Canada's Simple Plan tackles U.S. markets
Canadian pop band Simple Plan has scheduled a fall U.S. trek--so far scheduled to visit 14 cities--in support of its forthcoming live collection, "MTV Hard Rock Live."
Canadian pop band Simple Plan has scheduled a fall U.S. trek--so far scheduled to visit 14 cities--in support of its forthcoming live collection, "MTV Hard Rock Live."
The October/November jaunt visits theaters and colleges, and includes a two-night stand at New York's new Nokia Theatre at Times Square.
On Oct. 4, Simple Plan will releases two editions of "MTV Hard Rock Live": a standard version with a 12-page color booklet, and a "fan pack" that includes a 32-page color tour book, as well as an exclusive Simple Plan patch and pin. Both versions feature live renditions of "Shut Up!" "Untitled," "I'm Just a Kid," plus acoustic and plugged-in performances of "Crazy," the latest single from 2004's "Still Not Getting Any."
Simple Plan--vocalist Pierre Bouvier, drummer Chuck Comeau, bassist David Desrosiers, guitarist Sebastien Lefebvre and lead guitarist Jeff Stinco--recently re-teamed with director Mark Klasfeld to shoot a video for "Crazy," according to the group's website. Klasfeld's previous offering, the video for "Untitled," was nominated for two MTV Music Video Awards this year: Best Cinematography and Best Editing.
Last week, the band bowed out of MTV's Hurricane Katrina Relief show after Bouvier was struck and injured by a water bottle thrown during a performance in Stratford, Ontario.
Straylight Run , which is prepping to release the six-song EP "Prepare to be Wrong" on Oct. 4, will serve as the opening act.
October 2005
22 - San Diego, CA - SDSU Open Air Theatre
24 - Denver, CO - Lecture Hall at Colorado Convention Center
25 - Omaha, NE - Sokol
27 - St. Cloud, MN - St. Cloud University
28 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
29 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
30 - Kings Island, OH - Paramount's Kings Island
November 2005
1 - Washington, DC - Constitution Hall
4 - Toms River, NJ - Ritacco Center
5 - Lowell, MA - Tsongas Arena
8, 9 - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre at Times Square
12 - Indiana, PA - Indiana University of Pennsylvania
13 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
19 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre
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