Gorillaz have confirmed that Lou Reed and Mos Def will connect them for one night only performances at the October 8 stop of the Flight To Plastic Beach tour at New York`s Madison Square Garden.
On Oct 7, the day before Gorillaz` Madison Square Garden debut, the ring will have its first ever call to the Late Show with David Letterman.
A particular online live stream will be available on CBS Live On Letterman`s site October 7 8et/5pt. Viewers can learn here: http://www.cbs.com/late_night/liveonletterman/
The two additional special guests at the Garden date will appear along with De La Soul, Little Dragon, Bobby Womack and other touring guests of the Gorillaz Plastic Beach band which features Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of the Clash. Those attending the once in a lifetime Madison Square Garden extravaganza can expect Reed to occupy centre stage on "Some Form Of Nature" and Mos Def to man the mic for "Sweepstakes," reprising their already classic turns on Gorillaz` Plastic Beach.
Mos Def will also do with Gorillaz at the tour`s October 10 stop at Camden NJ`s Susquehanna Bank Centre and at the October 11 date at the Patriot Center in Washington DC.
The entire name of currently confirmed guests of the Gorillaz Plastic Beach band is as follows (more to be announced if/when confirmed):
Lou Reed (NYC only) Mos Def (NYC, Camden and DC only) Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Bashy Little Dragon De La Soul Bobby Womack Roses Gabor Bootie Brown Kano Miho Hatori (to look in Los Angeles and NYC only)
** some artists will not be appearing in all cities, for a good number of scheduled appearances please visit Gorillaz.com
N.E.R.D. has been confirmed as backup for the North American dates, joining the circuit at Boston`s Agganis Arena and playing on all North American dates except the Montreal opener.
Tickets are now available on LiveNation.com. The U.S. and Canada dates, promoted by Live Nation, will be followed by a serial of ten shows across Europe and the UK, as good as, seven shows across Australia and Asia.
GORILLAZ ESCAPE TO PLASTIC BEACH WORLD TOUR 2010 NORTH AMERICAN ITINERARY October 3 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre October 6 - Boston, MA - Agganis Arena October 8 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden October 10 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center October 11 - Washington, DC - Patriot Center October 13 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre October 14 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre October 16 - Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion October 17 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center October 19 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center October 20 - Dallas, TX - Verizon Theatre October 22 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center October 24 - Denver, CO - Wells Fargo Theatre October 26 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre October 27 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre October 28 - San Diego, CA - Viejas Arena October 30 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena November 2 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena November 3 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
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