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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2015
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How Did We End Up Here? - Live At Wembley Arena,
5 SECONDS OF SUMMER'S FIRST OFFICIAL
DVD/BLU-RAY
, IS OUT TODAY
5 Seconds Of Summer To Perform On The "American Music Awards®" This Sunday, November 22, And "The Late Late Show With James Corden" On November 30
Band's Performance Of "Hey Everybody!" On "The Howard Stern Show"
Can Be Seen On YouTube
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Today,
5 Seconds of Summer -
named the"biggest new rock act in the world" by
Rolling Stone
- released their first-ever official DVD and Blu-ray,
How Did We End Up Here? - Live At Wembley Arena
(Hi or Hey Records/Capitol Records). The collection can be purchased
HERE
.
While in the States for the
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2015 Tour
, the Australian band will perform at the "2015 American Music Awards," airing this Sunday, November 22, at 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC, and on CBS' "The Late Late Show With James Corden" on Monday, November 30. "5 Seconds of Summer kicked ass today," said
Howard Stern
after the band's debut appearance on his show. Fans can hear highlights from the band's visit to "The Howard Stern Show"
HERE
and view their performance of their new single,
"Hey Everybody!"
HERE
. With more than 135 stations adding it, the song is now in the Top 25 at Pop radio and climbing.
In 2015,
5 Seconds of Summer
played to more than one million fans across three continents, including
three massive sold-out nights at the SSE Wembley Arena in London.
How Did We End Up Here?
is a full-length, all-access documentary film tracing the band's remarkable story, from its first-ever show at the Annandale Hotel in Sydney, Australia in December 2011 to the 2015 shows in London.
Live At Wembley Arena
captures
5 Seconds of Summer
performing 12 songs - including such smash hits as
"She Looks So Perfect," "Don't Stop," "Amnesia"
and
"Good Girls"
- at the legendary venue. Extras include three bonus live tracks, six of the band's official videos and the behind-the-scenes featurette
Meeting Your Heroes
. Total running time for the package is approximately 187 minutes.
The band will kick off the
"Sounds Live Feels Live"
world tour in Japan on February 19, 2016. The North American leg, produced by Live Nation, will include shows at New York City's Madison Square Garden (July 15) and The Forum in Los Angeles (September 7). Tickets are on sale
HERE
.
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5 Seconds of Summer Photo Credit: Tom van Schelven
With the release of
Sounds Good Feels Good
earlier this month,
5 Seconds of Summer
became the only band (not vocal group) to see its first two full-length studio albums debut at No. 1 on the
Billboard
200.
Executive produced by
John Feldmann (All Time Low, Good Charlotte, Boys Like Girls),
Sounds Good Feels Good
has topped the album charts in 10 countries so far, including the U.K. and Australia. First single
"She's Kinda Hot"
won Song of the Summer honors at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, topped
the iTunes charts in 44 countries and was a
Top 15 hit at Top 40 radio in the U.S.The official video for the follow-up single
"Hey Everybody!"
racked up 1.2 million views in the first 24 hours after its release.
Alternative Press awarded
Sounds Good Feels Good
four stars and called it "the record that could very well define them." "5SOS go bigger than ever," proclaimed
Rolling Stone
while the
Los Angeles Times
noted, "5 Seconds of Summer shows a darker, more grown-up side."
Entertainment Weekly
put the album on
"
The Must List"
and
People
hailed it as "an edgy upgrade."
"5 Seconds of Summer is introducing punk rock to people who don't even know they like punk rock - and that's as subversive as it gets," observed the
New York Post.
5 Seconds of Summer
have won numerous awards, including an American Music Award, a People's Choice Award, five MTV European Music Awards, an MTV Video Music Award and an iHeartRadio Music Award.The band's 2014 self-titled debut album has sold more than three million copies worldwide.
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