NASHVILLE |DATE: MARCH 19, 2008
FROM: LIBBY HENRY/KRISTINE ASHTON-MAGNUSON
BEAT UNION
DEBUT VIDEO FOR “CALLING”
ON ALTERNATIVE PRESS.COM;
BAND CONTINUES TO TOUR THE U.S. AND CONFIRMED FOR
APRIL 11 VANS WARPED TOUR KICK-OFF PARTY IN LOS ANGELES
BEAT UNION have premiered the video for “Calling,” which is up now on the Alternative Press magazine website: http://altpress.com/news/3640.htm. The clip was directed by Hurley Entertainment/Daniel Chesnut (Greeley Estates) and was inspired by the drinking scene in the film Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels. The video has a distinct European film style look and features lots of slow-to-fast motion, upside down camera angles and quick rack focus.
Hailing from Birmingham, England, BEAT UNION–who fuse potent songwriting with an amalgam of influences from The Clash to Elvis Costello and The Jam–are set to release their U.S. debut album DISCONNECTED on April 22 via Science.
Recorded in November 2007 with producer John Feldmann (The Used, Good Charlotte, Story of the Year, The Matches) at the helm, DISCONNECTED is a seamless yet diverse eleven-track debut that celebrates the past as it looks to the future with serious intent.
After just wrapping a Winter tour with Bedouin Soundclash and hotly-tipped shows at SXSW–one with UK acts at The Great Escape Showcase and the Vans Warped Tour/Alternative Press magazine’s international showcase–BEAT UNION have hit the road again for a Spring U.S. run (see dates below). They’ll also be a featured guest at the April 11 Vans Warped Tour kick-off party at the Key Club in West Hollywood, CA. Look for the group–DAVE WARSOP (vocals/guitar), LUKE JOHNSON (drums), DEAN ASHTON (guitar), ADE PRESTON (bass)–to perform on the Vans Warped Tour most of the summer on the Hurley.com stage. BEAT UNION has also been confirmed for Japan’s Summer Sonic Festival August 9 and 10. See below for the current tour itinerary and go to www.myspace.com/beatunion, www.sciencerecords.net and http://www.beatunion.co.uk/ for updates.
| Date | City | Venue | ||
| with Authority Zero, Whole Wheat Bread, Civet: | ||||
| Wed | 19-Mar | Orlando, FL | The Blackbooth | |
| Thu | 20-Mar | Port St. Lucie, FL | Mojo Room | |
| Fri | 21-Mar | Jacksonville Beach, FL | Freebird Café | |
| Sat | 22-Mar | Tampa, FL | The Orpheum | |
| Mon | 24-Mar | Columbia, SC | New Brookland Tavern | |
| Tue | 25-Mar | Wilmington, NC | The Soapbox Laundrolounge | |
| Wed | 26-Mar | Virginia Beach, VA | Steppin’ Out | |
| Thu | 27-Mar | Washington, DC | Rock n Roll Hotel | |
| Fri | 28-Mar | Staten Island, NY | L’Amour | |
| Sun | 30-Mar | Pittsburgh, PA | Diesel | |
| Mon | 31-Mar | Cleveland, OH | Peabody’s Down Under | |
| Tue | 1-Apr | Chicago, IL | Reggie’s Live | |
| Wed | 2-Apr | Sauget, IL | Pop’s | |
| Thu | 3-Apr | Omaha, NE | The Waiting Room | |
| Fri | 4-Apr | Colorado Springs, CO | Black Sheep | |
| Sat | 5-Apr | Englewood, CO | Gothic Theatre | |
| Mon | 7-Apr | Reno, NV | Club Underground | |
| Tue | 8-Apr | Sacramento, CA | The Boardwalk | |
| Wed | 9-Apr | Los Angeles, CA | Knitting Factory | |
| Vans Warped Tour Kick-Off Party: | ||||
| Fri | 11-Apr | West Hollywood, CA | The Key Club | |
| UK dates with State Radio: | ||||
| Sat | 20-May | London, ENG | Kings College | |
| Sun | 21-May | Leicester, UK | The Charlotte | |
| Mon | 22-May | Southhampton, UK | Unit 22 | |
| Tue | 23-May | Birmingham, UK | Barfly | |
| 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 | TBA | |
| 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 Amphitheater | |
| Tue | 15-Jul | Virginia Beach, VA | TBA | |
| 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 | TBA | |
| Sun | 20-Jul | Montreal, Quebec | TBA | |
| 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 | TBA | |
| Sun | 27-Jul | Scranton, PA | Toyota Pavilion | |
| Mon | 28-Jul | Englishtown, PA | 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 | TBA | |
| Japan: | ||||
| Sat | 9-Aug | Tokyo, Japan | Summer Sonic Festival | |
| Sun | 10-Aug | Osaka, Japan | Summer Sonic Festival | |
| Vans Warped Tour: | ||||
| Wed | 13-Aug | Fresno, CA | Save Mart Center | |
| Thu | 14-Aug | San Diego, CA | TBA | |
| 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
www.beatunion.co.uk/
www.myspace.com/beatunion
www.sciencerecords.net
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BEAT UNION DEBUT VIDEO FOR “CALLING” ON ALTERNATIVE PRESS.COM; BAND CONTINUES TO TOUR THE U.S. AND CONFIRMED FOR APRIL 11 VANS WARPED TOUR KICK-OFF PARTY IN LOS ANGELES AND AUGUST 9 AND 10 SUMMER SONIC FESTIVAL IN JAPAN
