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LCD Soundsystem: Madison Square Garden

Iman Lababedi, RockNYC, 3 April 2011

JAMES MURPHY is Irish, so why not a wake? Following his decision to kill off the LCD Soundsystem franchise, lead singer Murphy announced a last hurrah at Madison Square Garden, less than a month after the Pogues had done the same thing at T5. And that's what we got, four nights at T5 followed by a long (over 3 1/2 hours) career high, career overview. A statement made, and Murphy's statement was: "My call, we are leaving at the top."

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