15/5/2005
(old news)
Hollywood Stars Spotted At Avril Concert
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CAPE TOWN - American
actress Michelle Rodriguez was among the hordes of fans who flocked to
the Bellville Velodrome at the weekend to see Canadian rocker Avril
Lavigne in concert.
"Tough chick" Rodriguez,
26, who starred in S.W.A.T, Girlfight and The Fast and the Furious, was
accompanied by friends who included actress Taryn Mannings, known for
her roles in 8 Mile, Crazy/Beautiful, White Oleander and Crossroads.
The lively group, who are in Cape Town to shoot Nicholas Mastrandrea's The Breed over the next two weeks, arrived just after 8pm, parked their silver Alfa in the VIP parking area and playfully bounced their way up the stands to the concert area. Rodriquez, comfortably dressed in a sleeveless top, a leather jacket and jeans tucked into her tan calf-length boots, escaped unnoticed except for a few ardent fans who asked for her autograph and photograph while they waited for the star of the evening to appear. A friendly Mannings said she had not seen many Cape Town sights and did not know where they were filming because they were escorted to locations at 6am every day. She said they had been shooting the horror movie in George before coming to Cape Town and that she was the third person to die in the movie, which is about two brothers who wind up on a deserted island and come under attack by a pack of smart and evil dogs. After the concert, Mannings enthusiastically announced they were heading for the Zula Sound Bar in Long Street for some hip-hop and R&B. The group skipped down the stands as they left the Velodrome, singing snatches of Lavigne's songs, and had a brief sand fight in the long jump pit before heading for the city. |
'Punk Princess' Keeps Crowd Waiting For Hour
CAPE TOWN - The crowd was electric with pubescent
energy, becoming increasingly restless as the moment of her arrival came
closer. The audience of 9 000 - average age 12 - had waited nearly an hour
between SA teen-punk band Tweak's performance and the arrival of 20-year-old
Canadian "punk princess" Avril Lavigne.
Older members of the audience spent their time overhearing musings about
"that cute guy in the 10th grade" and trying to look deadpan during
countless Mexican waves of face-pulling at the roving camera.
Finally the lights in the packed Bellville Velodrome dimmed and thousands of high pitched voices began screaming, "Avril! Avril!".
This was the third leg of her South African tour, which started in Durban last Wednesday, moved on to Johannesburg and ended in Cape Town on Friday.
Unlike the large contingent of parents and a few lanky school boys, thousands of screaming weenyboppers jumped up and down - partly to see the stage.
The fans were there in full teen-rebellion paraphernalia: black studded belts, tiny black fingernails, neon pink sweatbands, tight jeans, although some 15-year-old glamour-girls instead went for pointy stilettos, diamanté and dainty Chanel look-alike handbags.
Even earplugged moms and dads joked about how they were told to dress, wearing their most fashionable items and gelling their hair for the occasion.
In an explosion of drums and swirling lights, the suspense ceased suddenly when the petite rock star appeared on stage. Long blonde hair in her face, seeming almost timid, she began singing her first song.
Joined by her all-male band, Lavigne soon began to tap into the teenage angst her fans identify with, singing more loudly, headbanging and romping from one side of the stage to the other.
"This is my first time in Africa and it's been really cool! We went on safari. I don't know what the place is called," she told the audience in a rare moment of interaction.
Although the singer has a reputation of singing off-key, she pleased the sing-along crowd with a passionate multi-faceted performance, singing, and playing guitar and the piano. Her best was probably a cover version of Greenday's American Idiot, where she played the drums.
Despite the hardened exterior, the repertoire was mostly love songs. "He's just a boy, she's just a girl and they rock each other's world," the lyrics of hit song Sk8er Boi rang out.
The sound in the golden circle was overwhelming, but complaints of poor sound quality were heard from the back.
Within 65 minutes it was all over, in time for the audience to be in bed before midnight.
Lavigne disappeared after the show, although members of her entourage were spotted in the VIP lounge. Also there were Taryn Manning, who starred with Britney Spears in Crossroads and Michelle Rodriguez, who starred in Girlfight.
"We're shooting a film here called The Breed, about friends who go on a road trip and get attacked by a pack of wild dogs. I'm eaten first," Manning said cheerfully.
11/5/2005
(old news)
Avril Lavigne Rocked Durban
DURBAN - Avril Lavigne burst onto stage at the
Westridge Stadium, with a crowd pleasing performance that left fans in tears
of exhilaration.
