FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!

fun. To Up The Ante On New Tour

January 17, 2013

fun.

With the wild, run-away success of fun.'s Some Nights album, the band is getting back on the road with a whole new visual presentation. Now that they are multi-format stars and Grammy nominees, the group is ready to up the ante with a more elaborate light show to complement the larger venues they are playing.

"I guess we can afford things like a light show, that type of stuff," frontman Nate Ruess told Billboard.com. "I've been watching DVDs of other bands, seeing how they figure out their set list, how they do their light show and stuff like that, kind of like music history. I like seeing what my favorite bands have done before as far as putting sets together and putting lights together. For us to get to do that and get to bring out a lighting package and all that other type of stuff, that's the stuff that success... it's just amazing that it affords you the opportunity to do that, to take our live show, something we take so much pride in, and put our spin on it."

fun.'s North American tour kicks off January 23 in St. Paul, MN and is scheduled to run through February 16 in Nashville. The band will then spend the spring touring Australia, Japan and Europe, and they expect to be on the road throughout the summer, too, with a June 14 show at the U.K.'s Isle of Wight festival already on the books.

"I think we're going to have the month of May off, which I'm really excited about, but other than that we're gonna be around," fun.'s Andrew Dost said. "We're going to be touring quite a bit."

Meanwhile, the band is starting to think about the follow-up to Some Nights, although it will be quite a while before a new album is released. Ruess told Billboard that he's written one song that he feels "will definitely be on the next album," however, he added: "I think when you write too far in advance, you don't get those lightning-in-a-bottle type of moments. That's what made Some Nights special -- it was so very in an inspired moment. So I'd rather take it as it comes rather than plan something out."

fun. also will be performing at the February 10 Grammy Awards where the band is nominated for six trophies, including Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "We Are Young" (featuring Janelle Monáe); Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Some Nights; and Best New Artist.

Music News
	Doors Keyboardist Ray Manzarek Passes Away
	Johnny Marr: Don’t Shoot The Messenger
	Quick Hits: Prince, Cee-Lo Green, Thirty Seconds To Mars, The X Factor, The Transplants, Sick Puppies, Cage The Elephant, First City Festival, The Clash
	Taylor Swift Dominates Billboard Music Awards
	Kanye West Unveils New Songs On SNL
	Chester Bennington Joins STP At KROQ Weenie Roast, Release Single Together
	Quick Hits: Beyonce/Jay-Z, The Voice, Ed Sheeran, Coachella, Interlocken Music Festival, The Beatles
	Britney Spears To Hit The Studio Next Week
	The Week In Review: 5/13-5/17
	Quick Hits: American Idol / Candice Glover, Madonna, Emeli Sandé, PSY, Cody Simpson, Nine Inch Nails, Summerfest, The Pogues
	Beck, Frank Ocean Among Nominees For MTV's Eclectic O Awards
	Quick Hits: The Voice, Riot Fest, Drake, One Direction, Franz Ferdinand, Nine Inch Nails, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen & Dropkick Murphys, Slayer, Killswitch Engage, Mayhem Festival
	Lady Antebellum, Great Gatsby Top Sales Chart
	Quick Hits: Drake, Beyoncé, Backstreet Boys, Justin Timberlake, Rock The Bells, The Rolling Stones
	Quick Hits: Beyoncé, Christina Aguilera, Justin Bieber, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Alice In Chains, twenty one pilots, FYF Festival

Breaking News
	Arbitron & Edison Release More Infinite Dial Data On AC P1s
	Rob Wells Joins Universal Music Group's Executive Board
	Spotify Launching Top 50 Charts
	Pandora To Preview New Releases With "Pandora Premieres"
	Bill Pugh Named PD Of KFOG & KSAN/San Francisco, Dennis Constantine Exits
	Duke Professor Connolly Rumored As Next FCC Nominee
	In Brief - May 21, 2013
	FMQB FYI... Links You Should Know About
	May 20, 2013
	Clyburn Takes Over As Acting FCC Chairwoman
	Report: "Song Skipping" Option Holding Back Apple's iRadio
	Dave & Chuck The Freak Named New WRIF/Detroit Morning Team
	In Brief - May 20, 2013
	May 17, 2013
	eQB NOW
	The Week In Review: 5/13-5/17
	RAB: Radio Revenue Flat In Q1 2013
	Drew & Mike Say Goodbye At WRIF/Detroit
	Jacobs Media Release Techsurvey 9 Data On Christian Radio
	CHR Innovator Paul Drew Passes Away
	In Brief - May 17, 2013
	FMQB FYI... Links You Should Know About
	May 16, 2013
	The CW & Clear Channel Ink Long-Term Programming Agreement
	BMG Boosts Bertelsmann's First Quarter Finances
	Steve Sinicropi Named VP/Market Manager For Entercom-Greenville
	Nick Cannon Ending Syndicated Countdown Show
	Adam Schraf Named PD At CHR WVRT (V97)/Williamsport, PA
	CCM+E Announces Revenue Deal With Zojak World Wide
	Q1 2013 Radio Revenue Roundup