APRIL XX, 2011
STRAIGHT NO CHASER SETS FALL TOUR;
TWO-MONTH TREK KICKS OFF OCTOBER 14TH
IN DALLAS;
NORTH AMERICAN DATES FOLLOW A CAPPELLA
SUPERSTARS’ TEN-WEEK SUMMER CONCERT RESIDENCY
AT HARRAH’S RESORT ATLANTIC CITY;
“BACK TO THE SHORE: SONGS OF THE DECADE
AND MORE”
TO RUN FROM JUNE 27TH –
SEPTEMBER 4TH
ATCO/Atlantic recording group Straight No Chaser has announced plans for
an extensive North American tour this fall. The dates begin October 14th at Dallas’ McFarlan
Auditorium and then continue through late December (see attached itinerary). The majority of them will go on sale to
the public on Wednesday, May 4th. For complete information, please visit Straight No Chaser’s
official website, www.sncmusic.com.
"We can’t wait to get back out on the road and visit our fans all
across the country,” said original group member Randy Stine. “The foundation of
Straight No Chaser is our live performance. We pride ourselves on a show that
anyone of any age or background can enjoy. This time around we will be
performing new songs on a new stage - it's the biggest production we've ever
put together and we are so excited to share it with our fans, since they are
the ones who got us here. Overall, fans can expect the same ten fun-loving and
self-deprecating Straight No Chasers singing songs they know and love."
The upcoming tour will follow the acclaimed a cappella group’s exclusive
summer concert engagement at Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City. The ten-week residency – entitled
“Back To The Shore: Songs Of The Decades and More” – gets underway on
June 27th, with shows slated for Saturday – Wednesday evenings
through September 4th.
For full details and up-to-the-minute ticket availability, please visit www.harrahsresort.com/EventsDetail.do?locationCode=ATL&detailName=straight-no-chaser-detail&eventTitle=Straight+No+Chaser.
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Founded at Indiana University in the fall of 1996, Straight No Chaser’s
goal was to expand the boundaries of the traditional college a cappella
group. From the start, they viewed
themselves more like a local band that just happened to use their voices as
their instruments. As
original member Randy Stine comments, “We take the music very seriously; we
just don’t take ourselves too seriously.”
In the process, they are reinventing the idea of a cappella on the
modern pop landscape.
In 1999, the graduating members of Straight No Chaser chose their
replacements, ensuring that the new tradition they had created would continue
on with successive generations of IU undergrads. Then, in 2006, the unexpected happened – Indiana
University decided to host a reunion concert for the original members. In honor of the event, Stine posted
footage from one of their 1998 concerts online and to the group’s surprise,
their version of “The 12 Days of Christmas” – interpolating Toto’s
“Africa” – became the hottest viral video of the holiday season. Among the millions of viewers was
Atlantic Records Chairman/CEO Craig Kallman, who tracked Straight No Chaser
down and promptly signed them to the label.
Three full-length albums and one EP have since followed, cumulatively
selling more than half a million copies.
The group has been featured on ABC World News Tonight, HLN, and Today,
among others. Straight
No Chaser’s third and most recent album, “WITH A TWIST,” marked the group’s
highest chart debut to date, entering the Billboard 200 at #29 upon its
April 2010 release. The group
celebrated the success of “WITH A TWIST” with a memorable appearance on NBC’s Late
Night with Jimmy Fallon, where they performed an homage to ABC’s famed
“TGIF” line-up.
For up-to-the-minute news and information, visit www.sncmusic.com, and www.myspace.com/sncmusic.
(TOUR ITINERARY ATTACHED)
STRAIGHT
NO CHASER
On
Tour 2011
OCTOBER
14 Dallas,
TX McFarlan
Auditorium
15 Houston,
TX Verizon
Wireless Theater
16 Tulsa,
OK Tulsa
Convention Center Ballroom
19 Colorado
Springs, CO Pikes
Peak Center
20 Denver,
CO Temple
Hoyne Buell Theatre
21 Wichita,
KS Century
II Convention Center Theater
22 St.
Louis, MO Fox
Theatre
23 Kansas
City, MO The
Midland By AMC
25 Des
Moines, IA Civic
Center of Greater Des Moines
26 Madison,
WI The
Overture Center
27 Appleton,
WI Fox
Cities Performing Arts
28 South
Bend, IN Morris
Performing Arts Center
29 Milwaukee,
WI The
Riverside Theater
NOVEMBER
2 Grand
Rapids, MI DeVos
PAC
3 Columbus,
OH Palace
Theater
5 Windsor,
ON The
Coliseum @ Caesars Windsor
6 Louisville,
KY The
Kentucky Center – Whitney Hall
9 Richmond,
VA Carpenter
Theatre
10 Nashville,
TN Ryman
Auditorium
11 Norfolk,
VA Chrysler
Hall
12 Roanoke,
VA Roanoke
PAC
13 Uncasville,
CT Mohegan
Sun
15 Portland,
ME Merrill
Auditorium
16 Providence,
RI Dunkin
Donuts Center
17 Manchester,
NH Verizon
Wireless Theater
18 Boston,
MA Wang
Theater
20 Hershey,
PA Hershey
Theatre (2 SHOWS)
22 New
York, NY The
Beacon Theater
23 New
Brunswick, NJ The
State Theatre
27 Cleveland,
OH The
State Theater (2 SHOWS)
30 Indianapolis,
IN The
Murat Theater
DECEMBER
1 Evansville,
IN The
Centre
2 Indianapolis,
IN The
Murat Theater
3 Chicago,
IL The
Chicago Theater (2 SHOWS)
4 Rosemont,
IL The
Rosemont Theater
6 Portland,
OR Arlene
Schnitzler Concert Hall
7 Seattle,
WA McCaw
Hall
8 Cupertino,
CA The
Flint Center
9 Los
Angeles, CA The
Wiltern Theatre
11 Santa
Barbara, CA Granada
Theater
13 Pittsburgh,
PA Benedum
Theatre
16 Raleigh,
NC Meymandi
Concert Hall
17 Raleigh,
NC Meymandi
Concert Hall (2 SHOWS)
18 Atlanta,
GA Civic
Center
21 Jacksonville,
FL Florida
Theatre
22 Sarasota,
FL Van
Wezel Performing Arts Hall
23 Tampa,
FL Carol
Morsani Hall In Straz PAC
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Contact:
Ashley White
Catharine
McNelly
Atlantic Records Atlantic
Records
212.707.2050 212-707-3069
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