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A chance encounter in 2002 between founding members and former schoolmates Isaac Slade and Joe King in a Denver record store led to the formation of The Fray, one of the new millennium’s most inspiring bands. Joined by Ben Wysocki and Dave Welsh, The Fray began performing around Denver in the early 2000s, gaining valuable performance experience as well as near-universal acclaim by the local press.
The band shot to fame with the debut of their first album, which spawned the Grammy-nominated hits “Over My Head (Cable Car)” and “How To Save A Life.” The latter, through it’s use in popular American television shows such as Grey’s Anatomy and Scrubs, peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and is the number 25 most-downloaded song in the history of iTunes.
The Fray – Never Say Never
The Fray has backed up their meteoric rise to the upper echelons of pop music with songs that have drawn comparisons to Coldplay and Keane. For their latest album, 2012’s Scars and Stories, they teamed up with veteran producer Brendan O’Brien (Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, and Rage Against the Machine). More focused on bringing as much of the band’s live sound to their recorded material as possible, the album debuted at #4 on the Billboard Hot 200 and has produced two hit singles already, “Heartbeat” and “Run For Your Life.”
This November, Split Works is honored to welcome The Fray to China for their first-ever tour. We look forward to sharing The Fray’s music and live performances with all of the band’s dedicated Chinese fans.
【Shanghai】
● November 12th, 2012 @ The Mixing Room & Muse
No.1200 EXPO Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai(B1/F, Mercedes-Benz Arena)
Ticket Price: 200 RMB (Presale) / 260 RMB (Doors)
● November 13th, 2012 @ The Mixing Room & Muse
No.1200 EXPO Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai(B1/F, Mercedes-Benz Arena)
Ticket Price: 200 RMB (Presale) / 260 RMB (Doors)
【Ticket Information】
For presale information, please log on to https://spli-t.com/thefray
【Beijing】
● November 14th, 2012 @ Tango 3rd Floor
79 Heping Xijie (50m north of the Yonghegong Bridge)
Ticket Price: 200 RMB (Presale) / 260 RMB (Doors)
【Ticket Information】
For presale information, please log on to https://spli-t.com/thefray
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对国内乐迷来说，丹佛似乎从来都只与大雪和洛基山脉联系在一起，除了有着浓郁的民谣传统外，这里寒冷的冬日没有孕育出太多的流行摇滚乐队，直到The Fray从这片土壤中破土而出茁壮成长。
2002年，乐队主唱Isaac Slade在一家唱片店偶遇前校友Joe King，不久后The Fray正式组成。2004年，经过不断的申请-驳回-再申请，The Fray的单曲终于在丹佛电台KTCL获得播放，并因深受听众喜爱而被要求不断重播；而这首单曲，正是随后被广为传唱的《Over My Head（Cable Car）》。随后，关于《How to Save a Life》和《The Fray》的成功就是众所皆知的故事了。
在风格上，The Fray因流畅动人的钢琴而使作品编排听上去与其他美式另类摇滚乐队有着显著区别，这正是源于主唱Slade自小受到的古典教育。在歌曲中大量运用钢琴使得他们的风格优雅中不失清新，草根却又有着英式风范。Isaac Slade的嗓音被乐评人称为“美式Coldplay，但又保有自我风格的真色彩”。除了单曲《How to Save a Life》荣登美国音乐告示榜前三，专辑《The Fray》获格莱美最佳流行专辑提名，你还能在诸如《实习医生格雷》和《海军罪案调查处》等热门美剧中频频听到The Fray的声音，更别提被收入《变形金刚2》原声大碟的《Never Say Never》了。
The Fray – Never Say Never
如今The Fray带着最新专辑《Scars and Stories》展开了澳大利亚/亚洲巡演，阵容庞大并且分工精确复杂——行李甚至包括一台钢琴！新专辑从之前三年沉积的超过70首歌中细心挑选了12首多样却又不失独立摇滚风格的新歌，而特别版本更收入了五首他们翻唱自Bruce Springsteen等人的名曲。在纳什维尔传奇性的黑鸟录音棚中录制，并由曾与Bob Dylan、Pearl Jam等超级大牌合作过的明星制作人Brendan O’Brien监制。这一次The Fray真正地放开了手脚，现在他们来到了中国，Split Works很骄傲地能为大家带来这样一支感性又不失力量的乐队，希望能与你在现场一起聆听故事、分享自由与爱。
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中国巡演信息
【上海】
● 11月12日，周一 @ The Mixing Room & Muse
地址：上海市浦东新区世博大道1200号(梅赛德斯-奔驰文化中心B1层)
票价：200元（预售）/ 260元 （现场）
● 11月13日，周二 @ The Mixing Room & Muse
地址：上海市浦东新区世博大道1200号(梅赛德斯-奔驰文化中心B1层)
票价：200元（预售）/ 260元 （现场）
【北京】
● 11月14日，周三 @ 糖果三层
地址：北京东城区和平西街79号（雍和宫桥路北50米）
票价：200元（预售）/ 260元 （现场）
*具体演出和票务信息，我们将陆续公布。
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