MUSIC NEWS- Chicago band Fall Out Boy has signed up with Fuse.tv, the only national music television network, to celebrate the release of their anticipated new album, "Folie a Deux," with a live concert in the band's hometown of Chicago at the historic Chicago Theatre on Tuesday, December 2. Then, "Fall Out Boy: Live from The Chicago Theatre," will premiere on Fuse.tv on Tuesday, December 16, at 9:00PM EST/PST. This will coincide with the release of "Folie à Deux" (cd and vinyl) . As you may remember, their new release was originally due in early Novembe, but was delayed due to the USA election day by the band. Tickets for the Chi concert, will go on sale at 10:00AM CST on Friday, November 28 for $10 via Ticketmaster. Most of the of tickets will be available at The Chicago Theater box office day of show only. Check out Fuse.tv for more ticket information.
"We're thrilled to be working with Fall Out Boy to commemorate the launch of their newest album and provide fans with a front row ticket, live from the Chicago Theatre and on-air at Fuse," said Matt Farber, EVP, Programming, Development & Digital." Fall Out Boy have built up a loyal following through relentless touring; they have performed over 1200 shows since their inception in 2000. Their single "I Don't Care" is #5 on Itunes Alternative chart, and the band has 5 songs in the Top 100 on Itunes Alternative Chart, including "I Don't Care." The band's 2007 release Infinity on High was #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and was the follow-up to From Under the Cork Tree ( 2005). Hailing from Chicago, Fall Out Boy is comprised of Patrick Vaughn Stump (vocals/guitar), Pete Wentz (bass), Joe Troh–man (guitar), and Andy Hurley (drums) They have won three MTV Video Music Awards and have received a Grammy nomination as well.
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Definitely pretty cool that they would do something like this... I'm going to try to make it to the Nokia Theatre Show they're playing at... If not there's always fuse... More bands should start doing stuff like this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8t2Oy3-284
Posted by: Will | Dec 05, 2008 at 04:15 PM