the band's first concert following the release of "a weekend in the city" was on 5 february 2007, in reading. it was played live on bbc 6 music that night. on 20 may 2007, bloc party were the first band to play that year on the "in new music we trust" stage at the bbc radio 1 big weekend at preston. they also took part in the uk live earth concert on 7 july 2007 at wembley stadium. the band also played sets at t in the park and oxegen 2007 that same weekend, as well as glastonbury and the reading and leeds festivals. bloc party said that they would tour australia and new zealand in august 2007, which would include a special concert at the splendour in the grass festival on 5 august. on 17 september 2007 they recorded a concert for the pbs show austin city limits. this was the day after playing at the austin city limits music festival. on 27 october 2007, the band performed with the exmoor singers, a london-based choir, as part of the bbc electric proms. they played songs from both "silent alarm" and "a weekend in the city" along with the first uk live performance of "flux". during 2007, russell lissack formed his side project group pin me down with melina mepris.