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19-04-2007
VOTE FOR SILVERCHAIR – MTV AUSTRALIA VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS
Silverchair have had an awesome start to 2007 with the release of their number 1 hit single “Straight Lines” and their number 1 album “Young Modern”. The guys have have recently been announced as nominees for Australia’s MTV Video Music Awards in the following categories;
* Best Group
* Video of the Year – Straight Lines
* Viewers Choice Award
The great news is that ALL of these awards are won via a public vote. So if Silverchair are rockin’ your world then get voting!
Voting is simple!
1. Click on the following link : <http://www.mtv.com.au/avma>
2. Click on Vote
3. Click on Quick Vote
4. Select the category
5. Enter SILVERCHAIR
Or for AUSTRALIAN residents only…
You can also vote via SMS. It’s as simple as texting ‘rock’ to 191 688. You will then receive a reply with all the nominees then select SILVERCHAIR to make your vote count! Txt to this number will set you back 55 cents.
You can vote as many times as you like and remember VOTING CLOSES REALLY SOON!
For more MTV Video Music Awards info check out;
www.mtv.com.au/avma
12-04-2007
SILVERCHAIR - LIVE FROM FARAWAY STABLES
On Saturday April 19, 2003 Silverchair brought the "Across The Night" tour to their hometown of Newcastle, NSW Australia.
The concert was staged in the ornate and venerable Newcastle Civic Theatre - within walking distance of the band's birthplace. Surrounded by friends and family the group finally got to perform songs from their landmark album "Diorama" as well as a selection of earlier works.
Tickets for this unusually intimate show had sold out in less than ten minutes and could not be bought at any price.
As with all the dates on this special tour, Silverchair staged the concert over two separate acts. The first showcased mainly quieter and more experimental material while the second consisted of the heavier rock songs on which the band had built their reputation as an incendiary live act.
This unique double album is now available through i-Tunes!
12-04-2007
LIVE IN THE UK!
Silverchair have announced their first shows in the U.K since 2003!
All dates and venues for the upcoming “Young Modern Tour” are as follows;
FRIDAY 10th August Brixton Academy, London
SATURDAY 11th August Corn Exchange, Edinburgh
SUNDAY 12th August Ritz, Manchester
MONDAY 13th August Rock City, Nottingham
Tickets go on sale Tuesday April 17th at 9am.
Ticket purchase info. is available in the Tours section
12-04-2007
SILVERCHAIR TO PLAY LOLLAPALOOZA
Silverchair announced today they'll be playing Lollapalooza in Chicago in early August. Lollapalooza is an iconic American music festival featuring alternative rock, hip hop and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances.
Check out the Lollapalooza website for more info.
11-04-2007
"YOUNG MODERN TOUR" TICKETS UNSCALPED...
A very limited number of tickets for Silverchair's "Young Modern Tour" will be available for purchase from the Oztix website from 9am tomorrow (April 12). These are available due to an in depth investigation resulting in scalped tickets being cancelled. Tickets are available for the following shows.
Saturday 28 April - The Tivoli Brisbane - SOLD OUT
Wednesday 2 May - Metro Nightclub Melbourne - SOLD OUT
Monday 7 May - Metropolis Fremantle - Still Available
Remember Silverchair are headlining "Groovin The Moo" at Maitland Showground on May 12. Ticket purchase information is available in the Tours section
08-04-2007
SILVERCHAIR MAKE CHART HISTORY
Silverchair made music history today with the chart topping debut of their new release Young Modern. They have become the first Australian band to ever have five #1 albums.
This eclipses the achievements of Cold Chisel and Midnight Oil who each enjoyed four Australian #1’s over the course of their extraordinary careers. A number of other legendary Aussie bands have had three #1’s including INXS, Crowded House, Powderfinger and AC/DC.
It’s also Silverchair’s fifth consecutive #1 debut – a feat that’s obviously also unmatched by any other group.
In more good chart news, their single “Straight Lines” remained at #1 on the national singles chart for the fourth consecutive week. Both releases have already been certified platinum.
