Brand New is set to embark on a fall tour of North America

Live Nation and Lucky Man Concerts ANNOUNCE…

 

BRAND NEW

Thursday, October 22

MESA AMPHITHEATRE

 

(Phoenix, AZ) – After selling out every date on their June trek through the United Kingdom and July’s small US tour of underplays, which sold out in record time, Brand New is set to embark on a fall tour of North America stopping in Phoenix on October 22 at Mesa Amphitheater for a 6:15pm show. The tour is in support of the band’s highly anticipated new full length album Daisy, set to release September 22. Special Guests MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA open the show.

 

Formed in 2001, Brand New – Jesse Lacey, Vincent Accardi, Brian Lane and Garrett Tierney – have established critical acclaim for their innovative and boundary breaking music.  The band’s head-turning 2001 debut Your Favorite Weapon (Triple Crown Records) was followed by 2003’s gold-certified sophomore album Deja Entendu, which Rolling Stone called a “masterpiece” and the New York Times proclaimed “extraordinary.”  In 2006 the band released their critically acclaimed major-label debut The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me (Interscope) and earned raves for yet another chapter in their genre defying career from SPIN, Blender, NY Times, LA Times, and Billboard among others.  The band also appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O’Brien to perform the hit single “Jesus.”

 

Now the band is set to take us down another path with their defiant new album, Daisy.  The new record features a collection of songs produced by longtime friend Mike Sapone and mixed by Dave Sardy (Rage Against the Machine, Cold War Kids, Slayer).  Brand New continues to break the mold and in true Brand New form, they delve into new musical territory.

 

TICKETS ON-SALE MONDAY, August 10 AT 1PM

 

 

General Admission tickets priced at $24.00 will be available at www.livenation.com and the Mesa Amphitheatre Box Office.  Hours are Mon – Fri 9am to 4:30pm.  To charge by phone please call 480.644.2560. All dates, acts, and ticket prices are subject to change without notice. All tickets are subject to applicable taxes, and service and handling charges.  For more show info check out www.livenation.com .

 

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The One and only muse at Mesa Amphitheatre 09.19.2007

By Steve Shugg, FromTheCrowd.com Contributor

There are certain bands that simply listening to their albums do not do justice to the musicianship and talent that the members have. This is due to the fact that so many bands these days have so much production done on their albums, that you can’t tell what’s real and what’s computer work; this could not be more false to the British trio Muse. They recently played at the Mesa Amphitheatre and to all the skeptics that thought they could not reproduce the sound that they create on their records; well all they had to do was listen.

Now I’ve seen Muse before, however it was during a festival so I did not get the full experience that I had heard so much about; that’s what made this show so exciting for me. From the instance the lights went down, introducing Muse to the stage, my mind was made up that these were some of the most talented musicians out there today. They ripped into songs like “Time is Running Out”, “Hysteria”, and “Stockholm Syndrome”. Matthew Bellamy hit all those high notes that were created on the records, and that one thought he would not be able to. He struck every note on guitar during the solos, and he had some amazing help. Dominic Howard was mesmerizing on drums, keeping up with the intensity of the crowd, and the energy from the songs. Then there was Chris Wolstenholme on bass, who kept up with everyone, and although there aren’t many bass solo’s in Muse songs, no one else would have been able to finish off an already incredible group. The fact that all three musicians are classically trained in their craft definitely shined through during this set.

As amazing as this show was, there were some things that made it a little different than others. For instance, right before they came back for their encore there was a reading or a speech if you will. The speech was one from John F. Kennedy during his time in office. It was about taking pride in our country, and not wanting to go to war because it wasn’t our war to fight. Now being a British band, this did seem a little out of place, especially since Muse has never really been known to speak out much against the war or politics. You could definitely see the tension in the air of the people that agreed with the message, and those that thought it was not their place and should not have been brought up at the concert. Either way, it was an impressive sight to see a crowd of a few thousand standing in awe listening to John F. Kennedy speak to us, even if it was a recorded message.

This combined with the music made for a memory that will not soon be forgotten. This show proved to the concertgoers that Muse isn’t going anywhere, and that their music and talent is going to be around for a while to come. Any opportunity to experience one of their shows, I would absolutely recommend taking that chance and having the chance to see what a rock show should be like.