Flight of Conchords Tickets

The Grammy Award-winning New Zealand comedy duo composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, Flight of the Conchords, come billed as New Zealand's fourth most popular folk-parody band. The duo has found their niche by combining humor that ranges from the subtle to the outlandish with a variety of musical genres. Their self-titled, full-length debut for Sub Pop Records culls fourteen songs from their acclaimed stand-up musical act and hit HBO series.

The famous duo Flight of the Conchords formed in the year 1998. Since then, they have developed a mass cult following. The group uses a combination of witty observation, characterization and acoustic folk guitars. The duo's comedy and music became the basis of a BBC radio series and then an American television series, which premiered in 2007, also called Flight of the Conchords.

Flight of the Conchords first performed as part of a five-man group called So You're a Man, which included Taika Waititi, and had a small but loyal following in New Zealand and Australia. They performed their first televised performances over four nights on Newtown Salad, a show on Wellington's short-lived local TV station Channel 7, which was later renamed as WTV. In 2002 and 2003 they performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and were nominated for the Perrier Award in 2003. In 2004, the band created a radio series for BBC Radio 2, based on the band's search for commercial success in London, and this series won the duo the Bronze Sony Radio Academy Award for comedy. They also performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival where they won the Best Newcomer Award.

The band again performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2004. They were later featured in a 2004 campaign for British mobile phone retailer Phones 4U and on Australia's ABC TV in the show Stand Up! The band also received a special on Friday night half-hour stand-up comedy series One Night Stand from HBO. They then headlined at the opening weekend at Comix comedy club where they recorded two tracks included on 2007's The Distant Future. They also performed at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas. During their visit to Texas, they recorded a documentary titled Flight of the Conchords: A Texan Odyssey, which aired on New Zealand's TV3 in late 2006. In the year 2007, the band performed on David Letterman's Late Show, appeared at the 2007 Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, and was also interviewed by Terry Gross on the NPR radio show Fresh Air. The year 2008 put a stamp on their success as on February 10, 2008, the band won the Grammy for best comedy album for The Distant Future. The band's other achievements include many awards. Time magazine's James Poniewozik named it one of the Top 5 New TV Series of 2007, ranking it at #2, whereas, Entertainment Weekly named Flight of the Conchords the seventh best show of 2007. Flight of the Conchords was nominated for two Emmys in 2008, for Best Writing- Comedy Series and Best Directing- Comedy Series.

The Albums which the Flight of the Conchords have released so far, include, Folk the World Tour in 2002, The BBC Radio Series: Flight of the Conchords in 2006, The Distant Future (EP) in 2007, Flight of the Conchords in 2008. Pencils in the Wind / Albi The Racist Dragon is a Single, and they are going to be coming up with their new upcoming album this year, that is, 2009.

The band's most sold and hit album so far has been the Flight of the Conchords which was released in 2008, under the label of Sub Pop. All the songs in this album are already well known to fans through other mediums. "Foux du Fafa" is an infectious dance song that conveys the dangers and pure silliness of knowing just enough French to get you into trouble. "Think About It" is FOTC's attempt to address the issues plaguing our society. Think Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On?" but about monkey diseases and bizarre accidents with cutlery. The best track on this album might be "Mutha'uckas," a song that jokes about the censorship required to play hip-hop on radio and television. However, the most disappointing part of this album for the band's fans is the omission of the songs which are loved by many. But perhaps they'll make their way onto a future release.

The famous duo Flight of the Conchords will soon be performing in many US cities so if any one of you does not want to miss their chance of watching this great duo perform live, then you must get your tickets to Flight of the Conchords concert soon!