Listen for your chance to qualify for Simple Plan & Marianas Trench at the JLC in London
MuchMusic presents the 2012 Canadian Simple Plan tour in support of their gold-certified album Get Your Heart On!. The band will begin their 9-city tour on February 11 at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver. Stops include a show at the John Labatt Centre in London, ON on February 20 and at the Bell Centre in their hometown of Montreal on February 23 before they wrap things up in Halifax at the Metro Centre on February 26.
Opening for Simple Plan will be Marianas Trench, All Time Low and These Kids Wear Crowns. Tickets go on sale Friday September 23 at livenation.com. $1 from every ticket sold on the tour will be donated to the Simple Plan Foundation. A limited number of enhanced ticket packages will be available to fan club members for all shows, consisting of a premium ticket, post-show meet and greet and pizza party with the band, a digital download of a live recording, a t-shirt and more. For more details on purchasing the package, visit www.officialspcrew.com.
Simple Plan spent the summer touring the globe, including stops in Asia and Europe, as well as the U.S., where they were one of the highest-drawing acts on the Warped Tour. A July date in Quebec attracted nearly 90,000 fans. They will return to the U.S. for a fall tour beginning in October.
Get Your Heart On!, the Montreal-based band’s gold-certified fourth studio album, was released in June and spawned the platinum-certified hit single “Jet Lag” – a duet with Natasha Bedingfield on the English version and Marie-Mai on the French version. The music video for the second single, “Astronaut,” premieres today at MuchMusic, MusiquePlus and SimplePlan.com.
2012 will mark the 10-year anniversary of Simple Plan’s debut album, No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls. The band has been voted Favourite Canadian Band an unprecedented five times by viewers of the MuchMusic Video Awards. Accolades also include the 2006 JUNO Fan Choice Award and the 2005 Teen Choice Award.
Simple Plan is: Pierre Bouvier (Vocals) / Chuck Comeau (Drums, Backing Vocals) / David Desrosiers (Bass, Backing Vocals) / Sebastien Lefebvre (Guitar, Backing Vocals) / Jeff Stinco (Lead Guitar).
About Simple Plan Foundation
The members of Simple Plan have used their global popularity for good by starting the Simple Plan Foundation, which raises money for a variety of charities. Established in 2005, the Simple Plan Foundation works to support youth through the difficult passage to adulthood, encouraging youth to find their life’s passion. The Foundation also supports youth living with life threatening illnesses through their collaboration with music therapy programs. In 2009, proceeds from the sale of the band’s single, Save You, were distributed to various cancer charities. Most recently, the Foundation donated $10,000 towards the Red Cross in support of the Japan earthquake and tsunami relief effort.
