Andrew Bird

[photogallerylink id=40226 align=left]Mark your calendars for September 24th, people! It’s the last gasp of summer, which makes it the perfect time for the 15th Annual Hideout Block Party! It’s a special event unlike any other of the year! Featured this year are: [lastfm]Andrew Bird[/lastfm], playing the only full-length, full-scale, all-the-cards-on-the-table show of 2011, and the sister herself, [lastfm]Mavis Staples[/lastfm], in the only time she performs with her entire band in Chicago this year! Talk about exclusive. If you’re a VIP, the ticket presale begins NOW and runs through FRIDAY at NOON.

This will be the only time [lastfm]Mavis Staples[/lastfm] will perform with her entire band in Chicago this year. Plus, Big Freedia, Jon Langford & the Burlington Welsh Male Choir, Booker T. Jones, and more. Tickets are $25, and will go on sale officially to the public on Friday, July 22nd at noon. Seriously, this is a block party unlike any you’ve seen on your street, so don’t miss out!

Use the password “Hideout15.” over at HideoutChicago.com.

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Video: Andrew Bird Live from Studio X

Video: Andrew Bird Backstage at Lollapalooza 2009

Photos: Andrew Bird & Bright Eyes XRT Show 2007