South African band, Tweak, performed the opening act, with old and new hit
songs that tantalized the fans eager to see Lavigne. Once the crowd had
warmed up to the local band, they grew restless in anticipation of seeing
their international star. Lavigne appeared over half an hour late, in
ordinary takkies and jeans to a screaming audience.
She opened the concert with “Unwanted” off her 2002 album Let Go. She later belted out songs from her second album, Under My Skin.
The most spectacular part of her concert perhaps, was the fact that she had chosen to sing a song from her favourite band, Green Day. Their latest album and title song is called American Idiot. She simply requested everyone to sing along and then jumped all over the stage, screaming, “I love you Durban, it's so good to be here.”
Lavigne changed instruments three times during her performance and even talked a little about what inspired the lyrics to her hit song “Nobody's Home”. She claims that this was a song about a girl she knew back home, that was going through a hard time.
At some point she took over the drums and showed the crowd just what she's capable of.. One of her fellow guitarists sang, “Song 2”, by Blur.
The atmosphere was incredible! The crowds were mainly young teenagers and children of ages up to seven. There were some odd looking grown men, but hey, it's Avril Lavigne, a girl whose lyrical expression has reached fans globally. Perhaps one of her greatest songs that compliment her personality is “anything but ordinary”.
Welcoming banners read, “Girls rule the world and we love you Avril”. A crazed fan even threw one of the devils horns she was wearing at Lavigne. Lavigne smiled and even wore it on stage, showing her fans that she didn't mind being ordinary after all.
She was superb throughout her entire 90 minute performance and was cheered on by the deafening roar of the crowd when she sang. As tiny as she is, she was one hell of a performer. She rocked Westridge yesterday and did it with style.
She opened the concert with “Unwanted” off her 2002 album Let Go. She later belted out songs from her second album, Under My Skin.
The most spectacular part of her concert perhaps, was the fact that she had chosen to sing a song from her favourite band, Green Day. Their latest album and title song is called American Idiot. She simply requested everyone to sing along and then jumped all over the stage, screaming, “I love you Durban, it's so good to be here.”
Lavigne changed instruments three times during her performance and even talked a little about what inspired the lyrics to her hit song “Nobody's Home”. She claims that this was a song about a girl she knew back home, that was going through a hard time.
At some point she took over the drums and showed the crowd just what she's capable of.. One of her fellow guitarists sang, “Song 2”, by Blur.
The atmosphere was incredible! The crowds were mainly young teenagers and children of ages up to seven. There were some odd looking grown men, but hey, it's Avril Lavigne, a girl whose lyrical expression has reached fans globally. Perhaps one of her greatest songs that compliment her personality is “anything but ordinary”.
Welcoming banners read, “Girls rule the world and we love you Avril”. A crazed fan even threw one of the devils horns she was wearing at Lavigne. Lavigne smiled and even wore it on stage, showing her fans that she didn't mind being ordinary after all.
She was superb throughout her entire 90 minute performance and was cheered on by the deafening roar of the crowd when she sang. As tiny as she is, she was one hell of a performer. She rocked Westridge yesterday and did it with style.
Avril Rocks Family Crowd At Westridge
SOUTH AFRICA - Life's like this: you fall and you
crawl and you break and you take what you get - especially if you're at an
Avril Lavigne concert. The international pop princess got under the skin
of a throng of fans of all ages at Westridge Stadium last night.
In a haze of white light, the petite Canadian singer pranced on stage in
jeans, tackies and a tight T-shirt. Her hair, down to her waist, was
thrown around as she belted out new releases, stamping her feet to the
pulsating sound.
South African rock outfit Tweak, Lavigne's supporting act, lived up to their reputation as a top act and had the capacity crowd on its feet.
Lavigne, who has a massive teen following, also had adults and little children clapping and chanting, making the rock spectacle seem like a family outing. She will complete her South African tour with a concert in Cape Town on Friday.
South African rock outfit Tweak, Lavigne's supporting act, lived up to their reputation as a top act and had the capacity crowd on its feet.
Lavigne, who has a massive teen following, also had adults and little children clapping and chanting, making the rock spectacle seem like a family outing. She will complete her South African tour with a concert in Cape Town on Friday.
Avril Nominated for MM People's Choice Award
TORONTO - MuchMusic is pleased to announce the "People's Choice
Nominations" for the 16th Annual MuchMusic Video Awards (MMVAs).
Each year, this crucial category kicks off 'MMVA season' with a coast-to-coast chance for fans to get involved in Canada's premier music and media event. Voting opens Monday, May 16th - via text messaging and online - with details at www.muchmusic.com.
