DATE: SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEDIER/BARI LIEBERMAN
HOOBASTANK
U.S. HEADLINING TOUR EXPANDS
WITH ADDITIONAL DATES
THROUGH DECEMBER
DATES COME AS BAND
CELEBRATES 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THEIR LANDMARK SECOND ALBUM
‘THE REASON’
TOUR KICKS OFF OCTOBER 25 IN PORTLAND, OREGON
WITH SPECIAL GUEST SECONDHAND SERENADE;
SELECT DATES ALSO INCLUDE
AUDIOVENT
NEW ALBUM ‘PUSH PULL’ OUT NOW VIA NAPALM RECORDS (HERE)
Hoobastank. Credit: Ashley Osborn. Download here.
Multi-platinum band HOOBASTANK will extend their recently announced cross-country headlining tour with additional dates through December. “The Reason Tour”–in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the release of their landmark second album of the same name–will see the band perform the pivotal album in its entirety alongside fan favorites and new songs off theirrecently released sixth studio album PUSH PULL, available now via Napalm Records HERE.
The trek will kick off October 25 in Portland, OR and hit 32 major cities across the U.S. (*see full list of dates below). Renowned singer-songwriter Secondhand Serenade (aka John Vesely)–who is celebrating the 10 year anniversary of his platinum debut Awake: Remixed & Remastered, 10 Years & 10,000 Tears Later–is slated to open on the majority of the cross-country trek. They’ll also be joined by Audiovent beginning November 30 for the final shows along the tour route. Audiovent?! Back from the dead?! Live?! And older?! You heard right, friendo. After a refreshing 14-year nap, Los Angeles natives Jason Boyd, Ben Einziger, and Paul Fried have decided to re-join forces for a batch of reunion shows with their good friends in Hoobastank. Before the band’s fantastic implosion during the making of their second album, they were together for 12 years, putting out Dirty Sexy Knights In Paris on Atlantic Records. Audiovent had a #8 Billboard hit with the song “The Energy,” and toured extensively in the U.S. and Europe. Audiovent also appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and MTV’s Live from The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Come and experience their long awaited reunion.
2018 marks the 15th anniversary of The Reason, which was produced by Howard Benson. The title track became a worldwide hit: #2 Billboard Hot 100, #1 U.S. and World Modern Rock charts (#10 Australia, #12 UK, #15 Germany), following the first single “Out of Control” (#9 Modern Rock, #16 Mainstream Rock). The album reached #3 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart and set a record in Canada, with 21 weeks at #1.
For the new album PUSH PULL, the 3x GRAMMY-nominated group—DOUG ROBB (lead vocals/rhythm guitar), DAN ESTRIN (lead guitar/keyboards), CHRIS HESSE (drums/percussion/backing vocals) and JESSE CHARLAND (bass/keyboards/backing vocals)–partnered with producer Matt Wallace (Faith No More, Deftones, Maroon 5, Andy Grammer) and explored both rock and pop songwriting with a renewed vigor. The 11-song collection features the first single “More Beautiful,” the title track “Push Pull” and a brand-new cover version of Tears for Fears’ classic 80’s pop hit “Head Over Heels.” HOOBASTANK’s first new album in six years, PUSH PULL delivers the large-scale, muscular, alternative rock sound the band is known for while re-establishing their presence in the current pop-rock spectrum. “Don’t Look Away,” the album opener sets the tone for PUSH PULL and displays the band’s growth over the years while staying true to their roots. Additional album highlights on PUSH PULL include “True Believer” and “Buzzkill (Before You Say Goodbye)” which show the band maturing from adolescent to adult relationships and examining the difficulty of keeping alive what fuels them. “We Don’t Need the World” and “There Will Never Be Another” explore the memories which bind two people together. Additionally, DOUG‘s lyrics to the headphones-worthy “Fallen Star” were inspired by a memory of watching a military family of a soldier who died in combat, while the go-for-broke “Just Let Go (Who Cares If We Fall)” sums up HOOBASTANK‘s current attitude.
DATE CITY VENUE
with Secondhand Serenade supporting
*Thu 10/25 Portland, OR Revolution Hall
*Sat 10/27 Salt Lake City, UT The Grand
Sun 10/28 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre
Tue 10/30 Billings, MT Pub Station Ballroom
Thu 11/1 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Café
Fri 11/2 Peoria, IL Monarch Music Hall
Sat 11/3 E. Dubuque, IA Q Casino
Sun 11/4 Joliet, IL The Forge
Tue 11/6 Detroit, MI The Majestic
Wed 11/7 Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theatre
Thu 11/8 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
Fri 11/9 Watertown, NY Exhibition Hall
Sun 11/11 New York, NY Highline Ballroom
Mon 11/12 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
Tue 11/13 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
Wed 11/14 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live
Fri 11/16 Memphis, TN New Daisy Theatre
*Sat 11/17 Biloxi, MS Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Sun 11/18 Orlando, FL House of Blues
Mon 11/19 Clearwater, FL Capitol Theatre
Wed 11/21 Greenville, SC The Firmament
Fri 11/23 Houston, TX Scout Bar
Sat 11/24 San Antonio, TX The Rock Box
Sun 11/25 Dallas, TX Canton Hall
Tue 11/27 Lubbock, TX Jakes
Wed 11/28 Albuquerque, NM El Rey Theatre
With Secondhand Serenade and Audiovent supporting
Fri 11/30 Phoenix, AZ Van Buren
Sun 12/2 Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn Bowl
Tue 12/4 San Diego, CA Observatory
*Wed 12/5 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory
Thu 12/6 San Francisco, CA The Regency
*Fri 12/7 Ventura, CA Ventura Theatre
*without Secondhand Serenade
Watch as HOOBASTANK perform their new single ‘Push Pull’ (Here) and ‘The Reason’ (Here) from their recent live concert special airing on AT&T AUDIENCE Network (DIRECTV Ch 239/U-verse Ch 1114). The full one-hour concert and interview is available streaming on-demand via DIRECTV NOW.
