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***** System of a Down/The Mars Volta/Bad Acid Trip in Van 9/17
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| Events User Info... | HOUSE OF BLUES CONCERTS CANADA presents SYSTEM OF A DOWN WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE MARS VOLTA AND BAD ACID TRIP SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH PACIFIC COLISEUM VANCOUVER, BC DOORS 6:00 PM SHOW 7:00 PM **GENERAL ADMISSION FLOOR / RESERVED STANDS** System of a Down is one of those rare bands who is both massively successful and stunningly subversive. The quartet's second album, 2001's Toxicity, entered the charts at number 1, eventually selling 6 million copies. The record produced four Top Ten singles, including the #1 hit "Aerials." But the record also established System of a Down as one of the most successful and creative acts in mainstream rock, with tricky tempos and razor-edged guitar riffs piling into catchy melodies and politically outraged lyrics. Mezmerize, the Armenian-American group's latest (and the first of a two-disc set, the second of which is scheduled for a fall release) continues in this vein, entering the charts at number one in the U.S., Canada and several other countries, and selling over 800,000 copies worldwide. The first single "B.Y.O.B." has been a hit on radio and music video stations, and critics have called Mezmerize- produced by Rick Rubin and System guitarist Daron Malakian-"a stunning work," "one of the most inventive, unique albums in years" and "insanely good." The group's level of commitment to its hard-edged, intense rock 'n' roll, both live and on disc, is thrillingly apparent in its aggressive guitar attack, machine-gun rhythms and Serj Tankian's manic vocals as he attacks celebrity, war and big business. At the Drive-In was just beginning to get a taste of mainstream success when the El Paso, Texas group dissolved. All was not lost, however, as two key members, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala, formed The Mars Volta. The group's debut full-length, De-loused in the Comatorium (2003), took the Drive-In sound several steps further out into the stratosphere, and sold half a million copies worldwide and landed on numerous year-end top ten lists. France the Mute, the group's explosive, expansive second record, is an even more aggressively mind-bending, expansive, amorphous head-trip that brews psychedelia, hard-rock, and free jazz. The Mars Volta's boundless ambition and jaw-dropping live show has made the band one of the leading and most progressive acts of its time. Don't miss System of a Down when they perform live in Vancouver at the Pacific Coliseum on Saturday, September 17th with special guests The Mars Volta and Bad Acid Trip. Tickets: $39.50, $47.50 & $55.50 (INCL. GST) + f.f + s/c Tickets available at all Ticketmaster Outlets or Charge-by-phone 604-280-4444 Order on-line http://www.ticketmaster.ca or http://www.hob.ca **GENERAL ADMISSION FLOOR / RESERVED STANDS** TICKETS ON SALE SATURDAY, JULY 9 @ 10:00 AM - Mon, 4 Jul 2005 7:06am | ||
| _Griphin_ User Info... | What, couldn't book them to play Victoria, but yet you book Nickleback for 2 nights?!? Man, at times House of Blues concerts really SUCK!!! - Mon, 4 Jul 2005 8:52am | ||
| Brandon User Info... | hey _Griphin_ wanna egg nickleback with me?? I mean the moffats are small potatoes compared to these shit slanging dick weeds. We'll call it Operation EggN'Back and of course we'll film it and send it to the news. - Mon, 4 Jul 2005 10:35am | ||
| Peter Gardner User Info... | "Bad Acid Trip"? Worst band name ever? I think so. - Mon, 4 Jul 2005 10:46am | ||
| Kimberleykaos User Info... | Im SOOO down for some eggin'...but we have to listen to that "Eggman" song by Beastie Boys, just like we used to for attacks yrs ago... - Mon, 4 Jul 2005 10:59am | ||
| Trican User Info... | fuck!!! i'm gonna be on tour!!! damn you western canada!!! - Mon, 4 Jul 2005 11:43am | ||
| Brandon User Info... | I looked out the window, seen his bald head ran to the fridge and pulled out an egg, checked 'im in my scope, he had no hair launched that shot and he was caught out there saw 'im in a convertable, drivin by, loaded up the sling shot and let one fly he went for his to find he didnt have one put 'im in check direct with my egg gun thats all i want to try and remember and it might be wrong dont worry Trican you can buy the vid from me for the cost of dvd or tape your choice hahahahhaha - Mon, 4 Jul 2005 2:16pm | ||
| _Griphin_ User Info... | Naaa... knowing Nickelback, they've got police looking out for them ever since they had rocks thrown at them when they were playing in Brazil (I think). Good idea though. - Mon, 4 Jul 2005 2:29pm | ||
| Lurker User Info... | I saw Bad Acid Trip last year in Seattle opening for GWAR. They really wish they were System Of A Down. Badly. But they're just not very good. - Mon, 4 Jul 2005 4:32pm | ||
| Sati User Info... | I once saw the Nickleback guy pull up to the Cobalt on a dead night (early week, jam or karaoke night maybe), in whatever mega-car, and drop a $20 tip on Norm. I was talkign with someone else when he looked over and smiled and I remember thinking how he looked familiar but couldn't place him. wierd. - Mon, 4 Jul 2005 9:21pm | ||
| Kimberleykaos User Info... | Bawhahaha...Beasties Fuck Yeah - Tue, 5 Jul 2005 11:17am | ||
| Brandon User Info... | I've got a 3 person sling shot, we can be like 100 meters away when we do it, AND it will hurt like fucking hell! - Tue, 5 Jul 2005 11:44am | ||
| Brand X Media User Info... |  Nickelback is just offensively bad. Anybody who thinks they're any good deserves a red-assed beat down for having such a lack of taste. - Tue, 5 Jul 2005 11:54am | ||
| Trican User Info... | i would rahter see volta in a club of something smaller anyways - Wed, 6 Jul 2005 1:32am | ||
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| Nik Olaz User Info... | isn't Hella supposed to be playing with them?! - Wed, 24 Aug 2005 9:53pm | ||
| ML7Mike User Info... | The Mars Volta should ditch them all and come play Lucky Bar :) - Thu, 25 Aug 2005 11:00am | ||
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