April 5th & 12th - Fontana North

ON TOUR APRIL/MAY AY WITHSOCIAL DISTORTIONAPPEARING THISSUMMER MERON ALL L 43 DATES OF THEVANS WARPED TOURSTORY SO FARBorn and raised in Royal Leamington Spa, England, SHARKS is a British ish rock and rollgroupwithabsolute heart,who embellish their hardcore D.I.Y ethics which is deeply rooted in their soul.SHARKS believe in no trends, no scenes, only the path they choose to go on. They set out tosound like themselves and themselves only, but with a deep appreciation of the things thatinfluence them daily in their lives, whether it be musical or not. No cheap imitations, just honestemotion.The band has built a strong reputation from their high energy live show. Kerrang, the top Britishindie music magazine, picked SHARKS as one of their "4 artists to watch in 2011". Much of thishas stemmed from the band touring In the UK with The Gaslight Anthem (2 separate tours),Gallows, Chuck Ragan and Alexisonfire. The buzz has been spreading overseas into the US likewildfire as the band gets set to release their North American debut "The Joys of Living" throughRise Records. The band now has its sights on the US and they're looking to make a huge impact.Look for SHARKS on tour with Social Distortion and Chuck Ragan this April/May and then on theentireVansWarpedTourthis summer. The US interest for SHARKS has also caught the attentionofAlternative Pressas they've epicked SHARKS as one of their "Bands To Know In 2011"SELLING POINTS• SHARKS will be supporting SOCIAL DISTORTION and CHUCK RAGAN - Full US all ofAril/May.• SHARKS will be on all 43 dates of this summers VANS WARPED TOUR - June/July/August.• All Press - national and regional, provided by BIG HASSLE & EARSHOT MEDIA.• Managed by RAW POWER MANAGEMENT (Iron Maiden, Bring Me The Horizon, Bullet For MyValentine, Gallows).• Booked Worldwide by THE AGENCY GROUP (Social Distortion, The Black Keys, A Day ToRemember).• SHARKS has completed 2 tours with THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM, as well as tours withGALLOWS, CHUCK RAGAN, ALEXISONFIRE, and more.• SHARKS was selected as one of ALTERNATIVE PRESS’s- “Bands you need to know in 2011”• SHARKS was selected as one of KERRANG’s- “4 Artist to watch in 2011”• Confirmed press coverage from Alternative Press and Outburn as well as full page print featuressecured in Kerrang, Rocksound, Total Guitar, Front Magazine, Clash Magazine, NME.• Organic internet buzz caused from grassroots guerilla style social network promotion, andoverseas touring.• Full page magazine ads in; Alternative Press, Outburn, Amp, Substream, and Kerrang.• Online Facebook campaign, targeting key demographic through fans of like/similar artist(Against Me, The Gaslight Anthem, Social Distortion, The Clash).TOP 10 MARKETS01. Toronto, ON02. Montreal, QC03. Vancouver, BC04. Calgary, AB05. Edmonton, AB06. Regina, SK07. Winnipeg, MB08. Thunder Bay, ON09. Guelph, ON10. Ottawa, ONTRACKLISTING01. Sweet Harness02. The Joys of Living03. Trains04. It All Relates05. Three Houses06. More Blue07. Glove In Hand08. Capital Youth09. Common Grounds10. Yours To Fear11. Fallen On Deaf Ears12. It Threatens13. Bury Your Youth14. The Light at the End of the Tunnel is HellSTREET DATE: 4.05.11ARTIST: SHARKSTITLE: THE JOYS OF LIVING 2008-2010LABEL: RISE RECORDS | FONTANA NORTHCATALOG NO: RR126GENRE: ROCK, PUNKHOMETOWN: ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA, UKPRICE CODE: SPCDBOX LOT: 30 UNITSUPC: 856136002582LABEL: RISE RECORDS | FONTANA NORTHCATALOG NO: RR126-2CONFIG: CDPACKAGING:DIGIPACKDISCOUNT: 7% (ENDS 4.19.11)8 56136 00258 2LP+MP3 LIST: SLP+MP3 BOX LOT: 30 UNITSUPC: 856136002599LABEL: RISE RECORDS | FONTANA NORTHCATALOG NO: RR126-1CONFIG: 1 LP + MP3PACKAGING:GATEFOLD & COLORED VINYLNOTES: VINYL IS NON-RETURNABLE8 56136 00259 9DISTRIBUTED BY FONTANA NORTHEXCLUSIVELY IN CANADABRYAN COLUMBUSBRYAN.COLUMBUS@FONTANANORTH.COMFONTANANORTH.COM