Extensive tours in support of the album including Glastonbury Festival in June 2010. And so, led by Dias with Esmeria Bulgari on vocals, Henrique Peters on keyboards, Vinicius Junqueira on bass and Claudio Tchernev on drums the band toured extensively enjoying some great highlights such as "A Minha Menina" featuring as the audio track for the McDonald's commercial “Victory” in June 2008, their first new release in 35 years, “Haih Or Amortecedor” (ANTI- Records) in September 2009. Sérgio Dias, however, vowed to keep the reformed band alive, not wanting to let "the giant sleep again", as he put it. However in September 2007, both Arnaldo Baptista and Zélia Duncan left the band, each expressing wishes to continue with their respective solo projects. This performance was followed by shows in New York City, Los Angeles (with the Flaming Lips), San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, and Miami. Kurt Cobain publicly requested a reunion tour from the trio in 1993, writing a letter to Arnaldo Baptista, but the bands first live performance since 1978 was at London’s Barbican Arts Centre on (though without Rita Lee, who was replaced with Zélia Duncan on vocals). Talking Heads frontman David Byrne has worked to publish and promote the group's music through his Luaka Bop label. Kevin Barnes of Of Montreal cites Os Mutantes as an important influence. Red Hot Chili Peppers bass player Flea has stated on his Twitter account that he is a fan. The Bees (UK band) covered "A Minha Menina" on their first album, Sunshine Hit Me. Beck paid tribute to the group with his single "Tropicália" from the album Mutations. One of the most well-known and influential rock bands in Brazil, Os Mutantes are cited as a major influence to many contemporary underground or independent bands in the United States and Europe. When Os Mutantes was formed, it combined influences from psychedelic acts from the English-speaking world like The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Sly & the Family Stone with bossa nova, tropicália, samba and the cultural legacy of the Brazilian art vanguards from the modernist movement. Os Mutantes ("The Mutants") are an influential Brazilian psychedelic rock band that were linked with the Tropicália movement of the late 1960s. $27 Advance/ $30 Day of Show / Doors at 8:00 Friday March 3 OS MUTANTES GHOST FUNK ORCHESTRA DJs Neal Becton (SOM Records) and Marcello Bentine
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