Feb 26-April 10: Snow Patrol's Awards Nominations and U.S. Tour
Jan 22, 2007 1:06 PM
Snow Patrol have been nominated for two Brit Awards including Best British Group and have also been short-listed for Best Single for ‘Chasing Cars’. The 2007 Awards ceremony, which is set to take place in London on February 14, will boast live performances from The Killers, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Snow Patrol. As well as the Best Single nomination, which will see the band face the public vote, against the likes of The Kooks, Razorlight and Take That, the band will face Muse, Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian and Razorlight in the category for Best British Group. The final category the patrol have been nominated in, is Best Album for the million selling ‘Eyes Open’. The band will be pitched up against Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys, Lily Allen and Muse to battle it out for the converted Award, last year won by Coldplay’s ‘X&Y’.
‘Eyes Open’ has also been nominated as one of 12 Irish Albums of the year at 2006's Choice Music Prize. The award which is the Irish equivalent of the UK’s Mercury Music Prize, features stunning albums from artists new and establisted, including Duke Special, Director, The Divine Comedy and Republic Of Loose. The short list has been selected by a panel of 12 Irish music media professionals representing print, radio, online and TV. The overall Album of the Year will be selected by this very judging panel at the Choice Music Prize event at Vicar Street, Dublin on Wednesday. And last but not least, the lads have also been nominated for the ultimate accolade, a Grammy nomination for “Chasing Cars” in the Best Rock Song Category, winners will be announced February 11 in Los Angeles.
2007 US TOUR DATES
Feb 26 – Portland, OR @ Memorial Coliseum
Feb 27 – Seattle, WA @ Key Arena / Seattle Center
Mar 01 – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Mar 02 – Universal City, CA @ Gibson Amphitheatre
Mar 03 – San Diego, CA @ SDSU Open Air Theatre
Mar 05 – Magna, UT @ Saltair
Mar 06 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
Mar 08 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
Mar 09 – Grand Prairie, TX @ Nokia Theatre Grand Prairie
Mar 10 – Austin, TX @ Stubbs Bar-B-Q
Mar 11 – Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theater
Mar 19 – Coral Gables, FL @ Bank United Center
Mar 20 – Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
Mar 21 – Duluth, GA @ The Arena at Gwinnett Center
Mar 23 – Washington, DC @ Bender Arena
Mar 24 – Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Center On The Waterfront
Mar 26 – New York, NY @ The Theater at Madison Square
Mar 27 - New York, NY @ The Theater at Madison Square
Mar 28 – Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena
Mar 30 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
Mar 31 – Toronto, ONT @ Ricoh
Apr 01 – Detroit, MI @ State Theatre
Apr 02 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
Apr 04 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
Apr 05 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
Apr 06 – Minneapolis, MN @ Northrop Auditorium
Apr 07 – Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre
Apr 09 – Calgary, ALB @ MacEwan Hall Ballroom
Apr 10 – Edmonton, AB @ Shaw Conference Center
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