Well, not so secret anymore. A lucky 115 people will get to pre-purchase tickets to a gathering with Yeasayer, Health, DJ Darko and “other very special guests” this New Year’s Eve at the Metro in Chicago. The first 115 people with tickets will also receive a limited edition t-shirt designed collaboratively by the two bands.

Show specifics from the band:
Ticket Link: http://yeasayer.net/nye2010/
When: December 31st, 2010 at 10pm
Where: Metro (3730 N. Clark, Chicago, IL., 60613)
Who: Sorry 18+ duders
What to wear: TBD

Watch tonight’s short feature highlighting their recent performance below.

MP3: The Flaming Lips – Christmas At The Zoo

Watch this evening’s full message to all of her fans in the feature below.

MP3: Dolly Parton – Why’d You Come In Here Looking Like That?

Deets are as follows:

12/31/09
9:30 Club
Tix: $55

Further info can be found here.

In February, Sharon performed a stellar set at NYC’s Nokia Theater.

MP3: Sharon Jones – 100 Days, 100 Nights

Yay! It’ll take place on 12/31/09 @ Irving Plaza.

Watch ‘We Are Electric’ here.

In May, Fischerspooner performed at Brooklyn’s Music Hall.

MP3: Fischerspooner – A Kick In The Teeth (Good/Evil Mix)

Eat, drink & be merry.

See you in 2009!

MP3: The Walkmen – In The New Year

Sigh. The troupe’s final gig will take place on 12/31 @ Mercury Lounge.

A Place To Bury Strangers will also perform on the NYE bill.

Visit DOP on MySpace.

MP3: Dirty On Purpose – Live On WOXY

The show will take place on The Big Island.

For more info, head here!

Visit The B52s on MySpace.

MP3: The B52s – Hot Corner

ATJ, the NYC blogger collective, is set to help present the final show at the legendary, 3 level, Knitting Factory space in Tribeca. This last hurrah just happens to also be New Year’s Eve. After the Knitting Factory space was put on the market and sold into condos, the decision was made to move the cutting edge concert space to the smaller scaled Luna Lounge in Williamsburg. The New York Times interviewed owner Jared Hoffman last month about the plans. The final multi level party is sure to be a fabulous event, the kind only fitting for a spot that many NYers (and not so NYers) hold in their hearts & where many amazing acts got their start. Stay tuned for details!

Watch the band tackle ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog’ with Emilie Simon in the clip below.

MP3: Neimo – Echoing Pixels [alt link]