Short Biography
THE FRAY
Returning to Australia in 2010
"The punters leave the gates they almost scaled richer for the experience" - Time Off Magazine, March 2009
It seems that Australians just can't get enough of The Fray. The band's last tour in March sold out in every city well in advance of the shows, and the performances themselves gripped crowds across the nation.
Luckily, The Fray can't seem to get enough of us either. With that in mind, The Frontier Touring Company is very pleased to announce headline shows for the multi-platinum-selling band in addition to their performance at 2010'...
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Short Biography
THE FRAY
Returning to Australia in 2010
"The punters leave the gates they almost scaled richer for the experience" - Time Off Magazine, March 2009
It seems that Australians just can't get enough of The Fray. The band's last tour in March sold out in every city well in advance of the shows, and the performances themselves gripped crowds across the nation.
Luckily, The Fray can't seem to get enough of us either. With that in mind, The Frontier Touring Company is very pleased to announce headline shows for the multi-platinum-selling band in addition to their performance at 2010's Bluesfest in Byron Bay.
The tour is another step up for the polished Denver-based foursome, with shows confirmed for Sydney's Big Top in Luna Park, Melbourne's Festival Hall, and - in a coup for South Australian fans - Adelaide's Thebarton Theatre!
Since forming in 2002, The Fray have struck a chord with music fans across the globe, morphing from a popular local band in Denver to a major international success and selling over 4 million albums and 12 million singles worldwide in the process.
This year, the band has been busy touring their most recent work, the self-titled, Gold-certified LP, The Fray. The album took the success of their first release How To Save A Life to soaring new heights with lead single ‘You Found Me' earning them their first and very well-deserved #1 on Australia's ARIA Singles Chart. The album itself peaked at an impressive #3 in Australia, taking out the top spot on America's Billboard Chart. Even more excitingly, The Fray has also just been nominated for two awards at next year's illustrious Grammys.
With a following that is steadily increasing by the minute, these shows are sure to follow the trend of previous Fray shows and sell out fast! Be quick when tickets go on sale on December 21.
In-depth Biography
By pitching their music somewhere between the arena-friendly style of U2 and the mature pop/rock of bands like Maroon 5 and Counting Crows, the Fray rose to commercial prominence with their 2005 debut, How to Save a Life. The Denver-based band had formed three years prior, when former schoolmates Isaac Slade (vocals, piano) and Joe King (guitar, vocals) unexpectedly bumped into each other at a local music store. The pair began a series of two-man jam sessions and soon expanded their lineup with two of Slade's former bandmates, drummer Ben Wysocki and guitarist David Welsh. Slade's younger brother, Caleb, also joined the band for a stint but was ultimately asked to leave; the resulting rift between the two siblings would later inspire the band's first hit single, "Over My Head (Cable Car)." After issuing the Movement EP in 2002, the quartet gained the support of Denver's KTCL radio station with a follow-up release, 2003's Reason EP. As the Fray's airplay increased alongside their local profile (Westworld, a Denver alt. weekly publication, deemed them "Best New Band" in 2004), they began attracting attention from Epic Records. The label ultimately signed the band in December 2004, and the Fray toured alongside Weezer and Ben Folds the following summer.
How to Save a Life was released in September 2005, and "Over My Head (Cable Car)" found a quick home on modern rock radio. By early 2006, it had crossed over to Top 40 chart status, peaking at number eight and whetting the public's appetite for another hit. The Fray responded by releasing the album's title track, which was heavily used in a promotional campaign for the TV series Grey's Anatomy and quickly became one of 2006's biggest singles. "How to Save a Life" was a world-wide smash, reaching the Top Ten in the U.S. (where it continued to chart for 58 consecutive weeks) and peaking at number one in Bulgaria, Ireland, Canada, and Spain. By the time the smoke had cleared, the Fray's debut had been certified double-platinum in the U.S. and was declared the best-selling digital album of all time.
As How to Save a Life continued to enjoy world-wide chart success, the live album Live at the Electric Factory was released in selected independent stores in July 2006. The Fray re-released their Reason EP the following year while continuing to tour, occasionally playing new material at their high-profile shows. The band also found time to return to the recording studio, and 2009 saw the release of their self-titled sophomore effort, The Fray. ~ Andrew Leahey, Rovi
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