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STARFIELD CONNECTS WITH INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES
Canadian Modern Rock Band To Play Flevo, Soul Survivor, Greenbelt
NEWS SOURCE: Savvy Media
August 12, 2008
(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) August 12, 2008 – Sparrow Records Dove Award-winning modern rock band Starfield
from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has gained quite a following here in the U.S. Even so, this year’s recipient of the
Gospel Music Association’s International Award takes its show overseas to share its music and message with fans in Europe
and the UK.
This month Starfield makes appearances in the United Kingdom and Europe, taking part in seven festivals including Flevo, Soul
Survivor and Greenbelt. Starfield first performed for fans in Sweden at the Frizon Festival and headlined a show in Biel,
Switzerland. Between performances at the UK’s Soul Survivor on August 13 and 18, the band will entertain audiences at Flevo in
the Netherlands on August 14, Revo Fest in Germany on August 15 and Fuel Festival in Belfast, Ireland August 16. Before
returning to North America, Starfield plays main stage at the Greenbelt Festival on August 22. In addition, the band is
already confirmed to headline Scotland's Frenzy Festival in June 2009.
Starfield also played the Netherlands’ EO Youth Day in June. Says EO Youth Day Music Director Tim Dik, “I was very excited that
Starfield would be playing EO Youth Day 2008. I saw the band several times in the U.S., and I knew immediately I had to invite
them to the Netherlands. I was convinced that their great live performance and powerful worship songs would match perfectly
with all the other things happening that day. With 30,000 visitors, EO Youth Day is Europe’s largest Christian youth
event and is broadcast live on national television. It was an unforgettable experience for all of us.”
The band’s busy summer came on the heels of a spring tour in native Canada. The tour sold 18,000 tickets in just 16 cities with
the largest sold-out show in Toronto welcoming 2,000 fans. Starfield will visit 12 Canadian cities again this September alongside
Will Graham and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
Returning to the States this fall, Starfield will be joined by new Sparrow Records artist Above the Golden State for a 35-city
tour in October and November. Crisscrossing the country, the tour will kick off in Sacramento, Calif., work its way to New York
City and finish in Seattle.
For more information on Starfield, visit www.starfieldonline.com or www.myspace.com/starfield.
About EMI CMG Label Group:
Brentwood, Tennessee-based EMI CMG Label Group is comprised of Sparrow Records, Forefront Records, and Credential Recordings, in addition to providing A&R and marketing support for sixstepsrecords via a joint venture and licensing partnership. Balancing freedom, discipline, creativity, profitability and ministry, EMI CMG Label Group strives for excellence in artist development. The Label Group is a division of EMI Christian Music Group. For further information, please www.emicmg.com.
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