Later during a performance at All Tomorrow's Parties 2009 Music Festival in September (curated by The Flaming Lips), Bradford Cox announced that the band will be going on hiatus to "devote time to some other things," calling the show their last "for a long time."
Posteriormente, durante unha actuación no festival All Tomorrow's Parties do 2009 en setembro (comisionado por The Flaming Lips), Bradford Cox anunciou que a banda estaría en hiato para "dedicar tempo a outras cousas", dicindo que ese sería o seu últimos concerto "durante un longo período de tempo".