In addition, the road to Canada's favourite red carpet begins with a full range of MMVA special assets including the return of leading U.S. all-HD Network, HDNet as the MMVA Exclusive U.S. Broadcast Partner, national on-air / radio contest opportunities, exclusive online coverage, plus a series of national CHUM Radio Network MMVA Specials and an exclusive simulcast on Toronto's CHUM FM.
YOUR 2005 MMVA "PEOPLE'S CHOICE" NOMINEES...
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FAVOURITE CANADIAN ARTIST
Avril Lavigne / "My Happy Ending"
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The MMVA Red Carpet Arrivals Special - LIVE @ 7:30pm ET on: MuchMusic, Star!, and in HD on CitytvHD and Exclusively in the U.S. on leading HD broadcaster, HDNet
Followed by The 2005 MuchMusic Video Awards - LIVE @ 9pm ET on: MuchMusic, Citytv Toronto and Star!, and in HD on CitytvHD where available (Rogers Digital 134, Bell ExpressVu 803) and Exclusively in the U.S. on leading HD broadcaster, HDNet. And on Citytv Vancouver- 8pm PT / A-Channel Calgary/Edmonton - 8pm MT / and A-Channel Manitoba- 8pm CT (LIVE)
CONTESTS:
MUCH FLYAWAY: MuchMusic has partnered with radio outlets coast-to-coast to ramp up opportunities for exclusive MMVA access. Complementing our signature flyaway contest on Much (in which a lucky winner and two friends are flown to Toronto, given $300 spending money and VIP access to 'Canada's No. 1 Party') listeners at radio can now score the same fabbo prize. A winner and a friend from each of six major radio markets across Canada will be joining us for the MMVA frenzy. Details on these contests and more at www.muchmusic.com.
HERBAL ESSENCES MMVA CORRESPONDENT: MuchMusic has teamed with Herbal Essences to find the most stylish fan in Canada who's worthy of being the Herbal Essences Correspondent at the 2005 MMVAs. Finalists have been selected. Now it's time for fans to get online @ www.muchmusic.com and cast votes for their favourite hopefuls. There's lots of great prizes up for grabs for those who do. The Herbal Essences MMVA Correspondent & three friends will be flown to Toronto for the exclusive opportunity to dispatch all the buzz on site from this year's MMVAs - in addition to receiving $800 fun money and free hotel accommodation.
MUCHMUSIC.COM:
www.muchmusic.com is the source for up-to-the-minute MMVA buzz. This year, look for exclusive coverage of the red carpet arrivals, backstage action, performances and more. In the weeks leading up to the show, fans can plug into the MMVA scene with features including:
- "Crew Spew: VJ Video Blog Edition" - Much VJs share choice MMVA
stories & dish on this year's show.
- "Rewind" - Hot MMVA highlights spanning 1990 - 2004. Winners,
scene-makers, and moments remembered.
- MMVA Photo Gallery Links. The best of posing, poseurs and the
paparazzi who love them.
CHUM RADIO DELIVERS THE MMVAs:
RADIO SPECIALS: Beginning June 13th a series of customised MMVA Radio Specials will be distributed to stations across Canada by the CHUM Radio Network - with all the nominated music, background buzz and contest updates on how fans can win passes to the MMVAs - courtesy of Much.
CHUM FM SIMULCAST: Canada's most listened to radio station, 104.5 CHUM FM, will simulcast all the action direct from the 16th Annual MuchMusic Video Awards - LIVE @ 9pm ET.
AND NOW, A FEW WORDS FROM THE MMVAs...
Reflecting MuchMusic's unique reputation as a centre for celebrity culture, the MMVAs continue to deliver television's most innovative awards package. A LIVE mix of red carpet cool, multiple streetlevel performance areas, and the gotta-get cocktail wristband of the year - all bursting onto the scene in an unprecedented MMVA-HD/5.1 experience. Considered the gold standard for LIVE television production in Canada, the MMVAs are fuelled by the energy of the world's only customised "three-lane" red carpet arrivals area (accommodating the streetcar tracks on historic Queen St. W.), 1200 fans enjoying a free festival-style concert in our parking lot, the buzz of nearly 1800 invited guests packing the CHUM TV building for a multi-level cocktail party, and capacity crowds of nearly 6000 loyal supporters and starwatchers in our streetlevel audience.
