Of Montreal will play Springfield in April

For the first time in 11 years, Of Montreal will play a Springfield concert.

The show was announced Thursday afternoon and will take place 8 p.m. April 19 at The Complex in downtown Springfield, confirmed SprinGood music promoter Johan Collins.

Tickets go on sale at noon Friday for $20 plus taxes and fees, Collins said. Thecomplexsgf.com has details.

He said it took a lot of convincing to get the psychedelic band — known for albums including 2007's "Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?," which hit No. 2 on the Billboard Independent charts — back to Springfield.

Of Montreal's 2008 performance was a bit of a one-off, Collins said. A St. Louis venue suddenly became unavailable, and the band agreed to play in the old Remmington's Downtown space.

But, Collins said, with the arrival of The Complex on Springfield's music scene, there was a concert venue of "the right size" to host this type of show.

"I've been asking for years," Collins told the News-Leader Thursday afternoon. "Having The Complex made it happen."

Collins said 500 tickets will go on sale. If the show sells out, more tickets may be added.

Yip Deceiver and Blue False Indigo are the supporting acts for the show.

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