Posted on: January 5, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Three Days Grace will begin a co-headline tour with Breaking Benjamin in Peoria, IL on January 15th at the Peoria Civic Center.

The band’s most recent release Life Starts Now debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 charts making it the highest debut ever for the band. “Break” the first single from Life Starts Now has reached #1 on the Active Rock BDS Charts and Top 5 at Mainstream Rock.

The Toronto-based rock band is comprised of Adam Gontier (vocals, guitar), Neil Sanderson (drums, piano), Brad Walst (bass), and Barry Stock (lead guitar).

Their first album, the self titled Three Days Grace, was released in 2003. The album generated three hit singles, “I Hate Everything About You” which reached #2 on the Mediabase Modern Rock charts and Top 5 on the Mediabase Mainstream Rock charts, “Just Like You” which went to #1 on both the Mediabase Modern Rock and Mediabase Mainstream Rock charts, and “Home” which went to #2 on the Mediabase Mainstream Rock charts.

One-X, the band’s sophomore album was released in 2006 and debuted on the Billboard Album Chart at #5. That album also produced three #1 Mediabase Mainstream Rock singles “Animal I’ve Become,” “Pain” and “Never Too Late.”

For 2007 Mediabase ranked Three Days Grace as the # 1 artist in airplay across all rock formats (Modern Rock, Active Rock, Mainstream Rock). That same year R&R/Billboard also ranked Three Days Grace as #1 Active Rock Artist of the Year, #1 Rock Artist of the Year and #2 Modern Rock/Alternative Artist of the Year.

Both Three Days Grace and One-X have been certified Platinum. Three Days Grace has sold over 4 million albums worldwide.

Date City Location On Sale Date

January 15 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center Arena 12/12

January 16 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena 12/12

January 18 Madison, WI Alliant Energy Center 12/12

January 20 Duluth, MN Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Arena 12/12

January 21 LaCrosse, WI LaCrosse Center Arena 12/18

January 23 Mankato, MN Verizon Wireless Center 12/11

January 24 Rockford, IL Rockford Metro Center 12/19

January 26 Grand Island, NE Heartland Events Center 12/12

January 27 Cedar Rapids, IA US Cellular Center 12/19

January 29 Evansville, IN Roberts Stadium 12/12

January 30 Ft. Wayne, IN Allen County War Memorial Coliseum 12/12

February 1 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena 12/12

February 2 Huntington, WV Big Sandy Superstore Arena 12/12

February 14 Portland, ME Cumberland Civic Center 12/19

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