NASHVILLE |
DT: APRIL 22, 2008
FR: LIBBY HENRY/KRISTINE ASHTON MAGNUSON
“CALLING” AND “PRESSURE ZONE”
ON FUEL TV’s “THE DAILY HABIT”
AIRING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30
U.S. DEBUT ‘DISCONNECTED’ OUT TODAY VIA INDIE SCIENCE,
BAND STREAMS ENTIRE ALBUM ON
ABSOLUTE PUNK.NET;
U.K. GROUP SHOOTS VIDEO FOR “PRESSURE ZONE” IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
WEST COAST TREK WITH GOLDFINGER TO LAUNCH APRIL 26 IN PETALUMA, CA
VANS WARPED TOUR ON TAP ALL SUMMER LONG
After winning over new fans on their Spring tour with Bedouin Soundclash, Westbound Train and others, as well as thrilling the crowd at the Vans Warped Tour kick-off party in Los Angeles, BEAT UNION will make their television debut performing their new singles “Calling” and “Pressure Zone” Wednesday, April 30 on FUEL TV’s “The Daily Habit” at 9:00 PM ET/PT. The show will repeat Thursday, May 1 at (12:00am ET/PT, 8:30am ET/PT, and 3:00pm ET/PT). For more information, visit www.fuel.tv/TheDailyHabit.
As BEAT UNION prepare to release their U.S. debut DISCONNECTED April 22 via indie Science, the Birmingham, England-based group have announced that beginning today they’ll stream DISCONNECTED in its entirety for fans all week on http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=313370. In addition, click on the following link to check out the new BEAT UNION e-card with music, videos and more: http://www.sciencerecords.net/beatunion.
Already boasting a strong U.K. following, their song "She Is The Gun" fired-up to #5 on the BBC Radio 1 Chart that prompted lead vocalist/guitarist for Goldfinger and top producer John Feldmann (The Used, Lostprophets, Story of the Year, Veronicas, Good Charlotte) to team up with the band for DISCONNECTED. The result is a seamless yet diverse and potent eleven-track debut that celebrates the past as it looks to the future with serious intent.
This past weekend in Los Angeles, the U.K. group shot a video for their new single, the beat-driven guitar opus “Pressure Zone,” hailed by the New York Post as “a new wave jam with old-school punk.” The video for the track was shot in high definition black and white and features the band playing on a rooftop overlooking the skyline of downtown Los Angeles. Directed by Daniel Chesnut (Greeley Estates, Beat Union) and partnered with Hurley Entertainment (Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Misery Signals), the performance will be cut with clips of the band walking amongst the hustle of individuals going about their everyday lives. These images convey the desperation of the working man that’s exemplified in the lyrics for “Pressure Zone”:
“You’re working for the man now, you’re working day and night./You left school with such high hopes; they said your future looked so bright. University is over./The weekdays are a coma./And then you can’t stay sober./There must be more to life. It’s hard to breathe./Another loan on your own./It’s a machine: The Pressure Zone, Pressure Zone. Wheels keep on turning./You owe more than you’re earning./But money keeps on burning./Your dreams go up in flames. Don’t say you’re ready to explode./I know you’re in the Pressure Zone./You know you’re not alone.”
In touring news, BEAT UNION will hit the road this week for a quick West Coast trek with Goldfinger; then it’s back to the U.K. for The Great Escape Festival; a series of dates with State Radio including a hometown gig at Birmingham’s Barfly; plus the Dot To Dot Festival and Nass Fest. Next, they return to the states in June for the Vans Warped Tour where the group is poised to make an impact as the breakout U.K. act this summer. BEAT UNION has also been confirmed for Japan's Summer Sonic Festival on August 9 and 10. Expect more news soon from BEAT UNION who’ve shared the stage with Hit The Lights, Taking Back Sunday, Goldfinger and Alexisonfire, among others.
