PRESENTED WITH
RIAA CERTIFIED PLATINUM PLAQUE
Over 1,000,000 Singles Of "Geronimo"
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ARIA Award-winning indie/pop band SHEPPARD has announced special guests Lawson on their upcoming US headlining tour.
The two bands will kick off a series of dates beginning July 22 in NY at Webster Hall.
SHEPPARD is additionally slated to perform at Lollapalooza on July 31, and Austin City Limits on October 2 and October 9.
For more information on SHEPPARD and the upcoming tour, please visit: wearesheppard.com/geronimo.
About Lawson
UK rock band Lawson recently released their new video for "Roads," the first single from their forthcoming EP this Fall. "Roads," which NME called "fresh and exciting," charted as a Top 10 single in the UK. Lawson's Andy Brown (lead vocals/guitar), Ryan Fletcher (bass), Joel Peat (guitar) and Adam Pitt (drums), recorded "Roads" at the legendary Blackbird Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. The video for "Roads" was shot in Norway and London earlier this year and already has close to 2 Million views. The band's first album Chapman Square debuted in the top of the UK Charts, sold over a million copies and spawned 5 Top Ten singles.
About SHEPPARD
Most recently, SHEPPARD was presented with a RIAA certified platinum plaque for their breakthrough single "Geronimo" live on CBS' The Talk, for over 1,000,000 singles sold. Watch their performance on the show here. Additionally, SHEPPARD has performed on Ellen, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Today Show and Live with Kelly and Michael.The smash single is approaching 130 million Spotify streams worldwide.
An international smash, "Geronimo" recently impacted American Top 40 radio, making SHEPPARD the "third Australian group to impact Top 40 in the 21st century" alongside 5 Seconds of Summer and Jet. Fans can watch the video for "Geronimo" here.
The track is available on their full-length debut, Bombs Away [School Boy Records/Republic Records], out now.
SHEPPARD's international success follows the mammoth reception SHEPPARD have received at home in Australia, where they were recently nominated for 7 ARIA awards, winning the award for 'Best Group'. "Geronimo" was the highest selling single of 2014 in Australia, where it is certified five times platinum.
The band's Australian debut album "Bombs Away" has attained gold status, remaining atop the ARIA charts since release.
"Geronimo" is a Top 10 European airplay record, garnering radio play in 50 countries, as well as reaching the Top 10 on the singles chart in over 12 countries.
The hometown heroes also recently garnered a nomination for "Song of the Year" and won for "Pop Work of the Year" and "Most Played Australian Work" at Australia's APRA Music Awards.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
US Summer Headlining Tour w/ Lawson
7/22 New York, NY Marlin Room at Webster Hall
7/24 Allston, MA Brighton Music Hall
7/25 Albany, NY The Holly
7/27 Washington, DC U Street Music Hall
7/28 Columbus, OH The Basement
7/29 Cincinnati, OH 20th Century Theatre
7/31 Pontiac, MI Pike Room at the Crofoot
Festival Dates
8/2 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
10/2 Austin, TX Austin City Limits
10/9 Austin, TX Austin City Limits
BUY LINK:
Bombs Away: smarturl.it/ShprdBombsAway
Sheppard Store: www.shopsheppard.com/
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