Post by Yuliya on Dec 3, 2010 21:42:08 GMT -5
The first of what I'm sure will be a lot of press from Jakarta!!
www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/lifehouse-cant-wait-to-open-doors-to-fans/409990
Lifehouse Can’t Wait to Open Doors to Fans
Jakartans tonight will hear one of the most successful rock songs of all time performed live as Los Angeles-based band Lifehouse takes the stage at the Oval Plaza at Epicentrum Walk in South Jakarta.
“We are very excited to play here in Jakarta. We can’t wait,” the band’s lead vocalist, Jason Wade, told the Jakarta Globe in an exclusive interview on Friday.
Wade wrote the song “Hanging by a Moment,” which is included in the band’s “No Name Face” album released in 2000.
In 2001, it became the most-played radio track of the year in the United States and won Hot Single of the Year at the Billboard Music Awards.
In 2008, Billboard magazine also ranked the song as the 25th “hottest rock song to appear on The Billboard Hot 100 during the chart’s first 50 years.”
Lifehouse has since released four more albums, including this year’s “Smoke and Mirrors” which sold more than 54,000 copies in its first week.
But Indonesian fans may well be expecting to hear a different tune, the one that made Lifehouse famous here: “You and Me,” which was released in 2005 and was featured in the soundtrack of the popular TV series “Smallville.”
Alongside Wade are the band’s guitarist Ben Carey, drummer Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. and bassist Bryce Soderbeg.
The band acknowledged they hadn’t had the chance to travel around the city, but said they had seen so much energy in Jakarta.
Wade said the band had toured widely in Asia, including Japan, Philippines and Singapore, but never had the chance to come to Indonesia until now.
“So we’ve been looking forward to performing here and meeting our fans,” he said.
The band said they were hoping for the same reception they garnered from their 2008 concert in the Philippines.
Wade said the audience in Manila was so energized, singing the songs by heart along with the band.
“We hope the crowd in Jakarta can give us the same kind of response tomorrow,” he said, adding that they didn’t want to disappoint their fans here.
Lifehouse is in Jakarta as part of the Arthur’s Day celebration, a series of worldwide music events that were first organized in 2009 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Guinness brewing company.
This year, Arthur’s Day was celebrated in Dublin, Chicago and Kuala Lumpur.
The tonight’s edition of the festival, which will be held for the first time in Jakarta, will be the closing party. The show will also feature Rivermaya, a band from the Philippines, and several local acts including Superman Is Dead and Pure Saturday.
All proceeds from the concert will be donated to several charitable causes.
Lifehouse said the show would especially important because this would be the band’s last concert of the year.
“So, it’s going to be very special for us,” said bassist Soderbeg, adding that they were planning to perform around 90 minutes on Saturday.
“If they like us, we’ll probably play even more,” Wade said.
Soderbeg said he was thrilled to find out Lifehouse actually had a large fan base in Indonesia.
He said they had been receiving so many comments from their fans in Indonesia on Twitter and Facebook, which was one of the reasons they decided to come here.
The group considers the Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam and Nirvana as their musical influences.
When asked about why they chose to name the band Lifehouse, Wade said they picked it because all the other names had already been taken by other acts.
www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/lifehouse-cant-wait-to-open-doors-to-fans/409990
Lifehouse Can’t Wait to Open Doors to Fans
Jakartans tonight will hear one of the most successful rock songs of all time performed live as Los Angeles-based band Lifehouse takes the stage at the Oval Plaza at Epicentrum Walk in South Jakarta.
“We are very excited to play here in Jakarta. We can’t wait,” the band’s lead vocalist, Jason Wade, told the Jakarta Globe in an exclusive interview on Friday.
Wade wrote the song “Hanging by a Moment,” which is included in the band’s “No Name Face” album released in 2000.
In 2001, it became the most-played radio track of the year in the United States and won Hot Single of the Year at the Billboard Music Awards.
In 2008, Billboard magazine also ranked the song as the 25th “hottest rock song to appear on The Billboard Hot 100 during the chart’s first 50 years.”
Lifehouse has since released four more albums, including this year’s “Smoke and Mirrors” which sold more than 54,000 copies in its first week.
But Indonesian fans may well be expecting to hear a different tune, the one that made Lifehouse famous here: “You and Me,” which was released in 2005 and was featured in the soundtrack of the popular TV series “Smallville.”
Alongside Wade are the band’s guitarist Ben Carey, drummer Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. and bassist Bryce Soderbeg.
The band acknowledged they hadn’t had the chance to travel around the city, but said they had seen so much energy in Jakarta.
Wade said the band had toured widely in Asia, including Japan, Philippines and Singapore, but never had the chance to come to Indonesia until now.
“So we’ve been looking forward to performing here and meeting our fans,” he said.
The band said they were hoping for the same reception they garnered from their 2008 concert in the Philippines.
Wade said the audience in Manila was so energized, singing the songs by heart along with the band.
“We hope the crowd in Jakarta can give us the same kind of response tomorrow,” he said, adding that they didn’t want to disappoint their fans here.
Lifehouse is in Jakarta as part of the Arthur’s Day celebration, a series of worldwide music events that were first organized in 2009 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Guinness brewing company.
This year, Arthur’s Day was celebrated in Dublin, Chicago and Kuala Lumpur.
The tonight’s edition of the festival, which will be held for the first time in Jakarta, will be the closing party. The show will also feature Rivermaya, a band from the Philippines, and several local acts including Superman Is Dead and Pure Saturday.
All proceeds from the concert will be donated to several charitable causes.
Lifehouse said the show would especially important because this would be the band’s last concert of the year.
“So, it’s going to be very special for us,” said bassist Soderbeg, adding that they were planning to perform around 90 minutes on Saturday.
“If they like us, we’ll probably play even more,” Wade said.
Soderbeg said he was thrilled to find out Lifehouse actually had a large fan base in Indonesia.
He said they had been receiving so many comments from their fans in Indonesia on Twitter and Facebook, which was one of the reasons they decided to come here.
The group considers the Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam and Nirvana as their musical influences.
When asked about why they chose to name the band Lifehouse, Wade said they picked it because all the other names had already been taken by other acts.
. I'd also like to know if anybody has an HD copy of Lifehouse at Pinkpop 2003. BY far their best concert ever