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With the LCD Soundsystem party raging further downtown, a festive gathering of a different sort crashed New York City's United Palace Theatre this past Friday. UK phenoms Bloc Party spent A Weekend in the City, treating some 3,300 gig attendees to crowd favorites and selections from their sophomore LP. Apparently they brought down the house-- quite literally. According to Pitchfork photographer Kathryn Yu, who took the shots you see here, "even the band's quieter numbers took a toll on the Theatre, as small pieces of plaster from the ceiling occasionally rained down from above."

Bloc Party let the good times roll across Europe later this month, before returning to the U.S. in late May.

















Bloc rockin' beats:

04-14 Glasgow, Scotland - Academy #
04-15 Wolverhampton, England - Civic #
04-16 Plymouth, England - Pavilions #
04-18 Blackpool, England - Empress Ballroom #
04-19 London, England - Brixton Academy #
04-20 London, England - Brixton Academy #
04-21 Bourges, France - Bourges Festival
04-23 Nantes, France - Le Carriere
04-24 Lille, France - Aeronef
04-25 Brussels, Belgium - AB
04-27 Paris, France - Olympic
04-28 Utrecht, Netherlands - Music Centre
04-30 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
05-01 Stockholm, Sweden - Cirkus
05-02 Oslo, Norway - Sentrum Scene
05-04 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
05-05 Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
05-06 Dresden, Germany - Schlachthof
05-08 Cologne, Germany - E-Werk
05-09 Munich, Germany - Tonhalle
05-10 Lausanne, Switzerland - Metropolis
05-12 Bologna, Italy - Estragon
05-13 Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
05-14 Lyon, France - Transbordeur
05-15 Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz
05-17 Madrid, Spain - Riviera
05-18 Lisbon, Portugal - Coliseum
05-27 Pompano Beach, FL - Pompano Beach Amphitheatre ^
05-28 Tampa, FL - USF Sun Dome ^
05-29 Orlando, FL - UCF Arena ^
05-31 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle ^
06-01 Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues ^
06-03 Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall ^
06-05 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre ^
06-06 Boston, MA - WFNX Radio Show ^
06-07 Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall ^
06-09 San Francisco, CA - Live 105 Radio Show ^
06-11 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre ^
06-12 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre ^
06-13 Las Vegas, NV - Palms Casino Hotel ^
06-16 San Diego, CA - Concerts in the Park ^
07-01 Gdynia, Poland - Open'er Festival
08-03 Melbourne, Australia - Festival Hall
08-04 Sydney, Australia - Hordern Pavilion
08-25 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-26 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival

* with Albert Hammond Jr., Sebastien Grainger
# with Mahogany
^ with the Maccabees, the Noisettes