Upcoming Music Events in Taiwan

Hey, did anybody see Elvis Costello last week?

How about the American Idol Karaoke Stars Featuring What’s Left of Queen? That shit was last night…

New shows:

November 3
Slipknot @ New Taipei City Exhibition Hall

Standing tickets start at NT$2,400; pricing tier caps out around NT$5,300. You gotta really want to see this band for that kind of coin.

November 29
Sigur Rós @ Nangang Exhibition Hall

Oh, for chrissakes. Twenty years too little, too late. These cats were tres cool around the turn of the millennium. Since then, a cameo on The Simpsons (and a version of the Game of Thrones theme). Heard some of their 2013 LP, Kveikur, and it was 'aight. Tell you what, that first Bjork solo LP is genius, and all the Icelandic “rock” I’ll ever need.