The Postal Service and Death Cab For Cutie Hydro Stage Times: Glasgow gig set times, tickets, support, setlist

By David Hepburn

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Published 14th Aug 2024, 14:59 BST
Updated 22nd Aug 2024, 15:21 BST
Death Cab For Cutie and The Postal Service will be playing a double headlining gig in Glasgow this month.Death Cab For Cutie and The Postal Service will be playing a double headlining gig in Glasgow this month.
Death Cab For Cutie and The Postal Service will be playing a double headlining gig in Glasgow this month. | Getty Images
The tour is the first of its kind in the two bands’ intertwinned histories.

What’s better than hearing one classic album played in full? Hearing two classic albums played in full - and that’s what promised when a massive double-headline tour rolls into Scotland this month.

Indie rockers The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their respective seminal 2003 albums Give Up and Transatlanticism with a global tour.

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It will see Benjamin Gibbard, the co-founder of both bands, pulling double duty.

He’ll first take to the stage with Jimmy Tamborello and Jenny Lewis to perform as The Postal Service, before switching hats to join Death Cab for Cutie band members Nick Harmer, Dave Depper, Zac Rae, and Jason McGerr for a second set.

And there’s good news for Scottish fans, with a stop in Scotland.

Here’s everything you need to know.

When are The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie playing Glasgow?

The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie play Glasgow's OVO Hydro on their double headline tour on Friday, August 23.

Will there be a support act?

The two bands will be supported by local favourites Teenage Fanclub. The beloved Bellshill band released their 13th studio album Nothing Lasts Forever last year and have a huge number of hit songs at their disposal. Those who have never heard them live before will soon discover why they were one of Kurt Cobain’s favourite bands.

What are the stage times?

Doors open at 6.30pm, with Teenage Fanclub getting things off to a start at 7.30pm. The venue have yet to confirm further stage times but judging by similar gigs, expect The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie to take to the stage at around 8.15pm and 9.30pm respectively - with the concert finishing by 10.35pm. Please note these are estimated times only.

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Are tickets still available?

If you've decided at the last minute that you'd like to go to the gig there are still tickets available here, starting at £58.45.

Are there any age restrictions?

It’s over 14s only in the standing areas. In the seated areas you must be 8 to gain admittance. All under 16s must be accompanied by an adult over the age of 18.

What is the likely The Postal Service setlist?

The Postal Service are likely to play the following songs:

  1. Give Up
  2. The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
  3. Such Great Heights
  4. Sleeping In
  5. Nothing Better
  6. Recycled Air
  7. Clark Gable
  8. We Will Become Silhouettes
  9. This Place Is a Prison
  10. Brand New Colony
  11. Natural Anthem
  12. Such Great Heights
  13. Enjoy the Silence

What is the likely Deathcab For Cutie setlist?

Deathcab For Cutie are likely to play the following songs:

  1. The New Year
  2. Lightness
  3. Title and Registration
  4. Expo '86
  5. The Sound of Settling
  6. Tiny Vessels
  7. Transatlanticism
  8. Passenger Seat
  9. Death of an Interior Decorator
  10. We Looked Like Giants
  11. A Lack of Color
Related topics:GlasgowTeenage FanclubSSE HydroConcerts
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