About MuchMusic:
An integral part of today's pop culture landscape, 'The Nation's Music Station' has been delivering fans an unparalleled music television experience since August 31, 1984. Direct from our critically-acclaimed streetlevel studios in downtown Toronto, each and every program day not only hits the best in top musicvideo, but creates a destination where fans can stay connected to exclusive LIVE performance and interview from today's hottest musical artists and celebrity guests, the latest entertainment buzz, specialty programming, and Canada's favourite web destination for teens, www.muchmusic.com
Along with marquee franchises including MuchOnDemand, MuchNews and The MuchMusic Video Awards, our top rated series including Live@Much and The NewMusic, are distributed to 120 countries internationally. More on Much? Visit us at www.muchmusic.com MuchVJs? Get them at www.muchmusic.com/tv/personalities
About HDNet:
HDNet provides viewers with exciting and topical news, sports, music and entertainment programming. The network features up to 20 hours of original programming each week, all produced in the highest quality 1080i HDTV format - more original high-definition programming than any other network. HDNet news and entertainment includes original series "HDNet World Report," "Face 2 Face with Roy Firestone," "Art Mann Presents," "HDNet Concert Series," and "True Music," as well as every episode of the acclaimed Warner Bros. series "Smallville." Live sports productions include NASCAR auto racing, National Hockey League and Major League Soccer games. HDNet Movies, the company's second network, shows a wide selection of major studios' theatrical releases - all uncut, unedited, and appearing in their original aspect ratio. The network also features movies produced and finished in true 1080i high-definition, including movies premiering day and date with their theatrical releases. Co- founded by Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and General Manager Philip Garvin, the HDNet networks are available on Adelphia, Charter, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable and more than 40 NCTC cable affiliate companies. For more information visit www.hd.net.
3/6/2005
Avril Lavigne has topped yet
another chart, coming in at #1 on Google's Most Searched Teen Queen tally!
She beat out Lindsay Lohan and Hilary Duff to grab this position. More info
available
here.
According to IMDB, Joel Madden
of Good Charlotte will star in Sk8er Boi, the movie based on Avril's hit
single. Ah yes, always a stellar idea for improving the integrity of a flick
- put a Madden brother in it. Other people slated to appear include Ashanti,
Nicole Richie, and Omarion. Avril has never shown much enthusiasm over the
making of this movie and as of yet she's wanted no part in it. You can find
out more
here.
A large assortment of Avril
photos have been uploaded to the Galleries this past week. A few days ago,
Avril played a concert in Milan, Italy and thanks to AvrilMidia.com and LFI
we have pictures from the show
here.
We've added live performance pictures to almost every Bonez Tour Gallery,
all of which can be accessed from
here. There has also been a sizeable
Avril Art
update including 300 new wallpapers. Lastly, we've updated both the
Miscellaneous Scans
and the
Miscellaneous Photoshoot
Galleries. And there are still more photos to come!
*Information from http://www.avrilbandaids.com/
1/6/2005
An article printed in todays The Ottawa Sun suggests that sex-god and super-fab drummer Matt Brann's days with Avril Lavigne's touring band might be numbered. Matt, the last remaining original band member, has drummed for Avril since 2002 and co-wrote Freak Out with Avril for Under My Skin. According to the article, Kenny Aronoff who has worked with The Smashing Pumpkins, Alanis Morrisette, Bob Dylan, Ashlee Simpson, Hilary Duff, and was tapped to drum on My Happy Ending and Fall To Pieces will join Avril for her summer tour. Find out more here.*Information from http://www.avrilbandaids.com/
26/5/2005
Rethink Breast Cancer
Avril Lavigne is again lending her support to the fight
against breast cancer with her song Don't Tell Me. The single will appear as
the first track on Sony BMG's Girls Night Out 4 compilation with a portion of
all proceeds going towards Rethink Breast Cancer. She is joined on the CD by a
packed line-up of the hottest female stars out there today including Kelly
Clarkson, Sarah McLachlan, Alicia Keys, and Jessica Simpson. You can find out
more about Rethink Breast Cancer
here. *Information
from http://www.avrilbandaids.com/
25/5/2005
Happy Birthday "Under My Skin"!
If you, like me, just finished watching the ALIAS season
finale, chances are you won't be able to sleep tonight... Or for the next 6
months until the new season starts for that matter. Don't worry, we'll attempt
to keep you occupied with enough Avril news until then to keep your mind off
the ominous words, "For starters, my name's not Michael Vaughn." If you have
no clue what any of that means, just smile and nod your head a bit. Anyways,
speaking of landmarks in time, today marks the one year anniversary of the
North American release date for Under My Skin. It's pretty impressive when you
look back at what Avril has accomplished this past year: A #1 album across the
world, a series of hugely successful singles, a consistently sold-out
worldwide tour, not to mention that Bandaids has grown by 30,000 members since
then too. Anyways, forgive me while I get sentimental for a moment, but much
thanks to all the people who are a part of this site - to our incredibly
dedicated staff, our devout members, and of course to Avril for making all
this more than worth it. Here's to another year of awesomeness! If you feel
like sharing in the schmaltz, click
here to visit the forums.
