^ sleigh bells sold out places because of the hype...not necessarily because people like them.
I am sure it was because people liked them. I liked them. Others who went with me liked them. You are trolling.
Nope, he's got a point. If this is the same tour where they hit RNRH, they definitely sold out the show on hype and one song. The RNRH show sold out in a few hours and the only song from them that'd been released at that point was Tell'em or whatever their first single was, that was all anyone had heard of them. The album wasn't released till later, but prior to the show. Also, I'm not sure they'd played any live shows at that point, so reviews of their performance certainly weren't forthcoming.
I got tickets based on the hype and that one song (along with everyone else), figuring I'd give the album a spin when it came out and if it lives up the expectations go to the show, otherwise unload the tickets.
*edit - It was Rill Rill (not Tell'em), as that track was released in December 2009 apparently. Had to go look it up as I knew I was a bit off on dates/names, but the gyst was the same.