NEWS: WALK THE MOON CONFIRMED TO PERFORM AT THE 17TH ANNUAL GRAMMY LEGACY CONCERT

January 29, 2015 • Leave a Comment

(New York, New York) Alt pop band WALK THE MOON’s highly anticipated sophomore album “TALKING IS HARD” was released this past December on RCA Records. The band’s debut single “Shut Up and Dance” quickly rose to #1 on Spotify Viral Top 50 US Chart where it stayed for two consecutive weeks and has swiftly worked its way up the alternative radio charts, recently crashing into the top #5. “”Shut Up and Dance," the new song from alt-rockers WALK THE MOON, is one of the best '80s songs to ever hit mainstream radio…The entire album (out Dec. 2) is the bees' knees…” wrote The Huffington Post. The band made their network television debut of “Shut Up and Dance” on NBC’s Late Night With Seth Meyers and celebrated their album release day with a concert on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! (WATCH HERE)

WALK THE MOON is confirmed to perform at the 17th Annual GRAMMY Foundation^® Legacy Concert, “Lean on Me: A Celebration of Music and Philanthropy” ̶ presented by Seagate with support from RBC Capital Markets ̶ on February 5^th at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. In addition to WALK THE MOON, the concert will feature live musical performances from Aloe Blacc, Erica Campbell, Deborah Cox, Rozzi Crane, Melissa Etheridge, Cyndi Lauper, John Mellencamp Willie Nelson, Lindsey Stirling, and Robin Thicke and will feature archival footage from its preservation archives. The focus of this year’s legacy concert is exploring the evolution of music's role in advancing philanthropic causes and celebrating the visionaries behind the creation of those iconic songs and concerts.

This past fall WALK THE MOON embarked on a sold out underplay tour to promote their forthcoming album. Now, with many dates selling out in just minutes, the band is set to kick off their headlining “TALKING IS HARD TOUR” on March 10^th in San Diego, CA. Tickets can be purchased at www.walkthemoonband.com.

Please see dates for 2015 "TALKING IS HARD TOUR" below:

March 10 San Diego, CA House of Blues - SOLD OUT

March 12 Los Angeles, CA Palladium

March 13 Anaheim, CA House of Blues - SOLD OUT

March 16 Santa Cruz, CA Catalyst

March 17 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades - SOLD OUT

March 19 Portland, OR Roseland – SOLD OUT

March 20 Seattle, WA Neptune - SOLD OUT

March 21 Seattle, WA Neptune - SOLD OUT

March 22 Vancouver, BC Commodore

March 25 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium

March 26 Lawrence, KS Granada Theater

March 27 Minneapolis, MN First Ave

March 28 Minneapolis, MN First Ave - SOLD OUT

March 29 Madison, WI Orpheum Theatre

March 31 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room

April 1 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s - SOLD OUT

April 2 Columbus, OH LC Pavillion - SOLD OUT

April 3 Cleveland, OH House of Blues - SOLD OUT

April 4 Chicago, IL House of Blues - SOLD OUT

April 7 Detroit, MI The Fillmore

April 8 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre

April 9 Providence, RI Lupos

April 10 Portland, ME Asylum - SOLD OUT

April 11 Boston, MA House of Blues - SOLD OUT

April 13 Philadelphia, PA TLA - SOLD OUT

April 14 New York, NY Terminal 5 - SOLD OUT

April 15 New York, NY Terminal 5

April 16 Washington, DC 9:30 Club - SOLD OUT

April 17 Washington, DC 9:30 Club - SOLD OUT

April 20 Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom

April 21 Asheville, NC Orange Peel

April 23 Greensboro, NC Cone Denim Entertainment Center

April 24 Nashville, TN Cannery - SOLD OUT

April 25 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle - SOLD OUT

April 26 Tampa, FL State Theatre - SOLD OUT

April 27 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution

April 29 New Orleans, LA House of Blues

April 30 Houston, TX House of Blues

May 1 Dallas, TX The Southside Ballroom

May 2 Austin, TX Stubb's

May 4 Tulsa, OK Cain's

May 6 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre

May 7 Tucson, AZ Rialto

May 9 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues

WALK THE MOON consists of Nicholas Petricca (lead singer, songwriter and keyboard player), Eli Maiman (guitar, vocals), Kevin Ray (bass, vocals) and Sean Waugaman (drums, vocals) all hailing from Ohio. After the band’s explosive first single “Anna Sun”, including the beloved music video which became a viral sensation with over 9 million Vevo views to date, WALK THE MOON was praised by music industry tastemakers across the board. “There's something about WALK THE MOON that's absolutely out of this world. Their music is addictive, energetic, and fun.” proclaimed Interview Magazine.

In 2012, now signed to RCA Records, WALK THE MOON was named one of MTV's 2012 Artists To Watch and were poised to release their self titled debut album through the label. The band made their network television debut with a spotlight feature on NBC's Last Call With Carson Daly and would follow up that performance with appearances on Letterman, Fallon and Conan. That same year they would embark on their first headlining tour having previously toured with a variety of bands including Weezer, Grouplove, Young the Giant and Kaiser Chiefs. “The precocious Ohioans stack melodies upon melodies in new-wave-infected songs that attack the ear like a starving Mike Tyson” raved Rolling Stone about the band on tour.

Links to purchase & stream “TALKING IS HARD”:

iTunes: http://smarturl.it/TalkingIsHardiT

Amazon Music: http://smarturl.it/TalkingIsHardAm

Google Play: http://smarturl.it/TalkingIsHardGP

Spotify: http://smarturl.it/TalkingisHardSp

Links to purchase & stream “Shut Up and Dance”:

iTunes: http://smarturl.it/SUAD

Amazon Music: http://smarturl.it/SUADAmz

Google Play: http://smarturl.it/SUADgp

Spotify: http://smarturl.it/WTMSpotify

Beats Music: http://smarturl.it/WTMBeatsMusic

VEVO – http://smarturl.it/SUADpv