ALESSO Announces How Fans Can Be Part of His Uprising Tour // “Under Control” with Calvin Harris ft Hurts Video Out Now

OCTOBER 25, 2013

 FR:      ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/JILL SEGAL

            MSOPR

ALESSO

ANNOUNCES HOW FANS CAN BE PART OF HIS “UPRISING TOUR”
PLUS VEGAS HALLOWEEN FLY AWAY COMPETITION

RAISE YOUR HANDS UP: FLY AWAY COMPETITION VIDEO: http://youtu.be/8D_w-CdHsEc 

“UPRISING TOUR” LAUNCHES WITH SOLD-OUT SHOWS
NOVEMBER 8 AT SOUND ACADEMY IN TORONTO AND
NOVEMBER 9 AT NEW CITY GAS IN MONTREAL

“UNDER CONTROL” BY CALVIN HARRIS & ALESSO FEATURING HURTS
VIDEO AVAILABLE HERE

As he revs up for the UPRISING TOUR—his first headlining North American trek–Sweden’s hottest dance floor export ALESSO has been garnering a lot of notice as of late with his current offering “Under Control,” the  #1 Hypem track/Pete Tong Essential New Tune track  with Calvin Harris featuring Theo Hutchcraft of UK synth pop outfit Hurts on vocals.  Notably, the newly launched video for “Under Control” has already received over 2.5 million views on VEVO since posting on October 21 and earned substantial blog support.

View the video for Calvin Harris & Alesso featuring Hurts now at: http://ales.so/undercontrolvideo

The excitement builds for ALESSO—who now ranks at #13 on the DJ Mag 100 poll and tallies over 1 million Facebook friends and 500,000 Twitter followers—as he prepares to launch his UPRISING TOUR. Already, the first two shows in Toronto and Montreal are completely sold out. 

Fans are invited to join ALESSO’s Uprising and be part of the show by raising their hands up in the air.  Such a simple yet meaningful symbol, ALESSO wants fans around the world to #raiseyourhandsup and declare themselves part of an Uprising. Capture the image and upload the photo via the app at http://alessoworld.com/raiseyourhandsup. The personalised image in ALESSO Uprising style will be added to the online gallery and will be featured in the visuals for the show in that particular city and beyond.

Prior to the UPRISING launch, ALESSO will appear in Las Vegas for Halloween at LIGHT where the venue is being transformed to create #LIGHTMARE by Cirque Du Soleil.  To mark the occasion of the upcoming tour, those submitting their ‘Raise Your Hands Up’ photos will be entered into a prize draw to win two flights, hotels, VIP tickets, drinks and dinner care of the Light Vegas.  

The tour then travels across North America, Australia, Asia and into the U.K. with sold out shows at legendary venues like Brixton Academy.  Support acts have just been announced including Luminox, Carnage, Michael Brun, Matthew Goldman, Deorro, Moska and Cedric Gervais.  For a full list of supports visit http://alessoworld.com/tourdates/.  The North American dates and corresponding supports are listed below.

ALESSO’s discography is one to be desired. From Beatport chart toppers like his debut single “Nillionaire,” the dark and energized  “Raise Your Head,” “Calling” alongside Sebastian Ingrosso, “Years” ft Matthew Koma, the 2013 summer anthem “If I Lose Myself,” and the  One Republic remix and his latest collaboration with Calvin Harris featuring  Theo Hurts, “Under Control.”  Expect all these tracks as well as new material on the UPRISING tour.

Here are critical quotes regarding “Under Control” in the press:

“Alesso debuted “Under Control” in live sets over the summer but the finished studio version of his collaboration with Scottish Calvin Harris and English synthpop duo Hurts has finally surfaced online. And it sounds like an absolute club monster.  The banging EDM adventure has been tamed somewhat since we first heard it. Theo Hutchcraft‘s vocal is more prominent in the mix and sounds less overpowered by the crashing synths. It’s still very club centric but given the unexpected chart success of DJs like Avicii and Martin Garrix, this could well blow up too.’ — Mike Wass, Idolator 10/9/13

“Together, Harris and Alesso handle uplifting and melodic stylings with care, flawlessly embed bass kicks and synth warps, and conduct their usual chaos around the vocal from Hurts. There’s not much to hold against “Under Control,” as it comes as the love child between two of top five producers in electronic music.” — Dylan Farella, Dancing Astronaut 10/10/13

“…this is absolute PERFECTION. “Under Control” is a giant, it’s one of this years biggest records and with no gimmicks, just a bunch of people coming together to make amazing dance music.” — Pop On and On 10/9/13

View the UPRISING tour teaser trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9xT7PQefTo

ALESSO’s North American dates are as follows:

 DATE              CITY                           VENUE
Wed      10/30   Las Vegas, NV            #LIGHTMARE at LIGHT
Thu       10/31   Las Vegas, NV            LIGHT

UPRISING TOUR

For ALESSO press releases, bio and hi-res images, go to:
http://www.msopr.com/n/client-roster/alesso1/

For more information on ALESSO, check out:
www.alessoworld.com
www.facebook.com/alessoofficial
www.twitter.com/alesso
www.soundcloud.com/alesso

For more information on ALESSO, contact: MSO PR
818 380 0400 Alex Greenberg x223, agreenberg@msopr.com
Jill Segal x231, jsegal@msopr.com