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'Boo · Last edited by 'Boo on Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:24 pm; edited 3 times in total

Starsailor are now confirmed to play as special guest to James Blunt on the second half of his major US tour, starting in 10 days time. I've copied some of the US press release below as I thought you'd like to see it.

On 4th October 2006 - New York, NY – Starsailor wrapped up the 1st leg of their wildly successful North American Tour on Monday night in San Diego and will now join James Blunt on the road beginning on the 13th October at the Merriweather Post Pavilion outside of Washington D.C. The band will be the special opening act for the remainder of James Blunt's U.S. tour for a total of 29 more Starsailor performances in the U.S. and Canada.

"Our tour here in the states as been fantastic," commented singer/guitarist James Walsh. "We're glad we can continue performing to our die-hard fans here and introduce ourselves to Blunt's audience as well."

Since the release of On the Outside in August in the U.S. Starsailor has taken over the national television airwaves performing their current single "In The Crossfire" on: The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and the Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson.

With their third and strongest album to date the band has reached a creative peak with People Magazine proclaiming: "'In The Crossfire', set this U.K. quartet off on the right course for a disc that puts them solidly behind Coldplay and Keane in the race for Britpop supremacy." – September 11, 2006.

LA Weekly raved: "Walsh's commanding presence on Starsailor's new album, On the Outside, lifts the band's superbly crafted tales of faith, hope, love and home into the realm of the spine-tingling." - September 27, 2006.

USA Today remarked: "Outside rides along at a spirited clip in such lush tunes as the U2-inspired Faith Hope Love, upbeat In The Crossfire and Counterfeit Life, a lively anti-materialism rant stokes by guitar distortion." - August 28, 2006

Taking their name from the title of a Tim Buckley LP, Starsailor have enjoyed an immense amount of success since the release of their debut album Love Is Here in 2002. Both their debut album and its follow up – Silence Is Easy (which featured two tracks produced by the legendary Phil Spector) were both platinum sellers in the UK. The group has developed a die hard following all around the world due to their lengthy touring schedule, solid musicianship and amazing songs. Their current album On the Outside was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Rob Schnapf (Beck, The Vines, Elliott Smith)

STARSAILOR/JAMES BLUNT - 2006 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR:

OCTOBER:

13th ~ Merriweather Post Pavilion ~ Washington DC
14th ~ Charlotte Bobcats Arena ~ Charlotte, NC
15th ~ Gwinnett Center ~ Atlanta, GA
17th ~ The Palace ~ Louisville, KY
18th ~ Playhouse Square ~ Cleveland, OH
19th ~ The Fox ~ Detroit, MI
20th ~ Conseco Fieldhouse ~ Indianapolis, IN
21st ~ Assembly Hall ~ Champaign, IL
23rd ~ Aragon Ballroom ~ Chicago, IL
24th ~ The Rave/Eagle Ballroom ~ Milwaukee, WI
25th ~ Scottrade Center ~ St. Louis, MO
26th ~ Memorial Hall ~ Kansas City, KS
28th ~ Magness Arena ~ Denver, CO
29th ~ Qwest Center ~ Omaha, NE
30th ~ Northrop Auditorium ~ Minneapolis, MN
31st ~ MTS Center ~ Winnipeg, MB

NOVEMBER:

2nd ~ Rexall Place ~ Edmonton, AB
3rd ~ Saddledome ~ Calgary, AB
5th ~ GM Place ~ Vancouver, BC
6th ~ Everett ~ Seattle, WA
7th ~ Theater in the Clouds ~ Portland, OR
9th ~ Memorial Hall ~ Sacramento, CA
10th ~ Event Center at SJSU ~ San Jose, CA
11th ~ Paramount Theatre ~ Oakland, CA
12th ~ Paramount Theatre ~ Oakland, CA
14th ~ Sports Arena ~ San Diego, CA
15th ~ Gibson Amphitheater ~ Los Angeles, CA
16th ~ Gibson Amphitheater ~ Los Angeles, CA ~ New ~
17th ~ Dodge Arena ~ Phoenix, AZ
18th ~ The Joint @ Hard Rock ~ Las Vegas, NV

Starsailor will be appearing on CD:USA on 16th November. See: http://cdusa.com/ ~ New ~
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Emmi · Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 6:03 pm Post subject:

So no rest for the boys then Shocked

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theano · Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 6:34 pm Post subject:

Impressive tour Shocked

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Maggie · Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 7:35 pm Post subject:

Wow, this will definitely be great exposure for the band!

WHY OH WHY DID JAMES BLUNT CANCEL THE DATE IN PITTSBURGH!?

I know I'll sound like a music elitist.... but I'm a bit apprehensive about this. Starsailor is kind of my "unique" thing I have amongst my friends and definitley a lot of people in America. If they become big here, I would feel like I lost that "uniqueness." Selfish, yes. Irrational, maybe. But I guess that would lead to more opportunity to seeing them here... I don't know... I want the best for them, I really do! Eh... I'm jumping the gun. Nothing has even happened yet. Laughing

peeps · SSMB God Joined: 09 Nov 2005 Posts: 643 Location: scotland

Next song - workaholic Laughing

skysailor · SSMB Newbie Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Posts: 23

Wow! They will be back to MN again!!!
But James blunt, huh? .......

Emmi · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 7:28 am Post subject:

My mum first thought I was saying that James Blunt were going to support Starsailor and when I explained it was the other way round she was rather indignant Laughing

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Sonic · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:46 pm Post subject:

I'm really pleased for them, although it does mean waiting even longer to see them again in UK...boohoo
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alvarosanab · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:35 pm Post subject:

James Blunt Rolling Eyes

He is an egomaniac! hi should sing "I'm beautiful"

'Boo · Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 3:35 pm Post subject:

Please note that I've added an extra date to the tour in LA the following day from the one already scheduled - it looks a little like clumsy posting, but there are two on consecutive days.

They've also confirmed a performance slot on CD:USA on 16th November in LA.

See http://cdusa.com/ for show and channel information - as well as http://www.myspace.com/cdusa - if you're in the LA area, you may be able to apply for tickets to the show, see: http://www.1iota.com/show.aspx?sid=53 - but they don't go that far forward yet, you'll need to keep an eye on it nearer the time.
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Jewel · Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 1:07 pm Post subject:

A pitty that my mother in law moved from LA to Nevada otherwise it would have been a good idea to bring her a visit...
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dodovox · Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:03 pm Post subject:

Meyer · SSMB God Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 1748 Location: London

That's an impressive line up of dates. Good exposure for them.

hmmm...those jeans may need burning befor the end though!! Very Happy

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mojopin · Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:16 am Post subject:

that is great for them....good luck with everything Laughing

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'Boo · Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:35 am Post subject: