The Parlotones will be launching their brand new album on the 30th of October 2009. This will be celebrated by an arena tour in South Africa with The Grand West Arena in Cape Town and Coca Cola Dome in Johannesburg. These shows will be the closing shows of a 25 city World tour which will see the band perform in UK, Continental Europe, Russia, Australia and South Africa.
What make the South African shows so historic is that no South African artist of any genre has ever headlined a show at The Coca Cola Dome. It is reserved for the Super Groups of the world.
Since the release of their last album in October 2007 The Parlotones have sold over 100,000 albums and 70,000 tickets in South Africa.
Due to the exclusive nature of the project we have had an overwhelming response from media partners and hope that you will come on board and help us make this a historic music event that will be talked about for decades to come.
The Parlotones Biography August 2009
The Parlotones are known for their electric, polished stage performances delivered against the backdrop of their deftly crafted and darkly romantic lyrics. Their sound, described as alternative in their formative years and influenced by the likes of Muse, Radiohead and the Smiths, has evolved substantially becoming more refined and focused with each album. The band experiment sonically with their sound and various structures are utilised in their songs, including the typical Doo-Wop cycle or traditional Folk structure. It took the bands debut album 'Radiocontrolledrobot' two years to reach Gold status and their follow up 'A World Next Door To Yours' achieved this in three months. Three months later the album was certified Platinum. Testimony to just how much the band has grown over the past few years.' A World Next Door To Yours' remained on the South African top 20 sales chart for more than 12 months and is currently South Africa's biggest selling rock album of this decade. The album spurned seven radio singles, a very unique situation.
That convoluted journey into the music psyche of South Africa was one which required strong work ethic from the band and an even stronger stomach when it came to attracting the country's media: “We've always had the attitude to just do anything, because everything counts. We've done it all; from having kids throwing water bombs at us, to waxing each other's legs on national television and eating tripe in Soweto. And it really does all count; soon the whole country knows who you are. (Well not 'soon', rather 'eventually.')”.
But we are getting ahead of ourselves. Let's start from the beginning. Sitting in the studio working on the new album reflecting on their recent rollercoaster rise to fame, it has certainly been an interesting time. In the last eighteen months the band have played over 300 shows and sold over 100,000 records.
In 2005 things really took off with the release of 'Radiocontrolledrobot'. The debut album was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2006 South Africa Music Awards and won! From there on the opportunities and breakthroughs just kept on coming. One of bands highlights for the year was the closing slot at The Coke Fest, which saw the Parlotones play after Metallica.
The awards kept on coming and by the end of the year the bands hauntingly beautiful and poignant ballad 'Beautiful' was used in an Irish Fujifilm commercial which led to a European license deal with Universal Music.
2007 kicked off with a bang with the band performing 70 shows in the UK. In June of that year The Parlotones were selected to perform at The Live Earth concert, the largest festival ever staged. MSN named The Parlotones as on one 10 most memorable performances at Live Earth and likened seeing the Parlotones at this early stage of the career to seeing The Police in the late 70's.
2008 was a great year with entering the European market. The Parlotones managed to tour Germany with the Wombats, had Razorlight over to perform with them in SA and performed at the St Gallons open air in Switzerland. UK super group, Starsailor came over to support the band on The Powerzone unplugged Festival tour. This resulted in a twelve city tour with Starsailor in the UK
Back at home, their single 'Ill be there' was nominated for 2 MTV Africa Awards and won 3 South African Video Awards and they were chosen as the Face of the HD launch in SA.
2009 was off to a great start with critically acclaimed performances at Midem, Canadian Music Week and SXSW. The band was selected to perform at Midem, where they performed with Blue October. A show that has resulted in talks of a tour with Blue October in the USA
The Parlotones has been very well received in the USA with an independent release managing to crack the CMJ top 200 chart in the USA. 'Overexposed' won awards locally and in the USA including 2 awards in The International Song Contest (ISC) which boasts heavyweight judges such as Robert Smith, Tom Waits and Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20)
Moving forward....
The band is due to release their very own wine. Named after their number 1 hit single 'Giant Mistake' it will be available in September 9. The Parlotones are set to perform at One Movement for Music Perth (OMFM) in October, one of the most important music industry event for the Asia Pacific region. With 80 artists playing unique 30-minute showcase sets, premièring their latest material in a full outdoor festival setting over two days at Perth Esplanade, the event will see music industry experts and the cream of worldwide musical talent coming together. The schedule for the rest of 2009 is typically, fraught with activity as The Parlotones embark on a world tour. Kicking off in Reading, Berkshire in the United Kingdom, the band crisscross Europe (including a visit to Russia), playing concerts in countries where the singles off “A World Next Door To Yours” are currently emulating the success enjoyed in SA.
