Huh?
He pointed me to the source of the rumor, a Portland blog, at which the following was posted:
While out walking N. Mississippi, I noticed the old Richard's Housewares lot has privacy fencing up and a security guard. Also, there are porta-toilets in the back. After asking around, I learned that there may be a private event occurring there this evening or Friday and the performers are the Beastie Boys. Yep, you heard it here first. I have nothing to back this up other than hearing it from people who work or own businesses on the street.A reader of the blog provided additional information, quoting an inside source who says it is the Beastie Boys playing a corporate gig for Wieden & Kennedy, a Portland-based advertising agency. BS or not? I have no idea.
Although I think this rumor is highly improbable, I'm posting it in the event that it pans out to be true and/or someone has concrete evidence to either confirm or dismiss the rumor. If you know something, hit our inbox with an email.
4 comments:
Hmmmm 3 hour drive from Seattle.
Wonder if I can crash it.
Ummm yeah I'm with porta-toilet maintenance. (here in the northwest we call them "honeybuckets.") You gotta use the lingo. I'll be like a fuckin' Mentos commercial.
I would not recommend driving the distance unless it was concrete-confirmed.
I find it unlikely that the band, who have been working almost every day on the new album, would fit in a gig at this time. If they ARE doing a gig, they're doing it without rehearsal.
I thought they were against selling themselves to the corporate world.
"Ain't selling out to advertisers"
WTF?
Funny that you should comment on that. I received a few emails that questioned their doing a corporate gig.
Playing a corporate gig is the same thing as playing a private party. Last year, Beastie Boys did corporate gigs for etnies and Myspace.com. They're not above playing a show for the right price.
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