{"id":6627,"date":"2011-08-29T02:47:28","date_gmt":"2011-08-29T07:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com?p=6627"},"modified":"2011-08-29T03:18:51","modified_gmt":"2011-08-29T08:18:51","slug":"young_the_giant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/29\/young_the_giant\/","title":{"rendered":"Young the Giant Rocks Out @ VMAs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Young the Giant’s<\/a> lead singer Sameer Gadhia strutted down the catwalk and got the crowd going at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards tonight. The group performed “My Body.”<\/a> Backstage before the show they talked<\/a> about being the sole rock act to perform at this year’s award show. Watch their performance below.<\/p>\n\n

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Thanks for the tip Pravin Praveen<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Young the Giant canceled performances at Reading and Leeds festivals to make it to the VMAs. Gadhia explained why it was important for them to perform at tonight’s show in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n

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“We canceled Reading and Leeds [festivals] because of the VMAs,” frontman Gadhia shared. “I mean, we always watched them, ever since we were little … and we’re from Los Angeles, so we figured it would be a great opportunity. Hopefully people in the U.K. will forgive us. I know some people are already annoyed.” (MTV<\/a>) <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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