SA fans can catch their pride and joy live in concert at The Dome, where 19 000 fans will celebrate the end of the tour with the band.
What make the South African shows so historic is that no South African artist of any genre has ever headlined a show at The Coca Cola Dome. It is reserved for the Super Groups of the world.
Since the release of their last album in October 2007 The Parlotones have sold over 100,000 albums and 70,000 tickets in South Africa.
Due to the exclusive nature of the project we have had an overwhelming response from media partners and hope that you will come on board and help us make this a historic music event that will be talked about for decades to come.
The Parlotones Biography August 2009
The Parlotones are known for their electric, polished stage performances delivered against the backdrop of their deftly crafted and darkly romantic lyrics. Their sound, described as alternative in their formative years and influenced by the likes of Muse, Radiohead and the Smiths, has evolved substantially becoming more refined and focused with each album. The band experiment sonically with their sound and various structures are utilised in their songs, including the typical Doo-Wop cycle or traditional Folk structure. It took the bands debut album 'Radiocontrolledrobot' two years to reach Gold status and their follow up 'A World Next Door To Yours' achieved this in three months. Three months later the album was certified Platinum. Testimony to just how much the band has grown over the past few years.' A World Next Door To Yours' remained on the South African top 20 sales chart for more than 12 months and is currently South Africa's biggest selling rock album of this decade. The album spurned seven radio singles, a very unique situation.
That convoluted journey into the music psyche of South Africa was one which required strong work ethic from the band and an even stronger stomach when it came to attracting the country's media: “We've always had the attitude to just do anything, because everything counts. We've done it all; from having kids throwing water bombs at us, to waxing each other's legs on national television and eating tripe in Soweto. And it really does all count; soon the whole country knows who you are. (Well not 'soon', rather 'eventually.')”.
But we are getting ahead of ourselves. Let's start from the beginning. Sitting in the studio working on the new album reflecting on their recent rollercoaster rise to fame, it has certainly been an interesting time. In the last eighteen months the band have played over 300 shows and sold over 100,000 records.
In 2005 things really took off with the release of 'Radiocontrolledrobot'. The debut album was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2006 South Africa Music Awards and won! From there on the opportunities and breakthroughs just kept on coming. One of bands highlights for the year was the closing slot at The Coke Fest, which saw the Parlotones play after Metallica.
The awards kept on coming and by the end of the year the bands hauntingly beautiful and poignant ballad 'Beautiful' was used in an Irish Fujifilm commercial which led to a European license deal with Universal Music.
2007 kicked off with a bang with the band performing 70 shows in the UK. In June of that year The Parlotones were selected to perform at The Live Earth concert, the largest festival ever staged. MSN named The Parlotones as on one 10 most memorable performances at Live Earth and likened seeing the Parlotones at this early stage of the career to seeing The Police in the late 70's.
2008 was a great year with entering the European market. The Parlotones managed to tour Germany with the Wombats, had Razorlight over to perform with them in SA and performed at the St Gallons open air in Switzerland. UK super group, Starsailor came over to support the band on The Powerzone unplugged Festival tour. This resulted in a twelve city tour with Starsailor in the UK
Back at home, their single 'Ill be there' was nominated for 2 MTV Africa Awards and won 3 South African Video Awards and they were chosen as the Face of the HD launch in SA.
2009 was off to a great start with critically acclaimed performances at Midem, Canadian Music Week and SXSW. The band was selected to perform at Midem, where they performed with Blue October. A show that has resulted in talks of a tour with Blue October in the USA
The Parlotones has been very well received in the USA with an independent release managing to crack the CMJ top 200 chart in the USA. 'Overexposed' won awards locally and in the USA including 2 awards in The International Song Contest (ISC) which boasts heavyweight judges such as Robert Smith, Tom Waits and Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20)
Moving forward....
The band is due to release their very own wine. Named after their number 1 hit single 'Giant Mistake' it will be available in September 9. The Parlotones are set to perform at One Movement for Music Perth (OMFM) in October, one of the most important music industry event for the Asia Pacific region. With 80 artists playing unique 30-minute showcase sets, premièring their latest material in a full outdoor festival setting over two days at Perth Esplanade, the event will see music industry experts and the cream of worldwide musical talent coming together. The schedule for the rest of 2009 is typically, fraught with activity as The Parlotones embark on a world tour. Kicking off in Reading, Berkshire in the United Kingdom, the band crisscross Europe (including a visit to Russia), playing concerts in countries where the singles off “A World Next Door To Yours” are currently emulating the success enjoyed in SA.
SA fans can catch their pride and joy live in concert at The Dome, where 19 000 fans will celebrate the end of the tour with the band.
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