GOING AIRBORNE: Island Records group The Airborne Toxic Event are set to launch multi-venue five-night residencies in London, L.A. and N.Y. in support of the April 26 release of their long-awaited new album, All at Once, featuring their new single, “Changing.” The L.A. shows will begin April 25 at Satellite in Silver Lake before moving to the Troubadour on Tuesday, April 26, album release day; to the El Rey Theatre on April 27; then the Henry Fonda Theatre on Thursday, April 28, and conclude on Friday night (April 29), a secret show that will only be available to the first fans that buy “season tickets” to all four shows. They will appear April 26 on NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno; and April 28 on the outdoor stage of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. The London dates start with a secret show April 18 and include Dublin Castle (4/19), Barfly (4/20), King’s College (4/21) and the Koko nightclub (4/22). The N.Y. shows include the Pianos bar (5/2), Mercury Lounge (5/3), Bowery Ballroom (5/4), Webster Hall (5/5) with a secret Friday night show (5/6). Check out the first of “The Bombastic Videos” below, a weekly series of one-shot, one-take acoustic performances featuring every song from the band’s new album. (2/17p)
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