The members of Staind met in 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts and immediately became a cover band that played before small crowds in tiny clubs for nearly a year and a half. Struggling to make it and figuring it was time to try a sell tickets for their songs and not covers of Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and Korn. The group released a debut album, Tormented, independently in 1996. The album, or the album cover, is responsible for giving them their shot at fame and rock stardom. Staind was opening for Limp Bizkit when the Fred Durst saw the cover, which had art work that was offensive to Durst’s religious tastes at the time. He had the intention of kicking them off the tour, but instead signed them to his label after being impressed with their performance.
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Staind has gone on to sell millions of albums around the world. Critical response has traditionally been unkind the group, while the fan base has eaten up the albums. The fan base has been eager to purchase Staind tickets and albums since the release of Dysfunctional in October 1999. The album only reached number 74 on the charts, but found a home with hard rock fans that boosted the sales to double platinum numbers.
The group found even greater success with Break the Cycle. The second album with Flip Records went platinum five times and elevated Aaron Lewis, Staind’s lead singer to star status. The rest of the group- Mike Mushok on guitar, Johnny April on bass, and Jon Wysocki on drums- has been able to live the rock start dream as the group has enjoyed enough success that their debut album ha to be released to quench the fans thirst for Staind music.
The group moved toward the mainstream with their third release, 14 Shades of Grey, in 2003. The mainstream album launched a headlining tour that took the group all over the world. Hard Rock fans around the globe took the chance to buy tickets and see the group apart from a major festival circuit. The album even landed a couple of songs at the top of the rock charts (“Price to Play” and “So Far Away”) and even had songs on the Billboard Hot 100 charts (“How About You” and “Zoe Jane”).
Stainds constant touring schedule has tickets in great demand for the concerts. The Ticket Specialists have seats to all those shows along with an up-to-date schedule and seating chart for the large arena venues.
Staind is on the verge of releasing their sixth studio album, The Illusion of Progress and have announced the dates for the summer tour that will promote the latest release. The band will start in Muskegon, Michigan at the Heritage Landing on the Fourth of July ad will tour with 3 Doors Down starting on July 9 until August 30 before heading across the Atlantic to tour Europe with Nickelback.
The Ticket Specialists will have tickets for every concert on the schedule, so see the hard rock group tour with cheap tickets from the Internet’s best ticket broker. Check out the site for concert information and complete your purchase online, or talk to a ticket representative who will gladly answer any questions you may have.