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06-05-2007
LIMITED ENMORE THEATRE SHOW TICKETS GO ON SALE
A strictly limited number of tickets for Silverchair's Enmore Theatre shows in Sydney (May 9 and 10) will be released tomorrow at 9am AEST.
Tickets for the 2 shows will be available from http://silverchair.oztix.com.au and http://premier.ticketek.com.au
Get in quick as these tickets wont last.
02-05-2007
EXTRA SILVERCHAIR TICKETS
A strictly limited number of tickets for Silverchair's Metropolis shows in Fremantle (May 6 and 7) and Thebarton Theatre show in Adelaide (May 4) will be released today at 3pm AEST.
Tickets for the 3 shows are available from http://silverchair.oztix.com.au and http://premier.ticketek.com.au
Get in quick as these tickets wont last.
02-05-2007
CHAIRPAGE HITS THE RANKINGS
Chairpage was recently ranked No. 2 by visits among all Australian websites in the Hitwise Music - Bands and Artists category for the quarter January - March 2007.
Thank you to everyone who visited the website in that period for your support.
30-04-2007
YOUNG MODERN ECLIPSES FROGSTOMP
Silverchair’s new album Young Modern officially became the most successful album of their career today when it racked up its fourth week at #1 on the national albums chart. This achievement tops the three weeks their phenomenally successful debut frogstomp spent at pole position way back in 1995.
Young Modern has also raced to double platinum sales accreditation faster than any other Silverchair release with sales in the first month of over 150,000 copies.
The trio kicked off their sold out national tour over the weekend with two shows in Brisbane. They headed to Sydney on Sunday for MTV’s Australian Music Video Awards where they became the first Aussie artist to receive the “Video Vanguard Award”. The prize recognizes career excellence and has previously been presented in the U.S. to artists such as Red Hot Chili Peppers and Madonna.
The tour now continues with dates in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth before hitting Sydney next week.
The band is expected to head overseas over the Australian winter to support the northern hemisphere release of Young Modern. Plans for that release will be announced shortly but in the meantime the group has announced two weeks of European dates in August including some major festival appearances on the continent and a headlining date at London’s legendary Brixton Academy.
26-04-2007
SILVERCHAIR WIN MTV AWARD
We are very happy to report that MTV announced SILVERCHAIR as the recipients of the first ever Video Vanguard Award at the 2007 MTV Australia Video Music Awards.
The Video Vanguard Award recognises musicians who have had a profound effect on the MTV culture, and have proven to be inspirational to millions of MTV viewers – it is the equivalent to a lifetime achievement award. In the past the award has been presented to The Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Madonna.
“It feels a bit weird to be getting kind of a ‘lifetime achievement’ award at 27 years of age but we’re happy to take it”, chuckled Silverchair bass player Chris Joannou. “We actually always used to hate making videos back in the day so they should really be giving this award to all those poor directors we’ve worked with over the years. But MTV have offered the gong to us for some reason so of course we’re happy to step in now and take all the credit for their hard work.”
The awards show, will be held on April 29 at Sydney’s Acer Arena. SILVERCHAIR will also be performing at the awards ceremony. You can watch the show in Australia on Foxtel, Austar, Optus and Channel 10.
There is also still time to vote for SILVERCHAIR in the MTV Australia Video Music Awards in the categories of;
* Best Group
* Video of the Year – Straight Lines
* Viewers Choice Award
Voting closes this Saturday April 28. Vote here: www.mtv.com.au/avma
24-04-2007
TAKE A SHOWER WITH SILVERCHAIR
Labor’s environment spokesperson – and legendary Midnight Oil frontman - Peter Garrett has urged people to take a shower with Silverchair … and to clean their teeth to “Straight Lines”! Discover what he’s on about.
19-04-2007
VOTE FOR SILVERCHAIR – MTV AUSTRALIA VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS
Silverchair have had an awesome start to 2007 with the release of their number 1 hit single “Straight Lines” and their number 1 album “Young Modern”. The guys have have recently been announced as nominees for Australia’s MTV Video Music Awards in the following categories;
* Best Group
* Video of the Year – Straight Lines
* Viewers Choice Award
The great news is that ALL of these awards are won via a public vote. So if Silverchair are rockin’ your world then get voting!
Voting is simple!
1. Click on the following link : <http://www.mtv.com.au/avma>
2. Click on Vote
3. Click on Quick Vote
4. Select the category
5. Enter SILVERCHAIR
Or for AUSTRALIAN residents only…
You can also vote via SMS. It’s as simple as texting ‘rock’ to 191 688. You will then receive a reply with all the nominees then select SILVERCHAIR to make your vote count! Txt to this number will set you back 55 cents.
You can vote as many times as you like and remember VOTING CLOSES REALLY SOON!
For more MTV Video Music Awards info check out;
www.mtv.com.au/avma
12-04-2007
SILVERCHAIR - LIVE FROM FARAWAY STABLES
On Saturday April 19, 2003 Silverchair brought the "Across The Night" tour to their hometown of Newcastle, NSW Australia.
The concert was staged in the ornate and venerable Newcastle Civic Theatre - within walking distance of the band's birthplace. Surrounded by friends and family the group finally got to perform songs from their landmark album "Diorama" as well as a selection of earlier works.
Tickets for this unusually intimate show had sold out in less than ten minutes and could not be bought at any price.
As with all the dates on this special tour, Silverchair staged the concert over two separate acts. The first showcased mainly quieter and more experimental material while the second consisted of the heavier rock songs on which the band had built their reputation as an incendiary live act.
This unique double album is now available through i-Tunes!
12-04-2007
LIVE IN THE UK!
Silverchair have announced their first shows in the U.K since 2003!
All dates and venues for the upcoming “Young Modern Tour” are as follows;
FRIDAY 10th August Brixton Academy, London
SATURDAY 11th August Corn Exchange, Edinburgh
SUNDAY 12th August Ritz, Manchester
MONDAY 13th August Rock City, Nottingham
Tickets go on sale Tuesday April 17th at 9am.
Ticket purchase info. is available in the Tours section
12-04-2007
SILVERCHAIR TO PLAY LOLLAPALOOZA
Silverchair announced today they'll be playing Lollapalooza in Chicago in early August. Lollapalooza is an iconic American music festival featuring alternative rock, hip hop and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances.
Check out the Lollapalooza website for more info.