Another reason to hate Clap Your Hands Say Blah.

I mean, you saw this coming but it still sucks. I can attest to the fact that The National are extremely nice -- and insanely talented -- guys who will handle any live situation with great aplomb. I mean, hell, they played The Pontiac to a less than packed house a few years ago. They were super gracious at the end though and seemed happy to just have had a chance to play Chicago. I admit I booked the show as a chance for them to showcase in front of a local booking agent but I've seen them since in bigger rooms and they have been just as intense as the first time I saw them.

They should just flip the bill and have The National open at this point since at least that way moren people will see them.