We are aware that the hype surrounding the release of the fourth and final book in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series, Breaking Dawn, is reaching a fever pitch, and that we’ve certainly done some fan-flaming around here. (See! Our goofy cartoon vampire proves we can have a laugh at our role in this phenomenon!) BUT we really do have something super-special going on, exclusive to EW.com: video of the Breaking Dawn Concert Tour, which we will be streaming live from 7-8:30 p.m. Friday (Aug. 1), and replaying again at 9 and midnight EST. The event will feature Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October, performing several songs that have appeared on Meyer’s own music playlists. (Check out "Hate Me" on the band’s MySpace page.) Meyer says that Furstenfeld’s music has played a major role in her writing, and has even inspired scenes in the Twilight saga.
PopWatchers, what do you think? Does the music enhances the experience of reading the books for you? And will you be going to one of the other three Breaking Dawn-themed shows in Chicago (on Aug 5), Los Angeles (Aug 7), and Seattle (Aug 12)?
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That’s not a goofy cartoon vampire! That’s Vincent Van Ghoul! I was all pumped up about news about The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo. Twilight? How disappointing.
MUSE! MUSE! MUSE! Such a Great band! listening to Black holes and Revelations makes the reading experience 100% better! I’m so glad that they’re going to be a part of the movie…
MUSE! MUSE! MUSE! Such a Great band! listening to Black holes and Revelations makes the reading experience 100% better! I’m so glad that they’re going to be a part of the movie…
These book are just more, terribly written, diet anne rice, goth kid crap with clumisly inserted mormon values.
“oh, I’m a vampire, I drink blood and kill to protect my friends, but uh…no premarital sex! Thats bad kids!”
…complete trash.
twilight is so cool, though i cant go to the release i plan on getting a copy from my aunt
I, for one, am terribly sick of hearing about twilight. Come on EW, you used to have standards.
Wow. I see a lot of vitriol for Twilight. I am a literary chauvinist, so I spent years avoiding these books based on the same assumptions. However, after finally succumbing to reading the first book (it was a gift) I have to say that the series is truly a very enthralling work of fiction. The characters are not teen dramatists with their own agendas, its truly a very enigmatic story with some very classical values displayed as the underlying themes. It is no Old Man and the Sea or Pride and Prejudice; it is entertaintment. But, it is entertainment done well. It’s pure fun, so truly, do lighten up.
Peter, Meyer’s books are intended for a young adult audience. Just because her books aren’t a vampire sex-fest doesn’t mean that she is shoving mormonism down your throat. It’s simply inappropriate for the age group. If you don’t like the books, then don’t read them. Don’t try to expose the rest of us to your unnecessary hatred.
EW, stop trying to make Twilight happen! It’s not going to happen!.
Well said Tiff. People try so hard to be above anything mainstream that they tend to miss out on true entertainment. True, the books are for young adults but so was Harry Potter and I can’t count the number of adults who enjoyed that series. People need to stop taking their entertainment so seriously. All it is about is getting away from our own realities for a couple of hours. Is there really anything wrong with that? And for the record why wouldn’t EW jump on the Twilight band wagon? They are and ENTERTAINMENT magazine and that is what they cover. Duh!
I THINK IT’S GREAT AND WISH I COULD GO !!!!
I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE IT LIVE THOUGH BUT I’M SO HAPPY WITH EW AND COVERING TWILIGHT !!!!
WORD.
Well, Jim, the main reason why I even went out and picked up the Twilight books is because of EW so I’m thinking you’re wrong in that department. Personally, I’m very excited for the last book. All of the books have been a joy to read and the characters are written so vividly that they seem to come to life and jump off the page. If you can suck it up and get past the fact that they’re “young adult” fiction, I think a lot of people would enjoy them.
wats funny is that every one of my friends keeps talkin about if bella and edward are going to do it.
Me, i just love the story.
