Silverchair swept the recent 2007 ARIA Awards down under, which are Australia’s Grammy. The band won five awards(”gongs”), more than any other artist this year, including Album of the Year for the group’s acclaimed “Young Modern.”

While they’ve had five chart-topping albums over their career, this was actually the first time that any Silverchair release has received that honor.

Other awards included Best Group, Single of the Year, Best Rock Album, and Highest Selling Single.

Silverchair is now the most successful artist in the entire history of the ARIA Awards, with a career tally of 19 eclipsing John Farnham’s previous record of 18 career gongs. Silverchair opened the Awards telecast with a memorable performance of “Straight Lines.”

The band has lined up a US Tour with the following dates so far (with more to come):

11/14 - Anaheim, CA: House Of Blues (SOLD OUT)
11/15 - Las Vegas, NV: The Joint
11/16 - San Diego, CA: House Of Blues (SOLD OUT)
11/18 - San Francisco, CA: The Independent (SOLD OUT)
11/20 - Los Angeles, CA: The Wiltern
11/21 - Tempe, AZ: Marquee Theatre
11/23 - Salt Lake City, UT: The Venue
11/24 - Boulder, CO: Fox Theatre
11/26 - Oklahoma City, OK: Diamond Ballroom
11/27 - Austin, TX: La Zona Rosa
11/28 - Houston, TX: Meridian
11/29 - New Orleans, LA: House Of Blues
12/01 - Orlando, FL: House Of Blues
12/02 - North Myrtle Beach, SC: House Of Blues
12/04 - Norfolk, VA: ODU Constant Convocation Center
12/07 - Columbus, OH: Newport Music Hall
12/08 - Cleveland, OH: House Of Blues
12/11 - Indianapolis, IN: Music Mill

For more info, go to the band’s site, www.chairpage.com.

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