San Antonio, November 12, 2012
– Emblem/Atlantic recording group Matchbox Twenty has announced
the first leg of their eagerly awaited North American headline tour.
The multi-platinum rock band’s tour kicks off Tuesday, January 29th in Tulsa, OK and then continues through
late March, with a stop at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio on Wednesday, January 30, 2013.
Pre-sale tickets for all dates will be available to members of the
matchboxtwenty.com community from tomorrow, November 13th, through Thursday, November 15th. All remaining tickets will then go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, November 16th.
Tickets for Matchbox Twenty at Majestic Theatre
($39.50 - $79.50) will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets, including the Majestic Theatre Box Office, online at
ticketmaster.com
or charge by phone at 800.745.3000.
All tickets subject to applicable service charges and fees.
For full details and ticket availability, please see
www.matchboxtwenty.com/events. Matchbox Twenty will also be
teaming up with Tickets-for-Charity for these dates to offer fans access
to some of the best seats in the house, while benefiting great causes
at the same time. Every ticket purchased through
TicketsforCharity.com
creates a donation to charities supported by Matchbox Twenty, as well
as causes fans themselves can choose to benefit. For more information
on Tickets-for-Charity visit
www.ticketsforcharity.com
Matchbox Twenty recently concluded a major Australian tour, thanking their fervent fan following for also catapulting
“NORTH” to a #1 chart debut. The band received rave reviews for their live shows including
Sydney’s Music Network which hailed, “…one of the
world’s best groups are still having infectious fun and branching out
over their long and glorious career.” The Australian dates followed a
pair of sold out London shows including this
year’s iTunes Festival 2012.
The 2013 tour celebrates Matchbox Twenty’s blockbuster album, “NORTH,” which exploded into the #1 position on
the SoundScan/Billboard 200 after its first week in release
earlier this year. Fueled by critical acclaim – as well as the hit
singles, “She’s So Mean” and “Overjoyed” – the album’s unprecedented
success marked the band’s first-ever chart-topper and
#1 debut.
Matchbox
Twenty’s fourth full-length studio recording and first all-new album in
a decade, “NORTH” sees the band driving
their pop-rock sound further forward, magnifying the indelible
melodies, crafty lyricism, and glorious hooks that have defined their
multi-platinum body of work. Matchbox Twenty – Rob Thomas, Paul
Doucette, Kyle Cook and Brian Yale – lived together last summer
in a house in Nashville where they collaborated on the new material
before once again joining forces with the Grammy Award-winning producer
Matt Serletic at his Emblem Studios in Calabasas, California. The
result of their labors stands among the band’s finest,
with songs like “Put Your Hands Up” and the top 10 sensation, “She’s So
Mean,” marked by Matchbox Twenty’s instantly identifiable sonic
approach and unadulterated high spirits.
In addition to more than
30 million records sold worldwide, Matchbox Twenty has also earned countless accolades, including five Grammy nominations,
four American Music Award nods, the
2004 People’s Choice Award for “Favorite Musical Group.” Furthermore,
Rob Thomas has proven one of the most highly decorated artists of recent years, receiving
three Grammy Awards, 11 BMI Awards, and two
Billboard “Songwriter of the Year” honors for both his chart-topping solo work as well as collaborations with such legends as Santana, Mick Jagger, and Willie Nelson.
Thomas’ collaboration with Carlos Santana on “Smooth” was also named the #2 “Most Popular Song Ever” on
Billboard’s list of the “100 Most Popular Songs Behind ‘The Twist.’” He was also named to
Billboard’s “Top 20 List of Hot 100 Songwriters 2000-2011” at #5, and was the top ranking artist/songwriter on the list.