AWOLNATION's hit single "Sail" goes platinum in the U.S.

The AWOLNATION single “Sail” from their debut album Megalithic Symphony (Red Bull Records) has gone Platinum in the U.S., officially selling over 1,000,000 digital downloads of the hit song. “Sail” also recently reached double platinum in Canada. To celebrate, for a limited time, the band and Red Bull Records is offering the song as a free download and hosting a contest to win one of 10 official platinum plaques, individually personalized with each winner’s name. To download the track and enter to win fans should visit Facebook here http://on.fb.me/DLsail or http://www.redbullrecords.com/.

Starting at just one station in Austin, TX, “Sail” grew organically station-by-station to become the artist development story of the year. Reaction from listeners was immediate and requests flooded into stations. This reaction inspired placement in television shows, advertisements and numerous fan-generated videos online including Jeb Corliss’ “Grinding The Crack,” garnering multi-millions of views.

The band's runaway radio hit then spent 12 weeks in the top 5 at U.S. Alternative radio where it was on the charts for 47 weeks straight, and it continues its run at both Modern and Active Rock radio. This success drove the band’s debut album, Megalithic Symphony, to become the #1 Billboard Heatseeker Album of 2011, a chart where it spent 33 weeks in the top 10 including topping that chart 7 times. In Canada, the single hit #1 at Alternative Radio.

“Not Your Fault,” AWOLNATION’s second consecutive top 5 single, is currently one of the hottest songs at Alternative radio in North America hitting the #3 spot on Modern Rock charts. To accompany the single, the band have also released Megalithic Mayhem, a free video game app, for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. The game, inspired by the group’s surreal, animated music video for “Not Your Fault,” is also available on the web at http://www.megalithicmayhem.com/ and as a Facebook app. A trailer for the game can be seen here.

AWOLNATION is gearing up to hit the road again and will kick off their Spring tour in Canada on this weekend, followed by a return Stateside for a run of shows in the Pacific Northwest before performing at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Saturday, April 14 and 21 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA. The band recently announced a round of new dates co-headlining with Neon Trees kicking off May 1 at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that will be followed by an east coast run of shows. A complete list of confirmed tour dates is below. Additional dates to be announced.

AWOLNATION 2012 confirmed tour dates:

DATE VENUE CITY/STATE
April 1 West End Cultural Center Winnipeg, MB
April 2 Louis’ Pub Saskatoon, SK
April 3 Edmonton Events Centre Edmonton, AB
April 5 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
April 6 The Showbox SODO Seattle, WA
April 7 McDonald Theatre Eugene, OR
April 9 Ace of Spades Sacramento, CA
April 10 The Senator Theatre Chico, CA
April 14 Coachella Music & Arts Festival Indio, CA
w/Radiohead, Bon Iver, The Shins, David Guetta, Miike Snow, fIREHOSE, and 40 more!
April 21 Coachella Music & Arts Festival Indio, CA
w/Radiohead, Bon Iver, The Shins, David Guetta, Miike Snow, fIREHOSE, and 40 more!
April 27 Apache Pass in Downtown Texas Rockdale, TX
* * “Nocturnal Wonderland Festival” w/ 12th Planet, CSS, Purity Ring, Steve Aoki
April 28 The Pavilion – KTEG/EDGEFEST Albuquerque, NM
* * “KTEG/EDGEFEST” w/Incubus, Cage the Elephant, The Dirty Heads, Neon Trees, Anberlin
April 29 Kino Stadium Tucson, AZ
* * “KFMA DAY Festival” w/Incubus, Cage the Elephant, Chevelle, The Dirty Heads, Neon Trees
May 1 Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, OK w/Neon Trees
May 2 Revolution Music Room Little Rock, AR
May 3 Kentucky Derby Festival Louisville, KY
May 7 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA w/Neon Trees
May 8 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ w/Neon Trees
May 9 Webster Hall New York, NY
May 12 DC 101 Festival/RFK Stadium Washington, DC
* * “DC 101 Chili Cook-Off” w/Incubus, Cake, Airborne Toxic Event, Neon Trees
May 13 The National Richmond, VA
May 15 House of Blues Myrtle Beach, SC w/Neon Trees
May 16 Amos’ Southend Charlotte, NC w/Neon Trees
May 18 Rock 93.5 WARQ - Spring Out Series Columbia, SC w/Neon Trees
May 19 Centennial Olympic Park Atlanta, GA
* * “Party in the Park” w/The Flaming Lips, Young the Giant, Dawes
May 20 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Maryland Heights, MO
* * “KPNT Pointfest” w/Incubus, Rob Zombie Chevelle, Cypress Hill, P.O.D., Middle Class Rut, Neon Trees and more
* additional dates TBA

Official website: http://www.awolnationmusic.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/awolnation
YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/awolnation
Red Bull Records: http://www.redbullrecords.com/