Sydney, AU. (Top40 Charts/ EMI MUSIC Australia) - After embarking on the biggest concert tour this country has seen in a decade - across, around and ALL over Australia from
Darwin to Ballarat to Toowoomba to Tasmania - the tour's final show is coming to your loungeroom this Christmas with the release of a deluxe triple DVD.
This special three disc release is strictly a limited edition and will not be manufactured again after the 2007 holiday season. Fans can pre order the DVD from 12 noon (AEST), Monday, 19 November from www.acrossthegreatdivide.com.au/shop to receive a FREE Silverchair or Powderfinger T Shirt (stocks are strictly limited).
The first two discs of the Across the Great Divide Tour DVD feature full length live sets from both bands, including the duet 'Substitute', recorded at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 18 and 19 September, 2007. Both discs have been mixed in the U.S. in 5.1 surround sound by the people who have each mixed studio albums for these bands.
The team behind the filming, PVC LIVE, have created concert specials for the likes of U2, Radiohead and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Their coverage of the Melbourne show featured an extraordinary 24 cameras so these concert DVD's are on a whole new scale for Australian bands … just like the tour itself!
The third disc of this limited edition set is a candid 90 minute documentary film featuring all the hilarious action behind the scenes as this special tour makes its way Across the Great Divide.
Your Access All Areas pass is a 3 disc limited edition package which also includes a colour booklet featuring candid backstage shots. This is a must for every music fan and anyone that wants to relive this extraordinary tour.
Kicking off the Newcastle Entertainment Centre in SILVERCHAIR's hometown before moving to POWDERFINGER's backyard, the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE bridged the gap between the country and the big smoke with this rock & roll tour. It also shone a light on the important cause of Reconciliation in which both bands strongly believe.
Silverchair's Daniel Johns said "It was an amazing tour but so much went on that it all seems like a bit of a blur to me now. I'm looking forward to watching these DVD's so I can find out what actually happened."
'Across The Great Divide was ten weeks of hotels, concerts, planes, eye make up lessons, laughs, learning, homesickness, euphoria, sweat, no blood (that I recall), and maybe a few tears when it all came to an end. They were the best shows of our lives and it was such a great experience meeting the people we did and seeing all four corners of our country. Most importantly we started a few conversations about reconciliation along the way and as a complete bonus the silverchaps didn't bust any of our gear on the load out! Onya Fellas. Thanks for coming Australia' said Powderfinger's Bernard Fanning.
SILVERCHAIR swept the 2007 ARIA Awards winning 5 ARIA's all up - including the prestigious Album of the Year Award for 'Young Modern', taking the band's career tally to 19. Available in stores now is the repackaged limited edition album, which includes a bonus DVD featuring 'The Making Of Young Modern' documentary plus the ARIA Award winning video 'Straight Lines'. Also available online from Saturday December 1 is the exclusive itunes album with a radically retooled version of 'Straight Lines' – remixed by acclaimed Sydney duo The Presets.
Disc 1 - Powderfinger
Disc 2 - Silverchair
Disc 3 - Across The Great Divide
The Across the Great Divide DVD will be released by Universal Music Australia on Saturday, 1 December 2007.
