Melodies” came to the Valley of the Sun on August 25 at the Jobbing.com Arena.

The concert kicked off with a sultry performance by the, A Duke Spirit, a British band formed in 2003 that is relatively unknown in the US. The lead singer, Liela Moss, strutted her stuff, as the band performed their pop/blues melodies for the crowd eager for Incubus. While it seemed on odd pairing for a supporting artist, the audience seemed to enjoy their performance.

The first 30-45 minutes of the concert rocked hard, as Incubus set list was loaded with majority of their top radio hits during the first half of the show. Midway through the performance, thy slowed things down and Boyd pulled out a rhythm guitar for the song,”Oil in Water” which sent the crowd into a frenzy. The acoustic set continued for 3-4 songs providing a totally different feel to the venue and allowed to truly appreciate Incubuses musical talent and Boyd’s’ vocals. An obvious fan favorite was the acoustic version of “Dig” in which Boyd played the bongos.

The pace of the show then picked up again and allowed the crowd to take in the bands high energy. As the night progressed, the concert truly became something for ‘real’ fans. For the last half if their set, Incubus performed a great deal of their, still popular, but lesser known songs.

Overall, the performance was dynamic and it almost felt as though the audience had just attended two different concerts, and it was fantastic to see both sides of Incubus live.

Pick of the Week Incubus

Tue, August 25, 5:30pm – 11:00pm

Incubus comes to Jobbing.com Arena August 25

EPIC RECORDS PROUDLY ANNOUNCES MONUMENTS AND MELODIES – A TWO DISC GREATEST HITS ALBUM FROM MULTI-PLATINUM ARTIST INCUBUS

 

 

New York, NY – Multi-platinum Epic recording artist, Incubus, is gearing up to release MONUMENTS AND MELODIES, a two disc collection of the band’s greatest hits and rarities, on June 16. The collection is a must have for fans of the band whose extraordinary career has spanned over a decade, has spawned twelve Top 10 hits – four of those landing at # 1, and six studio albums, the last being Light Grenades which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200, marking the highest charting album debut of the band’s career.

 

To celebrate the release of MONUMENTS AND MELODIES, Incubus is offering fans the opportunity to pre-order the album from http://www.enjoyincubus.com/.  The album pre-order automatically enters fans into an exclusive Internet pre-sale where they will be amongst the first to purchase tickets to an upcoming show on the band’s highly anticipated Monuments and Melodies Summer Tour. The tour will officially kick off July 9th at the Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre in San Diego, CA and will cover 31 major cities across the U.S. and Canada, including dates at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and two nights at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

 

The two disc collection will be released in two configurations, a two disc CD, and a four disc LP. The first disc includes the band’s biggest hits including twelve Top 10 singles such as “Drive,” “Wish You Were Here” and “Pardon Me”, as well as two brand new tracks, “Black Heart Inertia” and “Midnight Swim” (both produced by Brendan O’Brien).  The second disc consists of rarities that the band has recorded over the years, including a brand new cover of Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy.” Album artwork for MONUMENTS AND MELODIES was designed by lead singer, Brandon Boyd.

 

Adding to the rarities on the physical release, Incubus will launch the most comprehensive collection of Incubus audio, video, and photos in a new section of www.enjoyincubus.com called The Vault. Many of these items have never been seen or were released in limited editions. Each individual copy of the physical album will include a unique code that can be used to upgrade the users account at www.enjoyincubus.com and allow them to download all of this incredible Incubus material.

 

Following in the footsteps of the incredible radio story for the band’s single, “Love Hurts”, which went to # 1 at alternative radio and will impact Adult Top 40 on March 17, Incubus will release “Black Heart Inertia”, the first new single from MONUMENTS AND MELODIES, on April 16. Fans can log onto the band’s website to stream a 45-second sample of the track.

 

Brandon Boyd, Michael Einziger and Jose Pasillas II formed Incubus in 1991 when they were high school classmates in Calabasas, CA.  Chris Kilmore joined in 1998 and Ben Kenney in 2003. The band’s big break came in 1999 with the release of the double-platinum selling album, Make Yourself, which included the singles: “Pardon Me,” “Stellar,” and “Drive”. The group’s third album, Morning View, released in 2001, debuted at number two on the album chart and included the radio hits “Wish You Were Here,” and “Nice To Know You.”  The most recent release from Incubus, Light Grenades, blazed onto Billboard’s Top 200 in 2006, debuting at #1.

 

You can catch Incubus playing some of the biggest hits of their career on the MONUMENTS AND MELODIES tour. Album track listing and tour dates are below.

 

http://www.enjoyincubus.com/

 

MONUMENTS AND MELODIES TRACKLISTING:

DISC ONE

1. Black Heart Inertia
2. Drive
3. Megalomaniac
4. Anna-Molly
5. Love Hurts
6. Wish You Were Here
7. Warning
8. Stellar
9. Talk Shows On Mute
10. Pardon Me
11. Dig
12. Oil And Water
13. Are You In?
14. Nice To Know You
15. Midnight Swim

 

DISC TWO

1. Neither Of Us Can See
2. Look Alive
3. While All The Vultures Feed
4. Pantomime
5. Anything
6. Punch Drunk
7. Admiration
8. Martini
9. A Certain Shade Of Green (Acoustic)
10. Monuments And Melodies
11. Let’s Go Crazy

 

 

MONUMENTS AND MELODIES TOUR

The following dates are confirmed, with more dates to be added:

Date                City                             Venue

August 11        Virginia Beach, VA      Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

August 12        Charlotte, NC             Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

August 14        Atlanta, GA                 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

August 15        Tampa, FL                  Ford Amphitheatre

August 16        Miami, FL                   Bayfront Park Amphitheatre

August 19        Austin, TX                  Austin Music Hall

August 21        Houston, TX               Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

August 22        Dallas, TX                  Superpages.com Center

August 25        Phoenix, AZ               Jobbing.com Arena

August 28        San Francisco, CA    Outside Lands Music And Arts Festival