It gets you hooked once you start reading it. Im still kinda sad it gonna end so i really hope Breaking dawn has a good ending.
I will not be going to the event because while I like the books and buy the books, I don’t like the idea of paying to meet an author. Most authors do q & a’s and autograph signings for free.
To the person who said EW used to have standards: What? It’s a pop culture magazine. Half the stuff they cover is crap.
Thank you thank you thank you.
Yea! I am so happy this is the final book! I am so sick of hearing about this crap. Oh wait! Now we have to hear about the crap movies. First Harry Potter. Now this. And then there are the people who buy into this and have to drone on about it. Ughh! Garbage in, garbage out.
These books are amazing and I am a 36 year old single mother. Bella and Edward took me to a fantasy world that i loved and enjoyed if only to get away from the real world problems of today’s society. There is nothig wrong with these books. I have recommended the series to several of my friends. For the people that commented that have bad things to say get a life!
I cannot wait to read Breaking Dawn! So much so that I will be waiting in line at a local bookstore tonight at midnight for one of the first copies! Therefore, I hope you will be replaying the concert series in the future, EW, for those of us who are diehard fans and won’t be home tonight at all!!
Adrianne Day wins a no-prize for missing an obvious pop culture reference here.
That cartoon is of Vincent Price’s character “Vincent Van Ghoul” from the 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo. That ain’t a cartoon of any old Vampire, that’s the main man himself playing a Warlock. BIG difference.
PS Chip, Sorry but I didn’t see you’d already made note of this. Chip 1, EP Sato and Adrienne Day 0
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Chip–I was going to say the same thing! That is Vincent Van Ghoul from Scooby Doo! Geez!
Seriously is EW getting a cut of the merchandising because every two minutes there’s an article promoting, extoling and pretty much ramming Stephanie Meyer and Twilight down our throats.
I liked the first two books, the third was a disappointment and have already ordered the last.
While I can appreciate fan devotion, this is getting a bit extreme.
What are we going to be subjected to in December when the movie comes out?
God help us.
Books-a-millon is having a “breaking dawn party” from 10 to midnight, and i will definitely be there. i’m extremely excited about breaking dawn. these books just give you a reason to smile, their so fun and interesting! i don’t know how you can say their horrible with the amazing numbers meyer gets.
Having been a fan of these books for years now its weird to see the hype machine roll into action and suddenly have the books and characters be everywhere. still i will at the theater tonight and getting my copy at midnight. To the naysayers, back in the day most thought HP was a waste of time too and it was just for kids. NO one thought it would blow like it did but it did anyway without much help from the naysayers and the same will be true of Breaking Dawm and the Twilight movies. The more you dump on it the bigger it will get. We twilighters are an ornery bunch.
I’m ecstatic for the release of the fourth book! I will definitey be attending the Midnight party at Borders, waiting on line at 12:01 to get my hands on the much anticipated final book of this incredible series.
It would have been awesome to attend the concert, though. It’s a shame that I found out about it too late…and it’s in NY, no less! *Sigh* Blue October is an amazing band!
I’m a librarian in New York and 2 years ago when New Moon cam out Stephenie came to my library, at my invitation to do a reading and signing. We had about 150 people show up. So now just 2 years later I go from seeing her for free and having her using my staff bathroom to paying $35 to see her at the Nokia theater. Why? Obvuously because I am crazy obsessed and I am just that big of a fan.
The publishers of Twilight and all are Little Brown who is part of Hachette Publishers which is Time Warner owned which owns EW.
There’s your answer as to why there’s so much hype.
I picked up Twilight about 2 months ago, having no idea that it was such a phenomenon, and fell in love with it. It’s not highbrow literature, but Stephenie Meyer sure knows how to tell a story and develop compelling characters. I’m a 44 year old mom, and my 18 year old daughter is crazy about the books too. We’ll be on line at Borders tonight at 12:01! I think the EW coverage has been terrific!