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RETURN TO AUSTRALIA & NZ FOR JULY 2010 HEADLINE TOUR
At the start of this year The Temper Trap gave Australian and New Zealand audiences a taste of why they were one of the most talked about bands of 2009 with standout performances across a series of summer festivals. Fans clamoured for more and the band paid attention, making room in a hectic worldwide tour for July 2010 dates in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Auckland.
2010 is already shaping up to be a busy one, with The Temper Trap currently on tour across America. Conditions is sitting at #4 on the Billboard Heatseeker chart, while some of the biggest radio stations in the USA have set...
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Short Biography
RETURN TO AUSTRALIA & NZ FOR JULY 2010 HEADLINE TOUR
At the start of this year The Temper Trap gave Australian and New Zealand audiences a taste of why they were one of the most talked about bands of 2009 with standout performances across a series of summer festivals. Fans clamoured for more and the band paid attention, making room in a hectic worldwide tour for July 2010 dates in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Auckland.
2010 is already shaping up to be a busy one, with The Temper Trap currently on tour across America. Conditions is sitting at #4 on the Billboard Heatseeker chart, while some of the biggest radio stations in the USA have set Sweet Disposition to high rotation. The buzz around the band is audible with a sold out six week US tour and appearances at SXSW, Coachella and Bonnaroo sure to earn the band even more supporters. Notably US music industry bible Billboard Magazine profiled the band in a double page ‘Happening Now' feature in their February 20 issue, noting "The Temper Trap are shaping up to be the next big thing from Down Under."
The UK story also continues to grow from their Top Ten hit with Sweet Disposition last year, with the band selling over 33,000 tickets to their UK tour, including an impressive three nights at Shepherds Bush Empire. The band are also headlining the Wireless Festival, as well as performing at T In The Park and Rosekilde festivals.
Worldwide sales of Sweet Disposition have now exceeded 500,000, while album sales for Conditions have tipped over the 300,000 mark.
If The Temper Trap's festival performances were mass sing-a-longs, then these July shows are set to take The Temper Trap to a whole new level with four acclaimed singles now under the band's belts. Soaring Platinum hit Sweet Disposition, rocking tracks Science of Fear and Fader and the latest anthemic offering Love Lost are sure crowd favourites, while album Conditions has become a staple on iPods and radios across both countries.
With their album fast approaching Platinum sales in Australia there's little doubt that The Temper Trap have won the hearts of music fans. Significantly though, the band have delivered more than just a standout debut album, with music critics praising the quality and energy of the band's live performances.
"The Temper Trap execute their set perfectly..." J Mag, Australia, Feb 2010
""Sweet Disposition"...had the crowd swaying in unison and singing along" Undertherader.co.nz, New Zealand, Jan 15, 2010
"When the band broke into their signature hit Sweet Disposition the sardined mass roared and jumped up and down despite the searing heat." Daily Telegraph, Sydney, Jan 23, 2010
"Album stand-outs Fader, Love Lost, Down River, Science of Fear and Sweet Disposition were all monster singalongs." The Age, Melbourne, Jan 08, 2010
"The Temper Trap kicked off the day with a bang...[the band] have the energy and skill of bands with twice the stage experience." 3 News, New Zealand, Jan 15, 2010
"Every year one band is too popular for the stage they're on. This year it was Melbourne's The Temper Trap...the reaction to British Top 10 hit Sweet Disposition was one of the first moments of the day, but most tracks from their debut album Conditions were singalongs including the stunning Love Lost." Herald Sun, Melbourne, Jan 27, 2010
There's little doubt that The Temper Trap's upcoming July concerts are going to be must-sees on the 2010 concert calendar. Tickets for Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Auckland go on sale on Monday 29 March at 9am local time.
Pre-sale tickets will be available via frontiertouring.com from noon AEDT Thursday 25 March to noon AEDT Friday 26 March.
Australian ticket buyers through Ticketmaster will also have the opportunity to purchase Conditions at a special discounted price at the time of ticket purchase.
Saturday 24 July - Melbourne - Festival Hall
In-depth Biography
The Temper Trap's mix of choirboy vocals and ringing, U2-influenced guitars earned them significant buzz in Melbourne, Australia, where the band first rose to local prominence after playing St. Jerome's Laneway Festival in March 2006. The Temper Trap released their debut EP that same year, and word of the group's potential soon spread to other continents. Veteran British producer Jim Abbiss (who previously helmed the Arctic Monkeys' meteoric debut) saw similar promise in the Temper Trap's panoramic sound. Flying to Australia, he gathered the musicians into Melbourne's Sing Sing Studios and helped ready their debut album, Conditions, for a 2009 release. ~ Andrew Leahey, Rovi
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