Three Days Grace returns to Sault

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*************************** Three Days Grace announce 20-city national tour

MUCHMUSIC AND ROCK 101 PRESENT THREE DAYS GRACE WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE USED, DEFAULT

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2009 ESSAR CENTRE – SAULT STE. MARIE

Doors: 6 p.m. Show: 7 p.m.

Platinum-selling artist Three Days Grace have just announced their 200city national tour with special guests The Used and Default.

Tickets go on sale on Saturday, October 3.

For more details visit www.livenation.com or www.threedaysgrace.com

Three Days Grace released their third album Life Starts Now on September 22.

The album was recorded in Vancouver, B.C. and reunites the band with producer Howard Benson.

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 debut 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 six million albums worldwide.

2009 Canadian tour dates

Nov 16 – Victoria - Save-On Centre Nov 17 – Vancouver - Pacific Coliseum Nov 19 - Kelowna - Prospera Place Nov 20 - Kamloops – Interior Savings Centre Nov 22 – Prince George – CN Centre Nov 23 – Dawson Creek – Encana Events Centre Nov 26 – Edmonton – Rexall Place Nov 27 – Lethbridge – Enmax Centre Nov 28 – Medicine Hat – Medicine Hat Arena Nov 30 – Calgary – Pengrowth Saddledome Dec 2 – Saskatoon – Credit Union Centre Dec 3 – Regina – Brandt Centre Dec 5 – Winnipeg – MTS Centre Dec 8 – Sault St. Marie – Essar Centre Dec 10 – Sudbury – Sudbury Arena Dec 15 – London – John Labatt Centre Dec 17 – Toronto – Air Canada Centre Dec 20 – Ottawa – Scotiabank Place Dec 21 – Montreal – Cepsum Dec 22 – Quebec – Pavillon de la Jeunesse

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