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VIDEO: The National & Beirut 'Fake Empire'

26 July 2011 | 12:43 pm | Staff Writer

The National performing live at the Open Air St Gallen Music Festival in Switzerland where they called Beirut on stage to help them perform 'Fake Empire.'

There was a brief moment of annoyance this morning when I got an email confirming that I could buy pre-sale tickets for Harvest which should have been good news...except don't these people know it's Splendour week and that's my booze money?!

A glance at an almost dry bank account made me question why we even bother until I stumbled across this video of The National performing live at the Open Air St Gallen Music Festival in Switzerland where they called Beirut on stage to help them perform 'Fake Empire.'  That's why we bother.  Flash backs to Mumford And Sons calling Boy And Bear on stage at last years Splendour and being part of any huge crowd drunkenly singing along and next thing I knew I was throwing cash at every festival ticket outlet like a creepy uncle with a pocket full of dollars at a seedy strip joint.

The National will be playing at this years Harvest Gathering. DETAILS HERE

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