SafetySuit to play Pitt-Bradford April 12

The rock band SafetySuit, whose video “Stay” was ranked first on the VH1 Top 20 Countdown last summer, will perform April 12 at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.

The concert, sponsored by the Student Activities Council, will be held at 8 p.m. in the Bromeley Family Theater in Blaisdell Hall. Tickets are free for students, $5 in advance and $10 the day of the show for the public. Advance tickets may be purchased by calling the Student Activities Office at (814)362-7593.

Opening for the group will by Suddyn.

SafetySuit, composed of Doug Brown on guitar and vocals, Dave Garofalo on lead guitar, Jeremy Henshaw on bass and Tate Cunningham on drums, is known for powerhouse, guitar-driven rock.

“This is a band that the students listened to last summer, and we knew it would be a fun end-of-the-year event,” said Christina Graham, director of student activities.

Mayumi Park, SAC musical entertainment chairperson who is a psychology major from Winter Park, Fla., called the band’s style “unique.”

“They play energetic music, and it appeals to students who listen to other styles of music than what SafetySuit plays,” Park said. “We had the opportunity to book them since their tour was coming through the area, and we knew it would be a great live performance.”

The band’s spring tour will end with the VH1 Best Cruise Ever April 15 to 19 from Tampa, Fla., to Grand Cayman, during which they will perform with 3 Doors Down, Lifehouse, Shinedown and more than a dozen other bands.

SafetySuit began with a group of friends thrown together to compete in a battle of the bands in Tulsa, Okla. They’ve since moved to Nashville, Tenn., secured an impressive fan base and signed with Universal Motown Records Group, which released its album, “Life Left to Go,” in May 2008.

Suddyn is a piano-driven rock band with three Top-30 singles in Ireland. The band is the joined forces of two Montauk, N.Y., brothers and two young musicians from Ireland. They draw on influences like Radiohead, Pink Floyd, The Beatles and U2.

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