Silverchair Announces North American Tour Dates of "Young Modern" World Tour

Press release
Source: ABC Public Relations

Australian trio Silverchair has announced their first full North American tour since 1999. The dates will be in support of the band's new album Young Modern which will street on July 24 in the US and Canada on Eleven: a music company through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group.

In spite of the band's long leave of absence, they recently sold out some New York, Los Angeles and Toronto shows within minutes. This phenomenal response drew a full page feature in the LA Times Calendar section and lead the LA Weekly to declare that, "Silverchair have burrowed into a 'career band niche' ... thriving on quality songwriting and authentic delivery."

Since exploding to prominence in the mid-'90s, Silverchair has morphed into a much more melodic and idiosyncratic band than they were as teenagers. They are currently riding the crest of a wave in Australia with Young Modern becoming the fastest selling and most critically acclaimed album of their career to date. It was certified double platinum in their homeland after just one month.

Young Modern sees Silverchair pushing their collective envelope by combining an eclectic mix of pop sensibilities and melodic indie rock with some epic orchestral flourished by legendary Beach Boys collaborator Van Dyke Parks.

North American Tour Dates:
Friday, July 13th - San Diego, CA - House of Blues (on sale June 8th)
Saturday, July 14th - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern (on sale June 9th)
Sunday, July 15th - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues (on sale June 8th)
Tuesday, July 17th - San Francisco, CA - The Independent (on sale June 10th)
Thursday, July 19th - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theatre (on sale June 8th)
Friday, July 20th - Seattle, WA - Showbox (on sale June 8th)
Saturday, July 21st - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom (on sale June 15th)
Monday, July 23rd - Atlanta, GA - Roxy Theatre (on sale June 16th)
Tuesday, July 24th - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club (on sale June 14th)
Thursday, July 26th - Sayerville, NJ - Starland Ballroom (on sale June 13th)
Friday, July 27th - New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom (on sale June 15th)
Saturday, July 28th - Philadelphia, PA - Fillmore at the TLA (on sale June 15th)
Sunday, July 29th - Boston, MA - Paradise - (on sale June 14th)
Monday, July 30th - Montreal, QC - Le Spectrum (on sale June 7th)
Wednesday, August 1st - Toronto, ON - Phoenix (on sale June 14th)
Friday, August 3rd - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall (on sale June 15th)
Saturday, August 4th - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza (on sale NOW)
Sunday, August 5th - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue (on sale June 16th)

In addition to their own headline tour Silverchair will also make a mainstage appearance at the 30,000-capacity Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago on August 4th alongside Arcade Fire, Bright Eyes and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.

Quite frankly, the facts speak for themselves.

Young Modern is Silverchair's fifth consecutive #1 Album in Australia. They've had more number 1 albums in their homeland than any other Aussie band in history (Midnight Oil had four, INXS and AC/DC had three). Rolling Stone magazine has called their new album a "towering triumph" and the lead track, "Straight Lines" spent four weeks at #1 making it Silverchair's biggest hit since their breakthrough single "Tomorrow" back in 1995.

To view the video for "Straight Lines" head to www.chairpage.com or www.myspace.com/silverchair.