Grizzly Bear (band) - Collaboration, Tours, and Notable Appearances

Collaboration, Tours, and Notable Appearances

In November 2007, the band released their EP Friend on Warp Records. The EP features collaborations with the Dirty Projectors and Beirut, as well as covers of Grizzly Bear songs by Cansei de Ser Sexy, Atlas Sound and Band of Horses.

Grizzly Bear has toured with TV on the Radio (U.S., October 2006) and Feist (U.S., June 2007). In April 2008 Paul Simon asked Grizzly Bear to play with him for five nights during his month long residency at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, showcasing songs from his career. Grizzly Bear worked with singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Paul Duncan of Warm Ghost. The band opened for Radiohead on the second leg of their North American tour of summer 2008.

Some notable concerts and music festivals in which Grizzly Bear has performed include the Coachella Music Festival (Indio, California, April 29, 2007); the Sasquatch Music Festival (George, Washington, May 26, 2007); the Roskilde Festival (Roskilde, Denmark, July 7, 2007); and the Pitchfork Music Festival (Chicago, July 14, 2007). On November 3, 2007 the band played as a part of the Wordless Music Series at the New York Society for Ethical Culture center. The show was later ranked by Stereogum.com as their Favorite Live Show of 2007. On March 1, 2008 Grizzly Bear played at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The first half of the show featured the orchestra playing selections chosen by Grizzly Bear while Grizzly Bear followed with a full set of their own songs. They also played at the 2008 Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago, Illinois and the 2009 Bonnaroo Music Festival, along with appearing at the 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival.

In 2009, they played at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on February 28 with Owen Pallett, backed by an orchestra arranged by Nico Muhly and conducted by Michael Christie. They played new songs from Veckatimest as well as songs from Yellow House. Ed Droste has stated that many songs (such as "Central and Remote", "Reprise" and "Campfire") will not be played again unless backed by an orchestra. In March 2009, they played two showcases at South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas at the Central Presbyterian Church (Austin, Texas) and the Cedar Street Courtyard. In July 2009, they played at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, Illinois. The band returned to Austin to perform at the 2009 Austin City Limits Music Festival on October 3. The October 16 release of the Twilight Saga: New Moon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack included Slow Life (track 13) by the band and featured guest vocals by Victoria Legrand of Beach House.

In the summer of 2009, Beyoncé and Jay-Z attended the band's show at East River State Park in New York City. Jay-Z praised the band as "incredible," claiming that "what the indie rock movement is doing right now is very inspiring", hoping that it would "push hip-hop to go even further."

The band performed at the Rockefeller Music Hall in Oslo, Norway, on November 25, 2009, and subsequently arranged to play at the Falls Festival in Australia's Marion Bay and Lorne locations. Following the four-day Australian festival (from December 29 - January 1, 2010), the band performed on January 7, 2010, at the Sunset Sounds Festival in Brisbane, Queensland, and then on January 9, 2010, at the three-day Southbound Festival in Busselton, Western Australia.

They also played at the three day Splendour in the Grass music festival in Woodford, Queensland on the 30th June 2010 with the likes of The Strokes, Pixies and Ben Harper & Relentless7.

In the summer of 2010, they played at the Nateva Music & Camping Festival. They played on the Main Stage on Saturday July 3. They also appeared at Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit on October 23 and 24 in Mountain View, California.