CHANGE UP PARTY ROAD TOUR

Popular Japanese ska punk band CHANGE UP will bring its own sense of party and ska punk to an American audience with their 2nd USA tour starting on Friday,October 22nd in San Antonio,Texas and finishing up on Saturday,October 30th in Corona,CA.

In a tough schedule of 8 cities in 9days,CHANGE UP will be playing with a number of great local bands including (but not limited to) the Skeletones,Skalavera and more.

CHANGE UP,having played in Japan with such luminaries as No Doubt,Off Spring,Less Than Jake,Reel Big Fish,SUM 41 and on CHANGE UP's 1st USA tour with local San Diego bands The Scarlet Symphony,Plug Uglies,Get the Girl and After Party,CHANGE UP is now looking forward to a ROCKING PARTY ROAD TOUR.

CHANGE UP have released 2 albums in Japan that have sold in total 100,000 unites.They are planning to release a special USA CD album that they will support on this USA tour.They will also be filming the tour and will released on DVD towards the end of 2004.

The CD,to be titled "Riverside County"will be distributed in the USA by HairBall8 Records,San Antonio,Texas
(Contact:Ryan Davis,tel:210-520-8749,email:Ryan@HairBall8.com

NEW ALBUM "Riverside County" 01.REAL SMALL WORLD 02.NO HOPE 03.One day's happening 04.Full Swing The Party 05.Choose 06.81 07.The secret base 08.CALL GIRL 09.The Longest time 10.REMINISCENCE 11.I'm Rock Star

[HISTORY]

Autumn, 1997. Change Up founded by Satoshi (lead vocal and guitar) in Chiba, a prefecture north east of Tokyo. Initially Change Up was a trio.

Spring, 1998. The band, influenced by the rising Ska music genre, added Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Trumpet and Trombone into the band. They joint released on a number of compilation CD's.

1999, August. 1st maxi single released, titled [6・4・3] on the School Bus records label. After that original bassist Tomohiro left the band and was the new bassist ShioMan, joined the band.

2000, July. Change Up's 1st Album [Free Style] was released. It sold more than 40,000 units.

2000, August. The band had their first Japan nationwide tour to support the new release.

2000, October. The band opened on No Doubt's Japan Tour at Zepp Tokyo. Change Up also opened for Less Than Jake's Japan Tour at On Air East (Tokyo).

2001, March. The band opened on Off Spring's Japan Tour at Makuhari.

2001, Spring. Naoya(Tenor Sax), Ichiro(Alto Sax) leave the band.

2001, July. Change Up releases 2nd maxi single [Crazy Ride].

2001, September. 2nd all nationwide Japan tour. Exceptionally successful tour with all sold out shows. Of note is the sell out of Shibuya Quatro in a single day, 800 capacity. This very good for an indies band.

2002, March. 3rd maxi single [Rodeo Queen] is released. This an unusual collaboration with Natsu (ex-Sentimental Bus) that suprosed and impressed all. The maxi single included the song [Morning] with the promotion video featuring a guest appearance by the All Japan Motocross Rider. An unusual and successful collaboration.

2002, April. Supported the Korean punk band [No Brain] on their Japan Tour.

2002, August. Self organized and promoted joint show by Change Up [Vans Mosh Ride 2002] at Sports Land SUGO (Miyagi Prefectrue).That event was the first official freestyle Motocross event in Japan.

2002, November. Released their 2nd LP[Heart Attack]. Change Up opening for Reel Big Fish's Japan tour. (Shibuya Quattro, Club Chitta Kawasaki, On Air Osaka). Reel Big Fish's member invited the band to American tour.

2003, February. Change Up launch their own 3rd nationwide Japan tour to support the LP. This tour was 21 shows in 20 cities in Japan. Again, these were sold out events and again, sold out tickets at Shibuya Quattro and Chiba Look in one day.

2003, May. The band opens for SUM41'S Japan Tour at Tokyo Bay NK Hall. Change Up, now influenced by West Coast Labels (like Epitaph, Fat, Drive-Thru, Look Out), they established their own label [Cordova Records] and spread their activities.

2004, February 12 & 13th. 1st USA west coast tour. In San Diego, California. Live shows were held at Martini Ranch, Encinitas with Scarlet Symphony and the Plug Uglies and at Club Tremors with Get the Girl and The After Party. Change Up's party skills are valid in the USA!!!