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Printer-friendly version MTV invasion band enjoys college tour
Senior Writer For Hoobastank, performing at different universities across the nation isn’t exactly all work and no play. The band, which is headlining the MTV Campus Invasion Tour, spends its downtime playing concerts on the side and hanging out with Lostprophets band members, who are longtime friends. Both bands are part of the tour. The band Ima Robot will also perform. Hoobastank guitarist Dan Estrin didn’t know what to expect when it came to the MTV Campus Invasion Tour, which began in March at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. "I always thought it sounded cool. In the past we’ve done campus shows and they’ve always been cool," said Estrin. "We’re also with Lostprophets. We’ve known them for a very long time so it’s cool ‘cuz we get to hang out with our buddies for six weeks." Estrin said the tour has been a great experience thus far. "It’s been awesome. The colleges we’ve played at have been very cool on this tour; I’ve never even heard of half of them," said Estrin. "We’ve had some where the kids were just standing there and they’re not as crazy, but it was still a great show." In Estrin’s opinion, there’s only one problem about touring. "When I’m out on tour, I want to be home making an album, but when I’m home making an album I want to be out on tour." This is coming from a guy who just finished dealing with the pressures of making a second album. The band’s second album, "The Reason," was released in December and the singles "Out of Control" and "The Reason" have been receiving airplay on radio and music video stations. The band’s self-titled album was released in 2001 and, with the help of the singles "Crawling in the Dark" and "Running Away," the album went multi-platinum. Estrin said the pressure that came with making the second album was self-inflicted. "There was a little bit of pressure, only pressure we put on ourselves," he said. "We had some success, and there’s a little bit of pressure, like, ‘What the hell is this band going to do now, are they gonna flop on the second?’ … so far it seems to be working now." All three bands will be performing at Purdue starting at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday at Slayter Hill. Purdue Student Government is sponsoring the concert as part of the Grand Alternative series of events. "It’s the biggest event we’ve put on as far as Grand Alternative concerts," said Drew Brinkoetter, junior in the College of Engineering and PSG executive director of programming. The concert is free for all students. A Daytime Expo will take place before the concert from 12 to 3 p.m. on Slayter Hill. In case of rain, the concert will be held in Elliott Hall of Music. Students can check PSG’s Web site to find out if the concert will be held in the rain location. The Web site is www.purdue.edu/psg. Printer-friendly version |
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