August 8, 2016 – Warner Music Canada recording artists Billy Talent have claimed the #1 spot on the Nielsen Soundscan Top Albums chart with their new album Afraid of Heights. This is the fourth consecutive #1 studio album debut for the group, going back to their sophomore release Billy Talent II. In addition to topping the sales charts, the band have also knocked fellow Torontonian Drake from atop the Billboard Canadian Albums consumption chart (measuring sales plus streaming data) after a three consecutive week run. On top of all this success in their home country, Billy Talent have also topped the sales charts in Germany, where earlier this year they closed out the Rock am Ring festival to 100,000 screaming fans.
In addition to ruling the charts, this week also sees Billy Talent ascending to the #1 spot on the Active Rock chart at Canadian radio. This follows last week’s chart topping week at Mainstream Rock, and sees “Afraid of Heights” join “Rusted from the Rain,” “Stand Up and Run” and “Surprise Surprise” as #1 radio hits for the group.
Billy Talent will spend the rest of the year on the road with a 60 date worldwide tour, featuring stops in America, Australia, Japan, Germany, and the UK. Keep watching for Canadian dates to be announced soon, and see below for a full list of dates.
In the 13 years since their inception, Billy Talent sold well over one million albums in Canada alone and nearly 3 million albums internationally. Their albums Billy Talent I and II and III have all received multi-platinum certifications, with platinum status for the last studio album Dead Silence.
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Tour dates
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August 11 |
Max Watts |
West End, Australia |
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August 13 |
Metro Theatre |
Sydney, Australia |
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August 14 |
170 Russell |
Melbourne, Australia |
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August 16 |
Fowler’s Live |
Adelaide, Australia |
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August 17 |
Capitol |
Perth, Australia |
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August 20 |
Summer Sonic |
Tokyo, Japan |
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August 21 |
Summer Sonic |
Osaka, Japan |
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September 3 |
Riot Fest |
Denver, CO |
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September 5 |
The Riot Room |
Kansas City, MO |
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September 6 |
Varsity Theater |
Minneapolis, MN |
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September 7 |
The Rave Bar |
Milwaukee, WI |
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September 9 |
Rapids Theatre |
Niagara Falls, NY |
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September 10 |
Gramercy |
New York, NY |
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September 11 |
The Sinclair |
Cambridge, MA |
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September 13 |
The Foundry @ The Filmore |
Philadelphia, PA |
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September 14 |
Rock & Roll Hotel |
Washington, DC |
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September 16 |
The Pyramid Scheme |
Grand Rapids, MI |
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September 17 |
District Square |
Kalamazoo, MI |
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September 18 |
Riot Fest |
Chicago, IL |
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September 20 |
The Rave Bar |
Milwaukee, WI |
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October 12 |
UEA |
Norwich, UK |
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October 13 |
O2 Academy |
Bristol, UK |
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October 15 |
Academy |
Manchester, UK |
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October 16 |
O2 ABC |
Glasgow, UK |
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October 17 |
O2 Academy |
Newcastle, UK |
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October 19 |
O2 Institute |
Birmingham, UK |
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October 20 |
O2 Academy |
Leeds, UK |
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October 22 |
Rock City |
Nottingham, UK |
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October 23 |
Roundhouse |
London, UK |
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October 24 |
Tramshed |
Cardiff, UK |
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October 26 |
O2 Guildhall |
Southampton, UK |
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October 27 |
Elysee Montmarte |
Paris, France |
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October 28 |
Trix |
Antwerpen, Belgium |
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October 30 |
MElkweg |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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November 1 |
Rockhal |
Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg |
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November 2 |
Pumpehuset |
Copenhagen West, Denmark |
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November 3 |
Fryshuset |
Stockholm, Sweden |
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November 5 |
Logomo Club |
Turku, Finland |
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November 6 |
Circus |
Helsinki, Finland |
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November 19 |
Tratro Barcelò |
Madrid, Spain |
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November 20 |
Sala Barts |
Barcelona, Spain |
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November 22 |
Volkshaus Zürich |
Zurich, Switzerland |
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November 23 |
Les Docks |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
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November 25 |
Posthof |
Linz, Austria |
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November 26 |
Gasometer |
Vienna, Austrai |
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November 27 |
Orpheum |
Graz, Austria |
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November 29 |
Zenith |
Munich, Germany |
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November 30 |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle |
Stuttgart, Germany |
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December 2 |
Swiss Life Hall |
Hannover, Germany |
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December 3 |
Mitsubishi Electric Halle |
Düsseldorf, Germany |
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December 4 |
Festhalle |
Frankfurt, Germany |
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December 6 |
Sporthalle |
Hamburg, Germany |
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December 7 |
Haus Auensee |
Leipzig, Germany |
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December 9 |
Max-Schmeling-Halle |
Berlin, Germany |
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December 10 |
EmslandArena |
Lingen, Germany |
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December 12 |
Klub Esskulap |
Ponzan, Poland |
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December 13 |
Progresja Music Zone |
Warsaw, Poland |