“We’re overwhelmed by the reaction we’ve had to Young Modern”, said Silverchair’s singer/guitarist/songwriter Daniel Johns. “It’s been a long time since we’ve released a new album and we put a lot of time into making this one so we’re really grateful that it’s getting embraced in such a big way. Ben and Chris and I would like to thank everyone who’s helped make it all happen.”
In addition to its commercial success, Young Modern, has also been warmly received by the critics with a raft of four and five star reviews around the country. Rolling Stone Magazine called it “a towering triumph”, Drum Media said it’s “a melodic powerhouse” and the Sunday Herald-Sun described it as “Silverchair’s Masterpiece”.
Tickets for Silverchair’s Young Modern Tour sold out in a heartbeat last week although some tickets do remain for the band’s appearance at a festival in Maitland NSW on May 12th.
03-04-2007
SILVERCHAIR SELL OUT TOUR WITHIN MINUTES AHEAD OF EXCLUSIVE LAUNCH BROADCAST ON CHANNEL [V]
Tickets for Silverchair’s ‘Young Modern Tour’ which went on sale yesterday, sold out in minutes ensuring the band will play tracks from their 70,000+ (platinum) selling new album to packed houses in every capital city during April/May.
Those who missed out on tickets could visit the tiny NSW town of Cowra who will stage an exclusive Silverchair show as part of Triple J's "One Night Stand" promotion in late April.
Alternatively, limited tickets still remain available for the Groovin The Moo Festival at Maitland which the group will headline on May 12. Please visit www.groovinthemoo.com for more info on this show.
The “Young Modern Tour” will be the trio’s first national run of headlining dates in nearly four years and if their album launch in Sydney last Friday night is any indication it’s certain to produce some of the best live shows of the year.
The launch event came on the eve of the release of their fifth studio album ‘Young Modern’ which hit stores last Saturday. At that special show the band gave over 1000 enthusiastic ‘chair devotees a memorable taste of what is to come on their national tour.
Channel [V] will broadcast this exclusive launch performance with a special edition of whatUwant Channel [V]’s viewer request program - on Friday April 13th at 4pm (AEST). Repeats will follow on Sunday 15th at 4pm and Monday 16th at 7am. Silverchair have firmly established themselves as one of Australia’s finest bands and this rockin’ 90 minute special showcases the boys renewed enthusiasm for live performance. Only on Channel [V] will you see the complete set as they perform songs from their new album along with loads of classic tracks spanning their 12 year career.
whatUwant host James Kerley catches up with Daniel, Ben and Chris before the gig to get the low down on the new album, what it’s like to be back on top of the charts after their five year hiatus and Paul Mac’s influence on the new record.
The launch event topped off an exciting couple of weeks for Silverchair, with the first track lifted from the album, ‘Straight Lines’, debuting at #1, their first single to do so in over a decade. It’s still at the top of the charts after three weeks.
03-04-2007
INTERVIEW WITH "TODAY"
Silverchair was recently interviewed by Today's Richard Wilkins that aired yesterday. Check out the video.
02-04-2007
SECOND DATES ADDED TO YOUNG MODERN TOUR
Silverchair has announced second shows in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. As soon as the shows were announced, tickets went on sale and sold out very quickly. Details are as follows:
Saturday 28 April - The Tivoli Brisbane
Wednesday 2 May - Metro Nightclub Melbourne
Monday 7 May - Metropolis Fremantle
Thursday 10 May - Enmore Theatre Sydney
Remember Silverchair are headlining "Groovin The Moo" at Maitland Showground on May 12. Ticket purchase information is available in the Tours section
02-04-2007
UP AT SUNRISE TO SEE SILVERCHAIR
For those of you who missed Silverchair's rockin' performance of "Straight Lines" on ROVE last night please tune into SUNRISE tomorrow morning (Tuesday) at 7.40am. You'll see Silverchair perform an acoustic version of "Reflections Of A Sound" along with an interview with Molly Meldrum.
UPDATE - Sunrise now have the interview up on their website.