For more information on HOOBASTANK, visit:
About Hoobastank:
Formed in the mid-90’s, the multi-platinum, three-time GRAMMY Award-nominated group HOOBASTANK has five albums under their belt. The band was integral in establishing a global, critical mass in rock and began their career playing gigs in Los Angeles alongside contemporaries Incubus, Linkin Park and others. HOOBASTANK went on to sell over 10 million albums worldwide have released five albums and one EP. Their highly-anticipated sixth studio album, PUSH PULL, was released on May 25, 2018 (Napalm Records). HOOBASTANK’s landmark self-titled debut album spawned the breakthough hit “Crawling in the Dark“ (#68 Billboard Hot 100, #3 Modern Rock, #7 Mainstream Rock, #1 MP3 download chart) while the second single “Running Away“(Billboard Hot 100, #2 Modern Rock, #9 Mainstream Rock, #3 MP3 download chart) was even more successful. The album went platinum and reached # 25 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and #1 on the Billboard Heatseeker chart. World tours and high profile songs for major studio films (The Scorpion King, Daredevil) followed before they entered the studio with producer Howard Benson for their second album The Reason. The title track for The Reason became a worldwide hit, #2 Billboard Hot 100, #1 US and World Modern Rock charts (#10 Australia, #12 UK, #15 Germany), following the first single “Out of Control” (#9 Modern Rock, #16 Mainstream Rock). The album reached #3 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and set a record in Canada, with 21 weeks at #1. The album and song “The Reason” garnered multiple GRAMMY nominations including “Song of the Year,” “Best Rock Album” and “Best Pop Performance” for a Duo or Group and “The Reason” was played during the final episode of the mega hit NBC TV show Friends. HOOBASTANK’s third album Every Man for Himself achieved Gold certification and debuted at #12 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. The group followed with Fornever, a greatest hits album The Greatest Hits: Don’t Touch My Moustache and their first live album Live from the Wiltern as well as a series of singles and soundtrack releases including “We Are One“ Music for Relief in support of the Haiti earthquake crisis. In 2012, they released their fifth album Fight Or Flight which featured the singles “This Is Gonna Hurt,” and “Can You Save Me?”., HOOBASTANK—DOUG ROBB (Lead vocals/rhythm guitar), DAN ESTRIN Lead guitar/keyboards), CHRIS HESSE (Drums/percussion/backing vocals), JESSE CHARLAND (bassist/keyboardist/backing vocals)–released their sixth studio album titled PUSH PULL on May 25th 2018 (Napalm Records). The group teamed with producer Matt Wallace (Faith No More, Deftones, Maroon 5) to exploring both rock and pop songwriting with a renewed vigor. As a result, the 11 songs on PUSH PULL deliver a large-scale, muscular, alternative rock sound combining the best of what brought them here and establishing their presence in the current pop-rock spectrum. Album highlights include title track “Push Pull,” and “More Beautiful,” as well as “Don’t Look Away”, the album opener which sets the tone for PUSH PULL and displays the band’s growth over the years while staying true to their roots. The go-for-broke “Just Let Go (Who Cares if We Fall),” which sums up HOOBASTANK’s attitude. The group will launch a fall U.S. headlining tour beginning October 25 in Portland, OR and concluding December 7 in Ventura, CA.
About Secondhand Serenade:
Before the explosion of Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, the music industry had not yet seen a forward-thinking artist rise from the internet to find success in the mainstream. But all of that changed in the form of a lone man and his guitar. The year was 2007 when the #1 Myspace artist took the leap from the early days of social networking to the world of big box retail, releasing his first album commercially through a brand new record label. The artist was Secondhand Serenade, the label was Glassnote Records and the album was titled, Awake. Fast forward a full decade later and the team is getting back together. Not only is Secondhand Serenade (real name John Vesely) back on the Glassnote roster, but the album that started their relationship many moons ago is being brought back to life in the form of Awake: Remixed & Remastered, 10 Years & 10,000 Tears Later. After a relocation to Nashville, Tennessee and a break from touring, Vesely has re-emerged with the 10-year anniversary album which came out on February 10th, 2017 and a 2 legged tour in support of its release. The disc includes all 12 songs which originally appeared on the first retail release of Awake, along with 2 brand new songs. For more information on Secondhand Serenade, visit www.SecondhandSerenade.com.
