Toronto, ON, September
15, 2002 - LD50 Entertainment Inc. presents legendary UK recording artists The
Chameleons live in Toronto and Montreal. As part of their first North American
tour in more than a decade, The Chameleons will be playing one night in Toronto
and two nights in Montreal, one of which will be a special semi-acoustic
performance.
The Chameleons will be playing at Club Soda in Montreal on October 7th and 8th.
The show on October 7th will be a special acoustic performance. Local artists
Bordello will be opening the October 8th show. Tickets may be purchased at the
venue and through the TelSpec Network.
On October 9th, The Chameleons will be performing at The Phoenix in Toronto,
with Plan 11 recording artists Ariel opening. Tickets may be purchased at
Ticketmaster, CD Replay, Sonic Temple, Soundscapes and Penguin Records.
'Trying to decide the best band to come out of Manchester may be an impossible
task but the most underrated must surely be The Chameleons'. - Mark Ellingham
& John Buckley, Rough Guide to Rock, c. 1999
Formed in 1981 in a town just north of Manchester, The Chameleons burst onto
the scene with their 1982 single "In Shreds", a mournful, stirring
song that caught the attention of notorious DJ John Peel. Their fluid, jangling
guitar chords and vocals that were strong but never strident marked them as a
band significantly ahead of their time. Presaging the Britpop era by several
years, strong echoes of The Chameleons influence can be found in The Cure,
James and Echo and The Bunnymen, just to name a few.
The Chameleons first album, "Script of the Bridge", was released in
1983 on Statik Records to good reviews, followed in 1983 by "What Does
Anything Mean? Basically". 1986 saw The Chameleons recording for Geffen
Records, when they released "Strange Times", a stunning album that
contained the throbbing dancefloor classic "Swamp Thing". It was
fifteen years before the world saw another release by The Chameleons, when they
roared back to life with 2001's "Why Call It Anything".
The band has been gifted with a strongly loyal fanbase, as evidenced by the
overwhelming response to the announcement of their current North American tour.
Their recent live shows in the UK have been met with uniformly positive
responses from the British music press.
Home is where the heart is -the official web site for The Chameleons: www.thechameleons.com
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For more information, including publicity opportunities with The Chameleons,
please contact LD50 Entertainment Inc.
Stephanie Quinlan, Communications and PR
Email: ld50@ld50.com or fax: 416-538-1451
Website and mailing list subscription: www.ld50.com
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