Three-time GRAMMY winners and multi-platinum artists Zac Brown Band have become one of music's most heralded acts. Their latest album JEKYLL + HYDE, out now on Southern Ground Artists/John Varvatos Records/Big Machine Label Group/Republic Records, marked the band’s third consecutive #1 debut on the BIllboard 200 chart.
Together with their three platinum-selling albums, Uncaged, You Get What You Give, and The Foundation, and their 2013 project The Grohl Sessions Vol. 1, the band has sold over seven million albums to date. On the radio, the band has earned a historic series of thirteen #1 hit radio singles and became only the second artist to top both the country and active rock formats.
Zac Brown Band are currently out on their largest North American Stadium Tour to date which includes two history making performances - a first ever three-night run at Fenway Park, and the first ever concert at Coors Field. Additional stadiums include Wrigley Park, Nationals Park, Citi Field, Comerica Park and Citizen's Bank Park. Zac Brown Band is managed by ROAR, a Beverly Hills-based artist and brand management company.
The band is also represented by CAA, public relations firm Shore Fire Media and strategic digital marketing agency Girlilla Marketing. Additional information can be found at http://www.zacbrownband.com/.
Front man, Michael Fitzpatrick is the brain behind the operation that is Fitz and The Tantrums. He bought an old Conn electronic organ and wrote the song “Breakin’ the Chains of Love”, the same day. He contacted his college peers, and five phone conversations later, organised a rehearsal. One week later, they played their first show at Hotel Café in Hollywood. Still as a newborn band, they played some of Los Angeles’ most prestigious venues such as the Viper Room and Spaceland. After heading into the studio, which was a set up in Fitzpatrick’s home, they released their first EP on August 11th 2009.
This year was all ‘go’, with the band managing to land support slows with Hepcat, Flogging Molly, and even eight concerts on the Maroon 5 Back to School tour. The following year saw the band open for The Specials, and signed to Dangerbird Records. They also released their debut studio album, in the form of “Pickin’ Up the Pieces”, which was released on August 24th 2010.
They even got invited to play in a webisode of Live from Daryl’s House with Daryl Hall. In 2011, they made it onto some of the biggest late night TV shows, such as, Jimmy Kimmel Live! Conan, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and the following year, on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
They have earned themselves a lot of spots on TV shows, with their song “News 4 U” making it on to a promo for the seventh season of Desperate Housewives. “Spark” was featured on the FIFA 13 soundtrack, and “Walker” made it onto an episode of Suits.
Their following record, “More Than Just a Dream” was released on May 7th 2013 through a new label, Elektra Records.
Country rockers the Zac Brown Band delight crowds all over the States with their infectious music and high energy performance. The sound the band makes sounds so huge when you consider that it is seven musicians sat with their guitars. There are no gimmicks or special effects just endearing, well played country music.
From the ripping stomp-athon 'Whiskey's Gone' that begins the show, the audience cheer throughout. No matter what your preference in genre, Zac Brown and his brilliant band have catered for you with covers from all range of artists such as Led Zepplin, Billy Joel and Queen. The emphasis of fun is there within the performance as Zac continuously interacts with his audience and tells tales of gigs gone by or the meanings behind certain songs before his band kicks in.
Having had a large amount of hits on the US Country chart, the band intelligently blend some together so everyone has chance to hear at least part of their favourite. A particularly fantastic combo is 'Free' and 'Into The Mystic', a cover of Van Morrison. They finish with their very first hit single 'Chicken Fried' and take a final bow whilst enjoying the huge applause from the crowd.
This was one of the best concerts I've seen for sure. The lineup was Panic at the Disco, Twenty One Pilots, Fitz and the Tantrums, Walk the Moon, and Magic Man. It doesn't matter whether you were on the lawn or in the pit for the show, you still had an amazing time. Magic Man opened up strong and impressed me and lots of other people. Walk the Moon got everyone on their feet and dancing with their amazing performance. Fitz and the Tantrums made everyone feel awesome with their music. The saxophone and the energy is something you just can't describe. Twenty One Pilots always puts on an amazing show no matter where they are. This was my 3rd time seeing them and it gets better every time. They know how to make people feel a part of the show because of communicating with the crowd while performing, going into the crowd, and drumming on top of the crowd. Lastly, Panic at the Disco just wrapped it all together and absolutely killed it. They always play songs from every album which makes it such an awesome experience. At the end of the show they did a cover or Bohemian Rhapsody and the whole amphitheater just went crazy. It's always fun when a band does a cover of something everyone knows. If you have a chance to see any of these bands live definitely go and you'll have the best night ever.