November 13, 2024

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“Best Of” album for Placebo


Placebo celebrate an incredible 20 years with the release of a must have retrospective hits album ‘A Place For Us To Dream’, released through Universal Music. ‘A Place For Us To Dream’ includes singles from the early; ‘Bruise Pristine’, ‘Come Home’, ‘Teenage Angst’, to the career defining ‘Nancy Boy’, ‘Every You Every Me’, ‘Pure Morning’, ‘The Bitter End’ right up to, ‘Meds’, ‘For What It’s Worth’ & ‘Too Many Friends’.  The album also includes the stunning new single ‘Jesus’ Son’.

‘A Place For Us to Dream’ is available in the following formats:

·       Limited Edition, Deluxe Vinyl Box Set – Pink Vinyl Edition

·       Limited Edition, Deluxe Vinyl Box Set – Black Vinyl Edition

·        2 x CD Edition  

·         iTunes Digital Download – including an instant grat of ‘I Know (Version 2008)’ on pre-order & ‘Jesus’ Son’ [01.09.16]

The physical formats include a special book that contains never-before-seen photos from the past 20 years, all hand selected by Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal from their personal archives.

To coincide with the 20 Year retrospective album on the 7th October, Placebo will release a new EP titled ‘Life’s What You Make It’.

The EP features 6 previous unreleased recordings and includes the single ‘Jesus’ Son’ and a cover of the Talk Talk classic ‘Life’s What You Make It’. All the tracks are produced by Adam Noble (dEUS/Red Hot Chilli Peppers), who was at the helm for the band’s acclaimed 7th studio album ‘Loud Like Love’.

‘Life’s What You Make It’ will be available in the following formats:

·         ‘Life’s What You Make It’ – 12” Springtime Green Vinyl Edition

·         ‘Life’s What You Make It’ – 12” Black Vinyl Edition

·         iTunes Digital Download

It all began in 1996 when the band released their critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, which helped pave the way for a strong shift in British music, acting as an antithesis to Britpop and inspiring a generation of bands to follow them.

To date Placebo have sold over 12 million records worldwide, had 6 top ten albums in the UK and collaborated with iconic artists including David Bowie, Robert Smith, Frank Black, Alison Mosshart and Michael Stipe. Since then the band have won countless international awards including an MTV Award for Best Alternative Band in 2009.

Placebo remain one of the world’s biggest alternative rock bands of the last 20 years having achieved gold and platinum albums in over 30 countries.

Known for their incendiary live shows Placebo have sold out arena tours and headlined festivals in over 70 countries on 6 continents during their career, playing to over 1 million people on their last album tour alone.

PLACEBO – “A Place For Us To Dream” – TV trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0Kgxi1tTB4

Sensational Placebo set at BBC 6Music Live Day on October 3rd (this can be viewed below via the BBC 6Music YouTube channel)

Placebo – Running Up That Hill (6 Music Live 2016): https://m.youtube.com/user/sixgroupsix

See the band talking through the album track by track here: https://umusic.box.com/s/n7jwkc9k4gk9mich8tzlisfo6mni0iec

Placebo begin the UK leg of their ’20 Years of’ world tour in December

December

Friday 2nd                               GLASGOW, SSE Hydro

Saturday 3rd                          LEEDS, First Direct Arena

Monday 5th                           MANCHESTER, Arena

Tuesday 6th                            NOTTINGHAM, Motorpoint Arena

Thursday 8th                           BIRMINGHAM, Barclaycard Arena

Saturday 10th                        IRELAND, DUBLIN, 3Arena

Monday 12th                         NEWPORT, Centre                                        SOLD OUT

Wednesday 14th                   BRIGHTON, Centre                                      SOLD OUT

Thursday 15th                         LONDON, SSE Wembley Arena

Source: www.placeboworld.co.uk