interesting thoughts lol. I can't wait for Silverchair to come to the US. Do they usually have over 18 shows?
Love,
Jess
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--- Begin Message --->From: "~Jen~" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "~Jen~" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [AY2K List] sc tours >Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 22:15:38 +0800 > > I dunno if you have all seen this yet but yeh...from chairpage. > > -Jen > > November 25, 2002 > > Silverchair will tour Australia in March and April 2003 it was announced today. The unconventional "Across The Night" tour will be the group's first national dates in their own right since mid-1999. Tickets will go on sale at 9.00am Wednesday, December 4. > > In an unusual move the shows will take place in ornate theatres such as Sydney's State Theatre and Melbourne's Palais, rather than in the standard rock venues usually favoured by the Newcastle trio in the 1990's. These theatres were chosen to provide a different kind of musical experience that is more in keeping with the unconventional stylings of Silverchair's ambitious new album, "Diorama". > > In a move befitting both the venues and the tour's title, "Across The Night", the group will deliver a two-part show with an intermission in between their sets. The first part of the show will focus mainly on quieter and more experimental material. After a brief interval the band will return to the stage and perform more of the heavier rock songs on which they built their formidable live reputation. > > The dates are as follows: > > Saturday March 22 Great Hall & Convention Centre, Brisbane > Saturday March 29 Belvoir Amphitheatre, Perth > Wednesday April 2 Adelaide Festival Theatre > Saturday April 5 Palais, Melbourne > Thursday April 10 State Theatre, Sydney > Thursday April 17 Civic Theatre, Newcastle > > All of these shows will be presented by Channel [V] and Triple J. > > The announcement of the "Across The Night" tour marks another highlight in a rollercoaster year for Silverchair. In April 2002 the band launched their groundbreaking album "Diorama". The disc entered the national charts at #1 and attracted the best reviews of the group's career. However, not long after this strong debut, the album's international release was severely impeded. The band was completely unable to undertake any concerts or promotional tours due to singer/songwriter Daniel Johns' battle with reactive arthritis and this situation was deeply frustrating for all concerned. Then in October, following intensive treatment, Daniel made a triumphant return to the public stage at the ARIA Awards in Sydney. He and the band performed their hit "The Greatest View" and won six categories including "Best Rock Album" and "Best Group". Since that night Daniel has recovered further, and "Diorama" has returned to the national top 20. > > Chairpage can exclusively reveal that plans are also currently coming together for some limited overseas dates in 2003. Some regional shows in Australia are also a possibility. Details of those shows may not be announced until early in the new year. > > The band's manager, John Watson, said the following exclusively to chairpage. > > "Ben, Chris and Daniel are really keen to get back to playing lots of shows overseas and in regional Australia like they did on all their previous albums. However, we don't want to put too much pressure on Daniel right now. He's only just gotten his health back so we need to take things one step at a time. Hopefully these Aussie dates will be just the start of a lot more shows in the new year for Silverchair." > > In the meantime, the band will do a webchat with this website over the coming weeks to answer fan questions about the tour and the year that was. Silverchair are also committed to providing some streaming of an Australian show so that fans in regional areas and overseas can get an earlier taste of how "Diorama" sounds live. > > > >Just a few random thoughts....
An intermission will be difficult to co-ordinate with large crowds.
I wonder if alcohol will be sold, and whether the gigs will be restricted to over 18s?
Silverchair's choice of venues is rather interesting - particularly Brisbane's Convention Centre. For those of you not familiar with the centre, it is usually used to host corporate dinners, guest speakers and showroom pieces. The Convention Centre is fairly new and boasts a very modern design. As far as I know, there have not been any concerts performed within the centre. I don't think they have a large seating capacity, so it would be wise to anticipate the tickets availability somewhat more limited than Silverchair's previous Brisbane gig in 99.
Last time the chair came to Brissy, they performed at the Entertainment Centre (a popular venue for international acts such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers - who happen to be performing there tonight). The Entertainment Centre is a very impersonal venue, being very stark and somewhat designed like a large underground bomb shelter.
While I'm on the subject of venues, it's such a shame that Festival Hall is now redundant. I believe it would have been perfect for the ornate feel of Diorama.
There's more news of the silverchair tour in the Music News section of the Channel [V] website.
Cheers!
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