Critics on “This Life,” the Song: deliciously perfect — Entertainment Weekly Vampire Weekend’s “This Life” Is Their Best New Song Yet. — Spin “This Life,” as much as anything else in the Vampire Weekend catalog, is an uninhibited romp that revels in its own wit and spiritual uncertainty. — Pitchfork “This Life” is a breezy highlight — USA Today Vampire Weekend have released the latest video from its #1 album Father of the Bride: “This Life.” Watch it HERE. The video, directed by Emmett Malloy, stars Kyle Field (of Little Wings) as “Wade” and features appearances by Danielle Haim, Ariel Rechtshaid, Jonah Hill, Simi & Haze, Mark Ronson, Sophie, Despot and of course the members of Vampire Weekend. It was filmed in Palm Springs, CA during Passover. The video was produced by Ari Schneiderman, Justin Cooper and was edited by Ian McGee. As previously reported, “This Life” features Danielle Haim on backing vocals, and additional guitars from Jake Longstreth, who co-hosts Time Crisis on Beats1 with Ezra Koenig. The song also features lyrics from iLoveMakonnen’s song “Tonight.” Vampire Weekend kicked off the Father of the Bride North American Tour this past weekend headlining the Hangout Festival in Gulf Shores and will continue to span the globe through November 2019. VAMPIRE WEEKEND North American Father of the Bride Tour 2019 05/17-19/19 – Gulf Shores, AL – Hangout Festival 06/05/19 — Toronto, ON — RBC Echo Beach 06/07/19 — Indianapolis, IN — Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park 06/08/19 — Milwaukee, WI — BMO Harris Pavilion 06/09/19 — Minneapolis, MN — The Armory 06/11/19 — Madison, WI — The Sylvee 06/12/19 — St. Louis, MO — Fabulous Fox Theatre 06/14/19 — Cleveland, OH — Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica 06/15/19 — Cincinnati, OH — PNC Pavilion 06/16/19 — Chicago, IL — Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island 06/18/19 — Nashville, TN — Ascend Amphitheater 06/21/19 — Raleigh, NC — Red Hat Amphitheater 06/22/19 — Charlotte, NC — Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre 06/23/19 – Dover, DE – Firefly Music Festival 07/27-28/19 – Detroit, MI – Mo Pop Festival 08/16/19 — Oklahoma City, OK — The Criterion 08/17/19 — Houston, TX — White Oak Music Hall 08/18/19 — Dallas, TX —The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory 08/20/19 — Austin, TX — ACL Live 08/21/19 — Austin, TX — ACL Live 08/24/19 — Miami, FL — James L. Knight Center 08/25/19 — St. Augustine, FL — St. Augustine Amphitheatre 08/27/19 — Atlanta, GA — Fox Theatre 08/30/19 — Norfolk, VA — Ted Constant Convocation Center 09/03/19 — Boston, MA — Agganis Arena 09/04/19 — Philadelphia, PA — Mann Center for the Performing Arts 09/06/19 — New York, NY — Madison Square Garden 09/08/19 — Montreal, QC — MTELUS 09/20-22/19 – Las Vegas, NV – Life Is Beautiful Festival 09/25/19 — Vancouver, BC — Festival Lawn at Deer Lake Park 09/27/19 — Seattle, WA — WaMu Theater 09/28/19 — Portland, OR — McMenamins Edgefield 10/01/19 — San Francisco, CA — Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 10/02/19 — Los Angeles, CA — Hollywood Bowl 10/03/19 — San Diego, CA — CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU 10/06/19 — Salt Lake City, UT— The Complex 10/08/19 — Denver, CO— Red Rocks Amphitheatre 10/09/19 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre |