Comedians Arj Barker & Kristen Schall Confirmed as Special Guests

New Zealand folk comedy duo Flight of the Conchords will kick off a 15-stop European tour including 2 shows at The Olympia Theatre, Dublin 5th and 6th May 2010. The tour follows the second season and series finale of HBO/BBC’s hit show Flight of the Conchords as well as the release of the duo’s second full-length album, I Told You I Was Freaky. Comedians and fellow Flight of the Conchords actors Kristen Schall and Arj Barker are set to open each night. Complete list of tour dates below.

Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, the comedic musicians who together are Flight of the Conchords, first came onto the European scene after being nominated in 2003 for the Edinburgh Comedy Festival’s prestigious Perrier Prize. This success led to the band’s BBC 2 radio series, earning the pair the Bronze Sony Radio Academy Award for comedy. In 2008 Flight of the Conchords released their self-titled full-length debut which has gone on to achieve Gold status in the UK and was nominated for a Grammy for best comedy album. Furthermore, the duo also received 2 Emmy nominations the same year for Best Writing (Comedy Series) and Best Directing (Comedy Series). This followed their 2007 Grammy win for the EP The Distant Future in the same category. 2009’s I Told You I was Freaky received a 4/5 in The Sun, 8/10 in NME, and a 4/5 in Time Out London.

“Flight of the Conchords has had a great relationship with the U.K in the past. In some ways you could say we got our start there, and we were always over at the U.K's house. But then one night, some heated words were said and Flight of the Conchords left in a huff. We haven't been back since. That was five years ago,” quipped Jemaine Clement. “Now, we're coming back to say we're sorry. We'll also be visiting our old friend Ireland, an acquaintance that we had an uneasy first date with called 'The Netherlands' and some countries we have never met called Norway and Sweden.”

More about Kristen Schaal & Arj Barker
Kristen Schaal, who plays Flight of the Conchords’ fan-turned-stalker Mel on the BBC series, will open the tour dates from 3/5 through 15/5. In addition to her role on the Flight of the Conchords series, Schaal’s film and TV credits include Law & Order, South Park, Kate & Leopold and the upcoming Toy Story 3. Comedian and actor Arj Barker, who plays Jemaine and Bret’s New York friend Dave on the hit series, will open 16/5 through the end of the tour.

Tickets for Dublin €39.20 including booking fee go on sale this Friday 5th March at 9am

Flight of the Conchords 2010 Tour Dates:

Dates with Kristen Schaal
3rd May-Amsterdam, NL at Melkweg Max
4th May- Amsterdam, NL at Melkweg Max
5th May-Dublin, Ireland at Olympia – www.ticketmaster.ie
6th May- Dublin, Ireland at Olympia – www.ticketmaster.ie
10th May-Birmingham, UK at NIA - www.theticketfactory.com - 08443 388 000
11th May-Manchester, UK at Apollo - www.livenation.co.uk/manchester -08444 777 677
12th May-Manchester, UK at Apollo- www.livenation.co.uk/manchester - 08444 777 677 14th May- Glasgow, UK at SECC - www.ticketSOUP.com - 08443 954 000

15th May- Glasgow, UK at SECC -www.ticketSOUP.com - 08443 954 000

Dates with Arj Barker

16th May- London, UK at HMV Hammersmith Apollo
www.ticketmaster.co.uk - 08448 444 748
17th May- London, UK at HMV Hammersmith Apollo
www.ticketmaster.co.uk - 08448 444 748
20th May- Bergen, Norway at Grieghallen
22nd May- Oslo, Norway at Folkteatern
23rd May- Copenhagen, DK at Vega
24th May- Stockholm, Sweden at Cirkus

Links
flightoftheconchords.co.nz/

Due to overwhelming demand, Flight Of The Conchords have added two more UK Dates, May 8th at the Apollo in Manchester, and May 25th at London’s Wembley Arena. Tickets for both shows go on sale Friday, March 12th