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JUNE 2, 2021 – 2x GRAMMY-nominated group Rival Sons have announced a two-night livestream event, Rival Sons – “PAIR OF ACES” – Live from the historic Catalina Casino on Santa Catalina Island, which will air worldwide on June 19
th and June 26
th at 2:00PM PT / 5:00PM ET / 11:00PM CET. “PAIR OF ACES” will mark the band’s very first livestream performances, which are set to broadcast from Santa Catalina Island—just off the coast of Long Beach, CA where Rival Sons initially came to life in 2009. Performing the albums that started it all for them, on Saturday June 19
th they will play their full-length debut LP, Before the Fire [2009], in its entirety for the first time at Catalina Casino, a 92-year-old venue overlooking Avalon Bay. A week later on Saturday, June 26
th, they will return to Catalina to perform the self-titled EP, Rival Sons [2010], from top to bottom. Furthermore, the band has shared an official trailer for the performances which can be viewed here:
rivalsons.lnk.to/PairofAcesTrailer.
Presented by Live Nation and Veeps, tickets for Rival Sons – “PAIR OF ACES” go on sale today. General on-sale begins at 9:00AM PT / 12:00PM ET. Tickets may be purchased here:
https://rivalsons.veeps.com/Earlier this year, Rival Sons launched their very own label, Sacred Tongue Recordings, with distribution through Thirty Tigers. The band recently regained the master rights to several of their early releases and will reintroduce them to the world by first remastering their independent full-length debut LP, Before the Fire [2009], and self-titled EP Rival Sons [2010], on all DSPS, CD, and Vinyl – for the first time. Limited-edition vinyl variants are available for pre-order at
www.sacredtonguerecordings.com. They’ve printed up an exclusive run of 1000 copies of both Before the Fire and Rival Sons. Before the Fire will come in an orange splatter variant, while the EP is available in a clear with gold splatter variant. There will also be indie retailer exclusive color-ways of each release in translucent orange and crystal clear, respectively.
By looking back, Rival Sons also leap forward again as they continue working on more music and the follow-up to 2019’s
FERAL ROOTS.
Feral Roots not only garnered 2020 GRAMMY Award nomination in the category of “Best Rock Album,” but also yielded a GRAMMY nomination for “Best Rock Performance” for the top 10 rock track, “
Too Bad,” as well as the #1 rock radio single, “Do Your Worst.” Produced by multi GRAMMY Award-winner Dave Cobb at Nashville’s famed RCA Studio A, and the equally legendary Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Muscle Shoals, AL, Rival Sons’ FERAL ROOTS
is available now on
all streaming platforms.
About Rival Sons:
Since their emergence in 2009, Rival Sons have quietly reignited and recharged rock ‘n’ roll with towering vocals, uncompromising riffs, and thunderous grooves. Following the independent release of their full-length debut Before The Fire, they were handpicked to perform alongside everyone from AC/DC to Black Sabbath. Working with longtime producer Dave Cobb, the band delivered a series of critically acclaimed albums—Pressure & Time [2011], Head Down [2012], Great Western Valkyrie [2014], and Hollow Bones [2016]—as they headlined sold out shows on multiple continents. 2019’s FERAL ROOTS broke new ground for the band. “Do Your Worst” shot to #1 on Rock Radio as their first chart-topper at the format. It also scored 40 million-plus streams and counting. They delivered an electrifying performance on The Late Late Show with James Corden and earned acclaim from Billboard, Rolling Stone, and many more. FERAL ROOTS also gathered a 2020 GRAMMY Award nomination for “Best Rock Album,” while the single “Too Bad” notched a nomination for “Best Rock Performance.” 2021 saw Rival Sons present their own label Sacred Tongue Recordings distributed by Thirty Tigers. Through and through, they embody everything a modern rock band should be and so much more.
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