The Gaslight Anthem Celebrate 10th Anniversary of THE 59TH SOUND with New Live Dates
By: Macon Prickett Jun. 04, 2018
The Gaslight Anthem are following this weekend's triumphant performance at New York City's Governors Ball Music Festival with news of a number of eagerly awaited new shows commemorating the 10th anniversary of their landmark second studio album, THE '59 SOUND. As previously announced, the New Jersey-based rock 'n' roll band will travel North America and Europe performing THE '59 SOUND in its entirety, with dates continuing into mid-August. Due to popular demand, a number of new dates have now been added, including eagerly awaited stops at Boston, MA's House of Blues (August 13), Philadelphia, PA's The Fillmore (August 15), and Asbury Park, NJ's Stone Pony Summerstage (August 17). Tickets for all three newly announced dates will go on sale beginning Friday, June 8 at 12 pm ET. In addition, extra nights have recently been added in London, Köln, and Toronto. For complete details and additional ticket information, please log on to www.thegaslightanthem.com.
THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM PERFORMING THE '59 SOUND 2018
JULY
w/ special guests Flatliners and Matthew Ryan
20 - London, UK - Eventim Apollo - SOLD OUT
21 - London, UK - Eventim Apollo
23 - Dublin, IR - Vicar Street- SOLD OUT
24 - Glasgow, UK - Barrowland- SOLD OUT
25 - Manchester, UK - Apollo- SOLD OUT
27 - Tilburg, NL - O13
28 - Köln, DE - Palladium- SOLD OUT
29 - Köln, DE - Palladium- SOLD OUT
AUGUST
9 - Toronto, ON - Rebel^
10 - Toronto, ON - Rebel^- SOLD OUT
11 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre^- SOLD OUT
13 - Boston, MA - House of Blues *%
15 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore *#
17 - Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony Summerstage *+
* NEW DATE - TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, JUNE 8 @ 12 PM ET
^ w/ special guests Matt Mays and Joe Sib
% w/ special guests Matt Mays and Worriers
# w/ special guests Matt Mays and Jared Hart
+ w/ special guests Dave Hause and Jared Hart
www.thegaslightanthem.com/tour
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The Gaslight Anthem will further mark THE '59 SOUND's momentous anniversary with the release of THE '59 SOUND SESSIONS, a new companion to the classic LP featuring nine rare and previously unreleased songs as well an all-new 60-page booklet. THE '59 SOUND SESSIONS will be available digitally and physically as CD, LP, and Limited Deluxe Photobook LP via SideOneDummy Records on Friday, June 15.
THE '59 SOUND SESSIONS is available for pre-order now at https://lnk.to/gaslightanthemPR; a limited run mint green vinyl edition of the Photobook LP is exclusively available for pre-order to fans and Spotify users at [LINK]. In addition, a limited run yellow vinyl edition of the Photobook LP is on offer only via Smartpunk.
THE '59 SOUND SESSIONS is highlighted by the first-ever release of songs recorded in the months before entering the studio for THE '59 SOUND itself, among them nascent versions of album favorites like "Great Expectations," "Miles Davis & The Cool" and the milestone title track alongside such rarities as the previously-unheard "Placeholder," "Our Fathers Sons" (last heard on The Gaslight Anthem's 2011 iTUNES SESSION), and a singular cover of the folk traditional, "God's Gonna Cut You Down," made famous by artists including Odetta and Johnny Cash.
"The journey a band goes through is complex," says The Gaslight Anthem's Benny Horowitz in THE '59 SOUND SESSIONS' accompanying Photobook. "We were perpetually on the road and in a state of constant motion. I can't think of a better time to try and create the most significant thing of your life when it was the most significant time of all our lives. I'm so happy to share this moment of our existence."
Released by SideOneDummy Records on August 19th, 2008, THE '59 SOUND officially saw The Gaslight Anthem break out as one of the most electrifying groups, marrying their punk roots with classic FM radio scale to craft a soulful and exhilarating vision of American rock 'n' roll. Songs like "Old White Lincoln," "Great Expectations" and the worldwide smash title track proved transcendent modern rock classics, fueled by heroic hooks, huge choruses, and lead vocalist-guitarist-songwriter Brian Fallon's masterful chronicles of love, loss, and the broken hearted, of summers gone and dreams still to be met.
THE '59 SOUND earned The Gaslight Anthem rapturous reviews around the world. "THE '59 SOUND is an answer to a prayer," enthused Pitchfork. "When the guitars turn into chorus-firepower, it just kills because it's been so long since we've heard anyone pull that off with such panache." "Wearing their influences as badges of honor," wrote Q, "the New Jersey quartet blast out affecting, soulful punk rock strewn with bittersweet memories of small-town blue-collar America." Perhaps PopMatters said it best: "Oh hell, the whole damn thing is great!"
The Gaslight Anthem's fifth and final studio album, GET HURT, made top 5 chart debuts in both the US and the UK upon its August 2014 release via Island Records. The band made its last live appearance at the UK's Reading Festival on August 30th, 2015.
The Gaslight Anthem is: Brian Fallon (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Alex Rosamilia (lead guitar, backing vocals), Alex Levine (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Benny Horowitz (drums, percussion, backing vocals).
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