The Frontier Touring Company is thrilled to announce Simple Plan�s first Australian tour in over triplet years. Simple Plan will perform for fans in Perth, Newcastle, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Special guests at all shows will be The Getaway Plan and Short Stack.
Simple Plan�s fierce and unapologetic sound has rapt a loyal fan fundament worldwide, with Australian fans some of the most vocal. Simple Plan slammed their way into the music diligence via the multi-platinum selling No Pads, No Helmets�Just Balls which spawned an array of hit singles (�I�d Do Anything�, �Perfect� and �I�m Just A Kid�), shooting the band to prominence around the world.
They followed up their success with the hyperactive Still Not Getting Any� The dismissal of singles �Welcome To My Life�, �Shut Up� and �Untitled� propelled the band to a new level, as they sold millions of copies across the world. After encouraging Green Day across Australia and marketing out their own subsequent tour Down Under, Simple Plan cemented themselves as one of Australia�s most welcomed bands.�
Simple Plan will return to Australia in support of their most defining album to date (Simple Plan � out now through Warner). The band challenged themselves to break the boundaries, and they did just that. Featuring �When I�m Gone� and their latest single �Your Love Is A Lie�, the album continues to tempt fans with a new new sound, showcasing the band�s unbridled energy. Contagious hook-filled melodies and challenging lyrics proven that experimenting with their winning rule was well worth the risk.
Off the back of their sold out �Where The City Meets The Sea� tour, The Getaway Plan are returning to the stage to deliver what promises to be a stellar performance. The Melbourne-based foursome�s cross pollination of genres has positioned them as one of the fastest growing acts of the Apostles in the country. The hugely successful single �Where The City Meets The Sea� spearheaded The Getaway Plan into household-name status, which the band topped off with countless tours alongside My Chemical Romance, Kisschasy and The Used. Performing tracks from their ARIA round top 20 record album Other Voices, Other Rooms, you tin expect to be wowed by The Getaway Plan.
If you haven�t yet heard of Short Stack, it is decidedly time that we brought you up to speed. With over half a million plays on My Space and more than a quarter of a million on You Tube, the eccentric person threesome ar fast rising as i of Australia�s hottest new bands. Their self-filmed Short Stack T.V has standard 250,000 hits, drive the video for �Drop Dead Gorgeous� to be featured on the rotation lists of MTV, Channel V and Video Hits. Forming a global winnow base with their intoxicating blend of indie rock, pop and punk, Short Stack have already validated their winner by� load-bearing the likes of Good Charlotte, The Click 5, McFly and hellogoodbye around the country.
The history of Simple Plan in Australia is straightforward: they sell out shows. With the reinforcements of The Getaway Plan and Short Stack, these shows will tread the same path.
Tickets will go on sale Thursday 11 September. Please visit frontiertouring.com for pre-sale details
SIMPLE PLAN
with The Getaway Plan and Short Stack
Australia � October 2008
Tickets on sale Thursday 11 September
Tuesday 14 October��������������������� Metro City, Perth����������������������������� ����������� 18+
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
Thursday 16 October������������������� Newcastle Entertainment Centre�� ����������� All Ages
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
Friday 17 October������������� ����������� Brisbane Entertainment Centre���� ����������� All Ages
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
Saturday 18 October ������������������� Hordern Pavilion, Sydney�������������� ����������� All Ages
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
Tuesday 21 October��������������������� Festival Hall, Melbourne���������������� ����������� All Ages
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au; Festival Hall 288 Rosslyn St, West Melbourne; (licensed and unlicensed areas)
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