Gig: Marron 5 / One Republic

Maroon 5 and One Republic The Frontier Touring Company is pleased to confirm the return of Grammy Award winning Maroon 5 to New Zealand shores in April 2008. Maroon 5’s debut album Songs About Jane was a resounding success in Australia and New Zealand, topping the charts and notching up five time platinum sales in both countries. Sold out tours resulted, cementing Maroon 5 as one of Australia and New Zealand music fan’s favourite bands. Drawing inspiration from Prince and Michael Jackson, their follow up album It Won’t Be Soon Before Long presented a more mature and confident Maroon 5 to the world. Debuting at #1 on the US Billboard chart the album sold over 400 000 copies in its first week in the US alone. In Australia and New Zealand, the album has tread a similar path to their first. Already receiving Platinum certification in Australia and Gold in New Zealand, Maroon 5 have proven beyond doubt they are still one of the most in-demands bands today. OneRepublic are on the brink of worldwide dominance. Consistently one of MySpace’s highest ranked bands, the release of single ‘Apologize’ has catapulted OneRepublic to the world stage. ‘Apologize’ has broken record after record, becoming the most played song on radio in the United States in Top 40 history. The single was remixed by super-producer Timbaland and is featured on his album Shock Value (Universal Music), which peaked at #4 on the ARIA album chart. Touring in support of their debut album Dreaming Out Loud (Universal Music), OneRepublic are a band not to miss. Already well known to most music fans, Brandi Carlile will be performing in New Zealand and nationally in Australia for the first time ever. Signed to a major label on the strength of songs she’d recorded at home, Brandi’s second album The Story (Sony BMG) captured worldwide attention after several tracks were featured heavily on Grey’s Anatomy. With a rich touring pedigree behind her (Brandi has supported artists including Tori Amos, The Fray and Ray LaMontagne), there’s no doubt Brandi will impress all of those before her. MAROON 5 with special guests OneRepublic and Brandi Carlile DATE: Sunday April 6th. VENUE: Vector Arena, Auckland TICKETS: Tickets on sale 9am Friday 7 December Ticketmaster 09 970 9700 or www.ticketmaster.co.nz