THE STARTING LINE TO REUNITE FOR ONE-NIGHT-ONLY SHOW TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29 IN PHILADELPHIA AT TLA

THE STARTING LINE
TO REUNITE FOR
ONE-NIGHT-ONLY SHOW
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29 IN PHILADELPHIA AT TLA

FIRST-EVER LIVE CONCERT CD, FILM AND DOCUMENTARY DVD
‘SOMEBODY’S GONNA MISS US’
OUT NOW VIA IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT

The much beloved group, THE STARTING LINE have announced they’ll reunite for a one-night-only show on Tuesday, December 29 in Philadelphia at TLA (334 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147). Tickets will go on-sale beginning Saturday, November 21 at 12:00 pm EST, to purchase visit: http://www.livenation.com/venue/theater-of-the-living-arts-tickets.

“We all got together for the Somebody’s Gonna Miss Us release party last week and decided it would be fun to play a hometown holiday show this year,” explains guitarist MATT WATTS. “Just to clarify, this doesn't mean TSL are back together and are going to make a record. It simply means that we're taking a break from our break, and wanted to play a fun show in Philadelphia and continue to focus on our lives outside of TSL.”

THE STARTING LINE, KEN VASOLI (vocals, bass) and MIKE GOLLA (guitar), MATT WATTS (guitar), TOM GYSKIEWICZ (drums) and BRIAN SCHMUTZ (keyboards)—just released SOMEBODY’S GONNA MISS US, their first-ever live concert CD, film and documentary DVD, last week via Image Entertainment.

SOMEBODY’S GONNA MISS US features an hour-long documentary DVD chronicling THE STARTING LINE during their preparation for and journey on their 2008 U.S. tour which culminates in their thunderous and heartfelt Bamboozle performance on May 4. Through intimate and honest interviews with the band, friends and family, fans will get a glimpse into the inner workings of the group which–after eight years together– decided to take a hiatus in 2008 to pursue other projects. The full-length concert DVD and live CD is highlighted by the band’s stunning performance in their Philadelphia hometown at the Electric Factory on April 18, 2008. The live CD and DVD boasts 18 live songs and performances including fan favorites “Direction,” Island,” “Best of Me,” “Bedroom Talk,” “Something Left to Give” and many more.

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THE STARTING LINE’s 2002 debut album Say It Like You Mean It earned the group a #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart, sold over 300,000 copies on the indie label Drive-Thru and spawned a surprise hit with “The Best Of Me,” a pop-punk anthem that was embraced by MTV. The band followed that up with a solid year on the road. After making a solid name for themselves and building their impressive fanbase through relentless touring, the group collectively decided to make the jump to major label Geffen Records for their next full-length Based On A True Story released May 10, 2005. All did not go according to plan; despite a strong debut at #18 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart, headlining the Vans Warped Tour that summer and going to on perform the biggest headlining shows of their career, the label de-prioritized the album and withheld support, choosing to not service their anthemic first single “Bedroom Talk” to commercial radio. At what should have been the pinnacle of their career, the band begged Geffen to be released from their contract and signed to Virgin after then president Jason Flom caught one of their live shows and was stunned at the sight of 10,000 kids singing along with the band. The band teamed with Grammy-winning producer Howard Benson to record Direction (Virgin) which was released July 31, 2007. Due to the merger of EMI (Virgin) and Terra Firma, The Starting Line was cast into a nearly identical situation as the aforementioned with Geffen Records. On March 5 2008, after eight years, the group announced they would take an indefinite hiatus to pursue other projects. THE STARTING LINE performed multiple times on the Vans Warped Tour and has toured with Paramore, Fall Out Boy, The All-American Rejects, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, New Found Glory, Sum 41, Good Charlotte and All Time Low, among many others.

THE STARTING LINE TO REUNITE FOR ONE-NIGHT-ONLY SHOW TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29 IN PHILADELPHIA AT TLA