Simple Plan Australian tour

Official Press Release:

SIMPLE PLAN

RETURN TO AUSTRALIA THIS OCTOBER

with special guests The Getaway Plan and Short Stack

The Frontier

Touring Company is thrilled to announce Simple Plan’s first Australian tour

in over three years. Simple Plan will perform for fans in Perth,

Newcastle, Brisbane,

Sydney and Melbourne.

Special guests at all shows will be The Getaway Plan and Short Stack.

Simple Plan’s

fierce and unapologetic sound has enraptured a loyal fan base worldwide, with

Australian fans some of the most vocal. Simple Plan slammed their way into the

music industry via the multi-platinum selling No

Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls which spawned an array of hit

singles (‘I’d Do Anything’, ‘Perfect’ and

‘I’m Just A Kid’), shooting the band to prominence around the

world.

They followed up

their success with the hyperactive Still Not

Getting Any… The release of singles ‘Welcome To My

Life’, ‘Shut Up’ and ‘Untitled’ propelled the

band to a new level, as they sold millions of copies across the globe. After

supporting Green Day across Australia

and selling out their own subsequent tour Down Under, Simple Plan cemented

themselves as one of Australia’s

most welcomed bands. 

Simple Plan will

return to Australia

in support of their most defining album to date (Simple Plan – out now through Warner). The band

challenged themselves to break the boundaries, and they did just that.

Featuring ‘When I’m Gone’ and their latest single ‘Your

Love Is A Lie’, the album continues to entice fans with a fresh new

sound, showcasing the band’s unbridled energy.

Contagious hook-filled melodies and intriguing lyrics proved that experimenting

with their winning formula was well worth the risk.

Off the back of

their sold out ‘Where The City Meets The Sea’ tour, The Getaway

Plan are returning to the stage to deliver what promises to be a stellar

performance. The Melbourne-based foursome’s

cross pollination of genres has positioned them as one of the fastest growing

acts in the country. The hugely successful single ‘Where

The City Meets The Sea’ spearheaded The Getaway Plan into

household-name status, which the band topped off with countless tours alongside

My Chemical Romance, Kisschasy and The Used. Performing tracks from their ARIA

top 20 album Other Voices, Other Rooms,

you can expect to be wowed by The Getaway Plan.

If you

haven’t yet heard of Short Stack, it is definitely time that we brought

you up to speed. With over half a million plays on My

Space and more than a quarter of a million on You Tube, the eccentric

threesome are fast emerging as one of Australia’s hottest new bands.

Their self-filmed Short Stack T.V has received 250,000

hits, driving the video for “Drop Dead Gorgeous” to be

featured on the rotation lists of MTV, Channel V and Video Hits. Forming a

global fan base with their intoxicating blend of indie rock, pop and punk,

Short Stack have already validated their success by  supporting the

likes of Good Charlotte, The Click 5, McFly and hellogoodbye around the

country.

The history

of Simple Plan in Australia

is straightforward: they sell out shows. With the reinforcements of The Getaway

Plan and Short Stack, these shows will tread the same path.

Tickets

will go on sale Thursday 11 September. Please visit frontiertouring.com for

pre-sale details

SIMPLE PLAN

with The Getaway Plan and Short Stack

Australia – October 2008

Tickets on sale Thursday 11 September

Tuesday 14

Perth  - 18+

Ticketek

132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

Thursday 16

Entertainment Centre - All Ages

Ticketek

132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

Friday 17

Centre  - All Ages

Ticketek

132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

Saturday 18 October 

Sydney  - All Ages

Ticketek

132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

Tuesday 21

Festival Hall, Melbourne - All Ages

Ticketmaster

136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au; Festival Hall 288 Rosslyn St, West Melbourne; (licensed and unlicensed areas)