*Information from http://www.avrilbandaids.com/
UMS Chart Positions and Sales Figures
USA: #1 with sales of 381,500
Canada: #1 with sales of 66,000
Mexico: #1 up from #15 last week
UK: #1
all the following info is from jaimon's post at the temp forums
Australia: #1 35,000
http://www.aria.com.au/albums.htm
Ireland: #1
http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp
Spain: #1
http://www.los40.com/actualidad/listas/afyve.html
Argentina: #1
http://www.capif.org.ar/default.asp...CODOP=RACS&CO=6
Singapore: #1
http://www.rias.org.sg/chart.html
Austria: #1
http://www.musikmarkt.de/content/charts/top100.php3?a=2
Germany: #1
http://www.musikmarkt.de/content/home/index.php3
Switzerland: #2
http://swisscharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=a
Japan: #3 total of 499,355
http://www2.oricon.co.jp/ranking/weekly_album.html
Italy: #3
http://www.fimi.it/classifiche.asp?idtipo_classifica=1
France: #4
http://www.ifop.com/europe/sondages/topalb/alb0422.stm
New Zealand: #7
http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
Brazil: #9
http://www.hot100brasil.com/chtalbums.html
Belgium: #9
http://www.scarlet.be/ultratop/en/w...list=UTALBUMSVL
Norway #11
http://lista.vg.no/show_list_spes.j...ek=23&year=2004
Netherlands: #13
http://www.megacharts.nl/full.jsp?
Denmark: #24
http://www.hit-listen.dk/2003/chart...er.asp?list=a40
Total: #1 on World Charts, over 3 million sold to date according to www.avrillavigne.com
USA: #1 with sales of 381,500
Canada: #1 with sales of 66,000
Mexico: #1 up from #15 last week
UK: #1
all the following info is from jaimon's post at the temp forums
Australia: #1 35,000
http://www.aria.com.au/albums.htm
Ireland: #1
http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp
Spain: #1
http://www.los40.com/actualidad/listas/afyve.html
Argentina: #1
http://www.capif.org.ar/default.asp...CODOP=RACS&CO=6
Singapore: #1
http://www.rias.org.sg/chart.html
Austria: #1
http://www.musikmarkt.de/content/charts/top100.php3?a=2
Germany: #1
http://www.musikmarkt.de/content/home/index.php3
Switzerland: #2
http://swisscharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=a
Japan: #3 total of 499,355
http://www2.oricon.co.jp/ranking/weekly_album.html
Italy: #3
http://www.fimi.it/classifiche.asp?idtipo_classifica=1
France: #4
http://www.ifop.com/europe/sondages/topalb/alb0422.stm
New Zealand: #7
http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
Brazil: #9
http://www.hot100brasil.com/chtalbums.html
Belgium: #9
http://www.scarlet.be/ultratop/en/w...list=UTALBUMSVL
Norway #11
http://lista.vg.no/show_list_spes.j...ek=23&year=2004
Netherlands: #13
http://www.megacharts.nl/full.jsp?
Denmark: #24
http://www.hit-listen.dk/2003/chart...er.asp?list=a40
Total: #1 on World Charts, over 3 million sold to date according to www.avrillavigne.com
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More dates announced(about
Avril's Tour):
Mon
16/05/05
19:30 Avril Lavigne -
Point Theatre
Dublin, IE
Tue 17/05/05
19:00 Avril Lavigne -
Carling Academy Glasgow
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, UK
Wed
18/05/05
19:00 Avril Lavigne -
Carling Academy Glasgow
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, UK
Fri
20/05/05
19:30 Avril Lavigne -
Carling Apollo Hammersmith
London, UK
Sun
22/05/05
18:00 Avril Lavigne -
NEC Birmingham
Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Avril Lavigne stalker jailed
Seattle, WA, May. 5 (UPI) -- A Seattle computer technician obsessed with Canadian rock singer Avril Lavigne has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for stalking her.
James Speedy, 31, initially entered a plea of innocent in court, but during testimony, admitted to stalking the 20-year-old, "Celebrity Justice" reported Thursday.
Prosecutors said he had "relentlessly" pursued the singer and had been arrested once before and ordered to stay away from Lavigne and her family. However, he admitted to the judge he showed up at a mini-concert the singer was giving at a Seattle mall. He was arrested before she went on stage.
Speedy also testified his wife encouraged him in his pursuit in the hopes he would get over it.