Catch BEAT UNION on the road in the following cities:
| DATE | CITY | VENUE | |||
| Walk the Walk | |||||
| Thu | 24-Apr | Norfolk, VA | The Norva | ||
| w/Goldfinger | |||||
| Sat | 26-Apr | Petaluma, CA | Phoenix Theatre | ||
| Sun | 27-Apr | Sacramento, CA | Boardwalk | ||
| Mon | 28-Apr | Portland, OR | Hawthorne Theatre | ||
| Wed | 30-Apr | Vancouver, BC | Commodore | ||
| Thu | 1-May | Seattle, WA | El Corazon | ||
| The Great Escape Festival | |||||
| Fri | 16-May | Brighton, UK | Brighton | ||
| Sat | 17-May | Brighton, UK | Brighton | ||
| Sun | 18-May | Brighton, UK | Brighton | ||
| U.K. w/State Radio | |||||
| Sat | 20-May | London, ENG | Kings College | ||
| Sun | 21-May | Leicester, UK | The Charlotte | ||
| Mon | 22-May | Southampton, UK | Unit 22 | ||
| Tue | 23-May | Birmingham, UK | Barfly | ||
| Dot-to-Dot Festival | |||||
| Wed | 24-May | Nottingham, UK | Nottingham | ||
| Thu | 25-May | Nottingham, UK | Nottingham | ||
| NASS FEST w Less Than Jake | |||||
| Sat | 14-Jun | Bath, Northwest | North West Showground | ||
| Vans Warped Tour 2008 | |||||
| Fri | 20-Jun | Pomona, CA | Pomona Fairgrounds | ||
| Sat | 21-Jun | San Francisco, CA | Pier 30/32 | ||
| Sun | 22-Jun | Ventura, CA | Seaside Park | ||
| Wed | 25-Jun | Phoenix, AZ | Cricket Pavilion | ||
| Thu | 26-Jun | Las Cruces, NM | N.M.S.U. Practice Field | ||
| Sat | 28-Jun | Salt Lake City, UT | Utah State Fairgrounds | ||
| Sun | 29-Jun | Denver, CO | Invesco Field | ||
| Tue | 1-Jul | St. Louis, MO | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | ||
| Wed | 2-Jul | Kansas City, KS | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | ||
| Thu | 3-Jul | Dallas, TX | Superpages.com Center | ||
| Sat | 5-Jul | San Antonio, TX | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | ||
| Sun | 6-Jul | Houston, TX | Sam Houston Race Park | ||
| Wed | 9-Jul | Atlanta, GA | Lakewood Amphitheater | ||
| Thu | 10-Jul | Orlando, FL | Central Florida Fairgrounds | ||
| Fri | 11-Jul | Tampa, FL | Vinoy Park | ||
| Sat | 12-Jul | Miami, FL | Bicentennial Park | ||
| Sun | 13-Jul | Jacksonville, FL | St. Johns County Fairgrounds | ||
| Mon | 14-Jul | Charlotte, NC | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | ||
| Tue | 15-Jul | Virginia Beach, VA | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | ||
| Wed | 16-Jul | Washington, DC | Merriweather Post Pavilion | ||
| Thu | 17-Jul | Cleveland, OH | Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre | ||
| Fri | 18-Jul | Detroit, MI | Comerica Park | ||
| Sat | 19-Jul | Toronto, Ontario | Downsview Park Allen Road | ||
| Sun | 20-Jul | Montreal, Quebec | Parc Jean Drapeau | ||
| Wed | 23-Jul | Boston, MA | Tweeter Center | ||
| Thu | 24-Jul | Buffalo, NY | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center | ||
| Fri | 25-Jul | Camden, NJ | Susquehanna Bank Center | ||
| Sat | 26-Jul | Uniondale, NY | Nassau Coliseum | ||
| Sun | 27-Jul | Scranton, PA | Toyota Pavilion | ||
| Mon | 28-Jul | Englishtown, NJ | Raceway Park | ||
| Tue | 29-Jul | Pittsburgh, PA | Post Gazette Pavilion | ||
| Wed | 30-Jul | Cincinnati, OH | Riverbend Music Center | ||
| Thu | 31-Jul | Indianapolis, IN | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | ||
| Fri | 1-Aug | Milwaukee, WI | Marcus Amphitheatre | ||
| Sat | 2-Aug | Chicago, IL | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre | ||
| Sun | 3-Aug | Minneapolis, MN | Canterbury Park | ||
| Summer Sonic | |||||
| Sat | 9-Aug | Tokyo, JAPAN | Tokyo | ||
| Sun | 10-Aug | Osaka, JAPAN | Osaka | ||
| Vans Warped Tour 2008 | |||||
| Wed | 13-Aug | Fresno, CA | Save Mart Center | ||
| Thu | 14-Aug | San Diego, CA | Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre | ||
| Fri | 15-Aug | San Francisco, CA | Shoreline Amphitheatre | ||
| Sat | 16-Aug | Sacramento, CA | Sleep Train Amphitheatre | ||
| Sun | 17-Aug | Los Angeles, CA | Home Depot Center | ||
For BEAT UNION publicity, contact:
(818) 380-0400
Libby Henry, ext. 224
lhenry@msopr.com
Kristine Ashton-Magnuson, ext. 233
kashton@msopr.com
Chelsi Schriver (tour press), ext. 231
cschriver@msopr.com
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BEAT UNION PERFORM “CALLING” AND “PRESSURE ZONE” ON FUEL TV’s “THE DAILY HABIT” AIRING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30; U.S. DEBUT ‘DISCONNECTED’ OUT TODAY VIA INDIE SCIENCE, BAND STREAMS ENTIRE ALBUM ON ABSOLUTE PUNK.NET; U.K. GROUP SHOOTS VIDEO FOR “PRESSURE ZONE” IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES WEST COAST TREK WITH GOLDFINGER TO LAUNCH APRIL 26 IN PETALUMA, CA VANS WARPED TOUR ON TAP ALL SUMMER LONG
