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- From left to right, Justin Mullen, Amy Meyer, Nathan Mullen and Jason Greenberg -Home │ Videos │ Discography │ Photos │ Tour Dates │ Lyrics │ Store Origin: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Genres: Alt-Rock, Pop-Rock, Pop-Punk, Emo, Indie Rock Years Active: 2010 -present Labels: Nomad Records (2011-present) Influences: Aerosmith, U2, The Ramones, The Clash, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Pretenders, The Cure, The White Stripes, The Strokes, Foo Fighters’Riot! In The Boulevard’ is an American alt-rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed as a high school band in 2008. The band consists of Amy Meyer (Lead Vocals, Keyboards), Jason Greenberg (Bass Guitar), Justin Mullen (Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals) and Nathan Mullen (Drums, Percussion). They all went to the same school and formed a close friendship which eventually led to the formation of the band. As an alt-rock band, Riot! In The Boulevard draw influences primarily from 70’s and 80’s Classic Rock as well as modern rock bands. They’re primary influences are cited as U2, The Ramones, The Clash, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Pretenders and The Cure. They are also heavily influenced by modern rock bands like, The White Stripes, The Strokes, Dead Roses, Suburban Sunrise and Fathers Of Fury.
2008-2010 - Formation In 2008 at the age of 15, Amy Meyer was a high school student living in Las Vegas, Nevada, she wasn’t particularly popular in school, “I never got heavily bullied but I was just sort of invisible to most people at school.” She became friends with Jason Greenberg at age eight and she became friends with Nathan and Justin Mullen at age eleven. Which eventually led to the formation of Riot! Each member had all separately learnt music instruments in their spare time but it wasn’t until 2008 when Amy decided to form a band that they decided to think about a career in music. They would spend almost all of their spare time in Jason’s parents garage practising and writing songs together, it became evident that Amy was the most talented songwriter out of the band but they wrote the majority of the songs together, during this time they claim to have at least 20 songs written and spent the summer of 2009 and 2010 performing in shopping malls, café’s and teen dances. During the period between 2008 and 2010 they crafted their live performances and quickly became comfortable with performing live, however they have never performed in front of more than 200 people.2011-present - BreakthroughOn March 4th, Riot! Became part of the Underground.com, a scheme which helps unsigned acts get record deals and on March 13th, they were offered a two album record deal with the indie label Nomad Records which they duly accepted. The announced that they would begin recording an E.P on 15th March and expected the E.P to be completed within a week. They also confirmed that they would release a debut single, entitled Sweet Little Fantasys on 20th March 2011, the single peaked at number 2 on the Top20 Airplay Charts. Their first major televised performance was a at the 21st IMA's where they performed Sweet Little Fantasy's. They‘re first major tour is in support of Fathers Of Fury beginning on April 30th and ending on June 1st. They announced their second single All The Non Believers on 6th May 2011 which was a moderate chart hit briefly before the single jumped from #20 up to #1 on the Top20 Airplay Charts following the bands announcement of their debut album and their televised performance at the Field Trip Festival. They are set to tour alongside bands such as Suburban Sunrise, Big Light Show and Reported Failure. On August 7, 2011 the band released their third single Long Distance Conversations, the single peaked at number #1, continuing on from the success of previous singles, Sweet Little Fantasy's and All The Non-Believers. On September 25, the band released their fourth single Something Old, Something New which debuted at number #1 on the Top20 Airplay Charts, making it three number #1 singles in succession for the teenage rock band.Band MembersAmy Meyer - Lead Vocals, Keyboards (2010 - present) Jason Greenberg - Bass Guitar (2010 - present) Justin Mullen - Guitar, Backing Vocals (2010 - present) Nathan Mullen - Drums, Percussion (2010 - present) Adam Benjamin - Rhythm Guitar (2011 - present)DiscographyStudio AlbumsRiot! In The Boulevard (July 24, 2011) [#1, Chart Heat] Cradle To The Grave (February 5, 2012) [#1, Chart Heat]Singles2011 Sweet Little Fantasy's (20th March, 2011) [#2, Top20] All The Non Believers (8th May, 2011) [#1, Top20] Long Distance Conversations (7th August, 2011) [#1, Top20] Something Old, Something New (25th September, 2011) [#1, Top20]
2012 Trying, Crying, Smiling And Dying (May 13, 2012) [#2, Top20] Remember Me As A Place In Time (June 2012)E.P'sSin City Serenade (19th March, 2011) [#13, USA]
TOUR DATES
North America
February 15, 2012 - Miami, FL
February 16, 2012 - Gainesville, FL
February 18, 2012 - Madison, OH
February 21, 2012 - Columbia, SC
February 22, 2012 - Lexington, KY
February 24, 2012 - Tallahassee, FL
February 25, 2012 - New Orleans, LA
February 27, 2012 - Austin, TX
February 28, 2012 - Oklahoma City, OK
March 1, 2012 - Kansas City, MO
March 2, 2012 - Arlington, TX
March 4, 2012 - Tuscon, AZ
March 5, 2012 - Los Angeles, CA
March 8, 2012 - Fresno, CA
March 10, 2012 - San Jose, CA
March 11, 2012 - San Diego, CA
April 23, 2012 - Lake Buena Vista, FL
April 26, 2012 - Knoxville, TN
April 28, 2012 - Charlottesville, VA
April 30, 2012 - Atlantic City, NJ
May 1, 2012 - East Rutherford, NJ
May 3, 2012 - Columbus, OH
May 4, 2012 - Grand Rapids, MI
May 6, 2012 - Rockford, IL
May 7, 2012 - Moline, IL
May 8, 2012 - Council Bluffs, IA
May 10, 2012 - Salt Lake City, UT
May 12, 2012 - Seattle , WA
May 15, 2012 - Bakersfield
May 16, 2012 - Las Vegas, NV
Europe
May 23, 2012 - Bangor, UK
May 25, 2012 - Dublin, Ireland
May 27, 2012 - St. Gallen, Switzerland
May 28, 2012 - Paris, France
May 29, 2012 - Roeser, Luxembourg
Asia
June 2 , 2012 - Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong
June 5 , 2012 - Bali, Indonesia
June 7, 2012 - Jakarta, Indonesia
South America
June 9, 2012 - Buenos Aires , Argentina
June 11 , 2012 - Santiago de Chile, Chile[/b][/color]
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