Tour America Superman is dead

Superman is Dead Mengkonfirmasi Tur Amerika Mereka

Superman is Dead baru saja mengkonfirmasi keikutsertaan mereka di Vans Warped Tour tahun 2009. Vans Warped Tour adalah salah satu tur khusus band-band punk rock yang sangat berpengaruh di Amerika Serikat.

Superman is Dead dijadwalkan bermain di sebelas panggung Kevin Says Stage yang ada di Vans Warped Tour tahun ini. Tur ini sendiri berlangsung sampai bulan Agustus 2009 mendatang, berkeliling ke hampir seluruh penjuru Amerika Serikat dengan total sekitar 30an panggung.

Selain itu, Superman is Dead juga akan melangsungkan sejumlah pertunjukan di luar rangkaian Vans Warped Tour.

Di bawah ini adalah detail turnya:

Superman Is Dead from Bali with Rock USA Tour 2009
Jun 5th From Bali With Rock USA Tour New York
Jun 6th From Bali With Rock USA Tour Philadelphia
Jun 7th From Bali With Rock USA Tour Washington DC, Washington
Jun 13rd From Bali With Rock USA Tour Los Angeles, California
Jun 19th From Bali With Rock USA Tour Seattle, Washington
Jun 20th From Bali With Rock USA Tour Seattle, Washington

Superman is Dead Vans Warped Tour 2009
Jun 26th Vans Warped Tour Pomona, California
Jun 27th Vans Warped Tour San Francisco, California
Jun 28th Vans Warped Tour Ventura, California
Jun 30th Vans Warped Tour Phoenix, Arizona
Jul 1st Vans Warped Tour Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jul 2nd Vans Warped Tour San Antonio, Texas
Jul 3rd Vans Warped Tour Houston, Texas
Jul 5th Vans Warped Tour Dallas, Texas
Jul 7th Vans Warped Tour Indianapolis, Indiana
Jul 8th Vans Warped Tour Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jul 9th Vans Warped Tour Cleveland, Ohio

Untuk Superman is Dead, ini adalah tur internasional kedua mereka setelah beberapa tahun yang lalu tanpa henti mereka memainkan tur sebulan penuh di Australia.

Tur ini juga merupakan satu lagi ukiran sejarah yang dicatat oleh band punk rock asal Bali ini. Superman is Dead merupakan band lokal pertama yang bisa ikut serta dalam Vans Warped Tour. Congrats! (pelukislangit)

Informasi lebih lanjut:
www.supermanisdead.net

SUPERMAN IS DEAD

Superman Is Dead

SID, punk rock pioneers of Bali, were born and bred in Kuta Rock City. The band is three chord attitude-heavy young men, by name:
" Bobby Kool (lead vocal, guitar, a dog lover and a graphic designer)
" Eka Rock (low ridin' family man, beer drinker, laid back bass and backing vocal and a warm smilin' Rock 'N Roll bandman)
" Jrx ( low ridin' beer drinking Rock 'N Roll prince charming, drummer and a hairwax junkie)
The name 'Superman is Dead' started its' evolution from Stone Temple Pilot's "Superman Silvergun". The name moved on to "Superman is Dead" cause they like the idea that there's no such thing as a perfect person out there.

SID actually stumbled together in '95, drawn by their common love of Green Day and NOFX. Their influences soon extended to the punk 'n roll genre a la Supersuckers, Living End and Social Distortion, and here they stay. They say what they wanna say, how they wanna say it. In your face, to say it precisely.

History? SID produced their first three albums independently (the boys worked years of crappy night jobs), with fabulous, small scale indie labels 1997 "Case 15", 1999 "Superman is Dead", 2002 "Bad, Bad, Bad"(mini album, 6 tracks). In March 2003 SID finally signed with Sony-BMG Indonesia after extended negotiations regarding their right to sing the majority of their tracks in English and have full artistic rights over their 'image'!! With that decision they single handedly became the first band from Bali to be invited to sign with a major recording label in Indonesia, the first band in their nation (to my knowledge) to be recording majority of songs in English, AND the first punk band in Indonesia to get the national exposure and promotion that working with a major label in a third world country provides. And so the history of Indonesian Punk Rock begins!

And as for the question that everyone wants to know.the infamous bomb in Bali happened about 75M from their home, hangout center, punkrock boutique, bar and rehearsal studio that is also Jerinx' house, in the heart of Kuta. After panel beating back the rolling doors of the studio, and shifting a little debris, rehearsals continued as usual. Yeah, they saw a lot, it sucked big time, but its' not gonna stop 'em!

And where are they now? At the end of 2002, one of the more respectable music mags here cited SID as "The Next Big Thing" for 2003. With the release of their fourth album, "Kuta Rock City", followed by major airplay nationally and in some countries overseas, coupled with the instantpopularity of their newest filmclip. SID suddenly find themselves touring continuously throughout Indonesia. Last week they were in four major Indonesian cities, on three islands, in 7 days!

Sometimes playing for free at underground scene clubs, sometimes at street skate parties or alternative band festivals, at lots of universities, and even occasionally at "classy" venues who would have probably denied them entrance years ago! Which means more beers for all.

In 2003 SID even got a mention in Time Asia. They also won a few music awards. MTV Awards for Best New Artist 2003, AMI Awards for The Best New Artist 2003. Nominated again in AMI Awards 2007 for Best Rock Album. October 2007 they did an amazing Australian tour, 8 cities, 16 gigs, 33 days with their strong D.I.Y work ethic. SID had share stages with international bands such as NOFX, MXPX and Hoobastank. They remain proud, boys from the streets of Kuta with a love of punk rock, beers and a good time. Ready for whatever comes next, excited about the next gig.