Your most memorable Festival moment or experience? Soundwave is amazing but we have always had a blast playing Bamboozle in New Jersey....the crowds have been insane.
Favourite Artist you’ve seen at a Music Festival? Third Eye blind at bamboozle was insane
What’s your ideal Festival line-up? Green Day, Blink 182, New Found Glory, All Time Low
What are your tips for attending Music Festivals? The obvious ones are drink lots of water and bring sunscreen as the days can be long, also maybe a backpack to carry merch? That's what we used to do as kids at the warped tour, other than that just let loose and have a good time. The beauty of festivals is that you can find so many different kinds of artists and maybe even your new favorite band.
Starting Sunday
Posted
on July 3 2009
Starting Sunday & Brittle join Faker on tour for JD Set!
Following two weeks of online voting by music fans, Jack Daniel’s is excited to announce that owning stages with FAKER on the second tour of THE JD SET (www.thejdset.com.au) for 2009 are Melbourne rockers BRITTLE and STARTING SUNDAY! Well done Melbourne!
The second tour of THE JD SET in 2009 will start Thursday, 6 August at The Prince Bandroom in Melbourne before jetting to Sydney on Friday, 7 August to play The Metro and then, in keeping with the tradition of Jack taking the tour bus to audiences further a field, the bands will head up to Townsville to play The Club at James Cook University on Saturday, 8 August. To make the promise of showcasing some of the country’s finest new live talent in some of the country’s favourite venues even more appealing, Jack Daniel’s will continue to keep the policy of NO DOOR CHARGE!
As a bonus for Sydneysiders, there will be a limited number of guaranteed entry tickets available for The Metro show, again boasting no door charge. For more details on how to secure a place in the venue and up the front fans should visit www.thejdset.com.au now!
Releasing their debut album this year BRITTLE are a band to keep an eye on. They are just as stoked as Jack Daniel’s are to be touring with FAKER, “As a band it is important to connect with new audiences all the time. We have been touring around the country for a little while now and we always take away a new experience. Faker have the ability to put on a great show and with hard work have been able to gain the respect of the industry and their fans alike. It is an exciting time to be on the road and every show for us is an experience and learning curve.”
Having introduced their new line-up earlier this year, STARTING SUNDAY have recently unleashed their self-titled EP and are stoked to be touring on The JD Set. Lead singer/guitarist, Rhys Thompson, says it best, “Being part of larger scale shows and tours such as The JD Set is an amazing learning experience which we're excited about. There will obviously be a lot to learn from Faker, it is one thing to put on a great show, but it is a whole other skill to be able to back it up night after night, whilst moving from city to city, with flights, long drives and hours upon hours of waiting around. We are beyond ecstatic to be given this opportunity. To play alongside Faker, to play to packed houses at some of Australia’s best venues and to have a sneaky couple of Jack’s along the way, is a dream come true. We’re excited as anything and can’t wait until we hit the stage early August.”
Coming off the back of a huge support tour with arguably one of the biggest pop acts Pink, Nathan from FAKER says the band “Were drawn to doing the JD Set as we feel it enables us to give something back to the music community. We’re really glad to be able to help give a leg up to new emerging artists.”
Jack Daniel’s is continuing to support the strength and growth of the Australia live music scene through THE JD SET. Giving music fans across the country the opportunity to experience some of the best and freshest live talent that Australia has to offer!
A key element of THE JD SET will be involvement with Support Act Limited (SAL) Australia’s Music Industry Benevolent Fund which provides relief and assistance to members of the Australian music industry in need or suffering hardship.
Tour dates are:
Thursday, 6 August 2009 The Prince Bandroom, Melbourne
Friday, 7 August 2009 The Metro, Sydney
Saturday, 8 August 2009 The Club, James Cook University, Townsville
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If we were hanging with you and your band backstage, what would we be getting up to?
Not much. Probably just relaxing before we go on stage. No craziness. We’re not rock n roll. We’re pop stars.
If you could request anything on your rider what would it be?
It was an ongoing joke forever, I requested in the early days chicken wings…and I never got them. Even though Brian and Kevin got their peanut butter and jelly sandwiches all the time, I never got my damn chicken wings. It’s an ongoing joke if I ever get my chicken wings, I’d probably get what I requested. (Actual Rider) Peanut butter and jelly’s have been on there for 17 years now and I’m sick and tired of seeing peanut butter and jelly. We have like the colas, water, towels…nothing too crazy that’s for sure.
Give one of your personal favourite bands a plug.
I’m good friends with Ryan Tedder from One Republic. It’s amazing the success he’s had now with the group and he deserves every bit. He’s worked really hard at it. That’s one of my favourite bands now.
What's your most essential item to take on tour?
My wife and child. My computer and cell phone. Not always in that order.
What's your secret talent?
I can sleep anywhere. (You’ll need that on tour) Oh, yeah. Especially having a baby that keeps you up all night. You learn how to fall back to sleep really quickly.
AND... Where are we best to stalk you: MySpace, Facebook or Twitter? Which one's updated the most?
I’m pretty bad with all the communication type stuff. I have a person that helps me run my MySpace. That’s an official one and I’m not always on the computer. I’m more so dealing with emails. I recently got into twitter. I’m on there on and off. That’s probably the best place – you can catch me there. But I’m not the greatest at it.
New Empire
Since their formation, the Sydney four-piece have constantly been experimenting and fusing different styles to create their original and powerful brand of music. New Empire's high energy and powerful live show combined with their heartfelt and honest music makes them one of Sydney's most popular new bands. Awoe magazine has described New Empire as "the essentials of the rock pop culture", and this is clearly echoed by thousands of music lovers across the country.
Forming in the late Summer of 2003, Euphoria Audio are a Rock/Popular band from Wakefield, UK. They have worked closely with producers Stuart Epps (Oasis, Robbie Williams, Jimmy Page) and Steve Levine (Culture Club, The Beach Boys), and most recently have recorded in Trondheim, Norway with Universals D-sign Music (Kylie Minogue, Joe Cocker).
In 2010 the band showcased at the Musexpo music conference in Los Angeles in front of world-wide delegates as well as a performance at the legendary Viper Room.
