August 29, 1997
We just got back from a gig in Austin, TX. The guys from Matchbox were out to see us on a night off. We’re flying to Kansas City, MO tomorrow morning for a radio festival show and then flying back to Houston, TX on the morning of the 30th for the KTZB Buzz Fest.
The line-up for the Buzz Fest in Houston, TX is:
Matchbox 20
Silverchair
Abra Moore
Cowboy Mouth
7Mary3
Artificial Joy Club
The Old ’97’s
August 27, 1997
Artificial Joy Club Dates for September & October
September 2/97 – Tallahassee, FL – Floyd’s Music Store
September 3/97 – Birmingham, AL – Nick
September 4/97 – Nashville, TN – 527 Mainstreet
September 5/97 – St. Louis, MO – The Side Door
September 6/97 – Omaha, NE – KDGE Radio Festival Westfair Amphitheatre
September 7/97 – Tulsa, OK – Mohawk Park – KMYZ The Edge Festival
September 11/97 – Fresno, CA – KFRR Radio Festival – Paul Paul Theatre
September 12/97 – Sacramento, CA – Hard Rock Café
September 14/97 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
September 16/97 – Reno, NV – Little Waldorf
September 19/97 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress KFMA Radio Show
September 20/97 – Phoenix, AZ – KEDJ Festival – Peoria Sports Complex
September 22/97 – San Jose, CA – Cactus Club
September 24/97 – Portland, OR – EJ’s
September 25/97 – Seattle, WA – Colourbox
September 26/97 – Vancouver, BC – Richard’s
September 27/97 – Victoria, BC – The Limit
September 29/97 – Edmonton, AB – The Rev
September 30/97 – Calgary, AB – The Republik
October 1/97 – Saskatoon, SK – Louis’ Pub
October 2/97 – Winnipeg, MB – The Pyramid
August 24, 1997
Hi everyone, things are going great on our tour. We’re just driving from Witchita, Kansas now to Dallas, Texas. We had a great gig in Witchita, there was over 10,000 people out for the first day of the OZ fest which we were headlining, we had a great time.
Thanks to everyone for e-mailing me on the road, sorry if I haven’t answered you back yet, but I will try and keep up.
August 15, 1997
Just in L.A. now, hanging out at the hotel. We have a gig tonight at the Dragonfly. Looking forward to catching up with some friends.
The show tomorrow night in Santa Barbara will be with Maypole and Our Lady Peace opening for Artificial Joy Club.
August 8, 1997
We had a great time at the Double Door show last night. It’s great having a sold-out show and great to meet all the people who came out. It was nice to get our gear back too, since it was “lost/delayed” during shipping after our NYC gig.
Hopefully we’ll be back soon.
Just got to the hotel in Chicago for some relaxation time and then off to the gig.
August 6, 1997
The Line up for the WEJE Radio Festival
Matchbox 20, Violent Femmes, Better Than Ezra, Artificial Joy Club & Dishwalla
August 8/97
Fort Wayne, IN
WEJE Radio Festival
August 5, 1997
WRZX Radio X-Fest Line-up is:
Sugar Ray, Gravity Kills, Matchbox 20, Better Than Ezra & Artificial Joy Club
August 9/97
WRZX Radio X-Fest
Indianapolis, IN
Deer Creek Amphitheatre
August 1, 1997
The line-up for the August 3rd, NRK Big Stink Radio Festival
w/ The Offspring, Matchbox 20, Radiohead, Meredith Brooks, Artificial Joy Club & more
August 3/97
Portland, OR
NRK Big Stink
Estacada Timber Bowl
HWY 224, Estacada
July 24, 1997
Artificial Joy Club Tour Dates for August are the following:
July 29/97 – New York, NY
August 1/97 – Eugene, OR
August 2/97 – Boise, ID
August 3/97 – Portland, OR
August 6/97 – Minneapolis, MN
August 7/97 – Chicago, IL
August 8/97 – Fort Wayne, IN
August 9/97 – Indianapolis, IN
August 10/97 – Iowa City, IA
August 12/97 – Denver, CO
August 13/97 – Salt Lake City, UT
August 15/97 – Los Angeles, CA
August 16/97 – Santa Barbara, CA
August 18/97 – San Diego, CA
August 22/97 – Wichita, KS
August 23/97 – Dallas, TX
August 26/97 – Oklahoma City, OK
August 27/97 – Odessa, TX
August 28/97 – Austin, TX
August 29/97 – Kansas City, MO
August 30/97 – Houston, TX
August 31/97 – New Orleans, LA
July 22, 1997
Just finished the first three weeks of the Lollapalooza tour. Everything went great, we had a good time on the second stage. We are now getting ready to do a three month tour of the U.S. and Canada. Check the Artificial Joy Club site for the dates once they’re confirmed. Have a look at some pictures from the Lollapalooza tour.
June 24, 1997
The Artificial Joy Club web site is now up. It is still undergoing some small changes and fixes but it’s finally up for all of you who have been looking for more info and stuff. The band e-mail address is ajc-sympatico.ca we can’t promise you’ll get a reply but we do read all the e-mail.
We are doing the first three weeks of the Lollapalooza tour starting in Atlanta on June 27th, hope to see you there.
June 22, 1997
Artificial Joy Club will be performing in the first leg of the Lollapalooza 1997 tour.
June 27/97 Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre
June 28/97 Charlotte, NC – Blockbuster Pavillion
June 29/97 Raleigh, NC – Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
July 01/97 Virginia Beach, VA – GTE Ampitheatre
July 02/97 Washington, DC – Nissan Pavillion
July 04/97 Toronto, ON – Kingswood Ampitheatre
July 05/97 Buffalo, NY – Darien Lake
July 08/97 Boston, MA – Great Woods
July 11/97 New York, NY – Randall’s Island
July 12/97 Camden, NJ – Entertainment Center
July 13/97 Hartford, CT – Meadows Amphitheatre
July 15/97 Detroit, MI – Pine Knob
July 16/97 Detroit, MI – Pine Knob
July 18/97 Cleveland, OH – Blossom
July 19/97 Pittsburgh, PA – Starlake
July 20/97 Columbus, OH – Polaris
June 18, 1997
Soon, hopefully in the next week, I will have a link to the Artificial Joy Club web site once I get everything under control. I’ve been getting more e-mail from people hearing the song on the radio all over the place. If you could let me know where you’re from and what radio station you’ve been hearing us on that would be great.
Once the AJC site is up it has most of the info that people have been asking about, so you should be able to find out what you need to know.
“Sick and Beautiful” is also doing great on the radio and once the video starts getting airplay it should get stronger. The official release date for the album (“melt”) is July 1st, so it should be on the shelves in the stores by later that week.
June 10, 1997
We’re in L.A. right now working on our video for “Sick and Beautiful”. We will be shooting for the next couple of days. The only thing different with the song is that it’s an edited version so it’s a bit shorter, just under four minutes long.
“Sick and Beautiful” was the number one added song in the US last week on radio. For the first single by a new band it’s something that very rarely happens.
The video should be finished production in about two weeks, then it will be delivered to all the outlets that will play it. I’ve been also getting a lot of e-mail from DJ’s all over the states letting us know that they are playing the single and wondering when we’ll be on tour.
We are currently planning some tour dates right now, mostly radio station festivals throughout the summer. The only gig that I’m aware of right now is somewhere outside Toronto on June 22nd. When I get the full details I’ll post them. As for the rest of the tour dates, once we get an Artificial Joy Club site happening, we’ll post them there.