Incoming: Placebo at the Beaumont, September 27

Placebo, who for some reason are now on Vagrant Records, come to Kansas City for a date at the Beaumont Club on September 27.

I mean, I understand Thrice. I maybe understand HORSE: the band. But Placebo? The only song they ever released as a single is one of the few songs guaranteed to make me switch the station when listening to the radio (other contenders are Marcy Playground’s “Sex and Candy” and “Bound For the Floor” by Local H).

Yet, it seems that this is Placebo’s sixth album, and they’ve been together for nearly 15 years. Somebody’s buying their records. If it’s you, then congratulations, here’s a show for you. Everyone else, you may return to your indifference.