FROM:            KRISTINE ASHTON/LATHUM NELSON/AMANDA HALE

THE LIVING END TO JOIN
NO DOUBT AND BLINK-182 ON U.S. TOUR;

NEW ALBUM ‘MODERN ARTillery’ OUT MARCH 2 ON REPRISE

Just weeks away from the March 2 release of their new album MODERN ARTillery (Reprise), Australia’s THE LIVING END have been invited to join the majority of the dates on the high-profile No Doubt and Blink-182 U.S. tour, launching June 1 in Indianapolis. The arena/outdoor amphitheater trek will include the June 26 finale at San Bernardino, California’s massive Hyundai Pavilion.

THE LIVING END dates with No Doubt and Blink-182 will follow the group’s month-long Australian Invasion Tour with The Vines and Jet, running March 11 through April 16. The band–known for their fiery live performances–will warm up for all this excitement with a week of special West Coast headlining club dates March 3-8 with Maxeen and Jackson supporting.

Meanwhile, MODERN ARTillery received praise in the new issue of FHM (March 2004): “Conveniently ignoring their nation’s pleasant climate and all-round good cheer, this Australian old-school punk trio’s third album musters palpable anger. ‘Who’s Gonna Save Us?’ and ‘Maitland Street’ feature Rancid-sized sing-along choruses.” In a recent five-star CD review, Alternative Press described the album as “wonderfully combustible” (January 2004). Elsewhere, Billboardpraised “Who’s Gonna Save Us?” by noting: “The punky Australian trio is clearly at its most inspired when it comes to stomping, scream-along vocals, and ‘Gonna Save’ doesn’t disappoint.  The rollicking, politically tinged track is crisp and on-point in its full-throttle production…” (January 31, 2004).

The first single and video from MODERN ARTillery is the spirited rocker “Who’s Gonna Save Us,” which debuted as the #1 Most Added at Modern Rock radio. The album has already been certified gold in Australia, where it debuted at #3 on the album chart.

Catch THE LIVING END–CHRIS CHENEY (singer/songwriter/guitarist), SCOTT OWEN (upright bassist/vocalist) and ANDY STRACHAN (drummer)–on the road in the following cities and check out www.thelivingend.com.

Date                            City                                         Venue

With Maxeen and Jackson:

Wed                3/3                   Santa Barbara, CA              Velvet Jones

Thurs               3/4                   San Francisco, CA                        Slims

Fri                   3/5                   Orangevale, CA                       The Boardwalk

Sat                  3/6                   Reno, NV                               New Oasis

Mon                 3/8                   Anaheim, CA                         Chain Reaction

With The Vines, Jet, and Neon:

Thurs               3/11                Houston, TX                         Engine Room

Fri                   3/12                New Orleans, LA                Twi-Ro-Pa (TLE & Neon)

Sat                  3/13                Atlanta, GA                            Roxy

Mon                 3/15                Washington, DC                   9:30 Club

Tues                3/16                New York, NY                     Irving Plaza

Wed                3/17                New York, NY                     Irving Plaza

Fri                   3/19                Boston, MA                          Avalon Ballroom

Sat                  3/20                Philadelphia, PA                  Electric Factory

Mon                 3/22                Montreal, QUE                       Metropolis

Tue                  3/23                Toronto, ONT                        Kool Haus

Wed                3/24                Pontiac, MI                            Clutch Cargo

Fri                   3/26                Chicago, IL                           Vic Theatre

Sat                  3/27                Milwaukee, WI                       The Rave

Sun                 3/28                Minneapolis, MN                  The Quest

Tue                  3/30                Lawrence, KS                      Liberty Hall

Wed                3/31                Omaha, NE                          Sokol Underground

Thurs               4/1                   Denver, CO                           Ogden Theatre

Sat                  4/3                   Phoenix, AZ                          Marquee Theatre

Sun                 4/4                   Las Vegas, NV                 The Joint

Wed                4/7                   Los Angeles, CA              Wiltern Theatre

Thu                  4/8                   Los Angeles, CA              Wiltern Theatre

Sat                  4/10                San Diego, CA                  Soma

Sun                 4/11                San Francisco, CA                  Warfield Theatre

Tues                4/13                Seattle, WA                         Moore Theatre

Wed                4/14                Portland, OR                                    Roseland Theatre

Thur                 4/15                Vancouver, BC                     Commodore Ballroom

Japan:

Fri                   5/7                   Fukuoka, JAP                      Logos

Sat                  5/8                   Kyoto, JAP                             Metro

Sun                 5/9                   Osaka, JAP                           IMP Hall

Tues                5/11                Nagoya, JAP                         Diamond Ballroom

Wed                5/12                Tokyo, JAP                             O-East

Thurs               5/13                Tokyo, JAP                             O-East

With No Doubt and Blink-182:

Tue                  6/1                   Indianapolis, IN                    Verizon Wireless

Thur                 6/3                   Holmdel, NJ                          PNC Bank Arts Center

Sun                 6/6                   Philadelphia, PA                  Tweeter Center

Tue                  6/8                   Boston, MA                          Tweeter Center

Fri                   6/11                Washington, DC                   Nissan Pavilion

Sat                  6/12                Cleveland, OH                      Blossom Music Center

Sun                 6/13                Chicago, IL                           Tweeter Center

Thur                 6/24                San Diego, CA                  Coors Amphitheatre

Sat                  6/26                San Bernardino, CA                  Hyundai Pavilion

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