02 September 2014
Newsdesk
As Maroon 5 fever grips the nation, the US pop superstars, armed with new album ‘V’, take it up another notch next spring with three UK arena dates with more to follow.
Recorded in LA over the past year with producers Max Martin, Benny Blanco, Ryan Tedder, Shellback and Sam Martin, the much-anticipated ‘V’ reunites Maroon 5 with long-time keyboardist Jesse Carmichael. Rolling Stone raved about the new album saying ‘The 11 songs are precision-tuned and lustrously polished, jammed with hooks and choruses’ in their glowing 4* review.
With charismatic frontman Adam Levine at the helm, Maroon 5’s live shows are in a class of their own, as they showed earlier this year when they played two sold out O2 Arena dates in January to rave reviews. The Star called it “A masterclass of showmanship”, the Standard said that they had “returned in spectacular style” and the Telegraph that their set had “provided moments of pop perfection”.
Maroon 5 play (with Magic! supporting and Nick Gardner opening on all dates):
May 2015
Tue 26th LONDON, The SSE Arena, Wembley
Sun 31st BIRMINGHAM, LG Arena
June 2015:
Mon 1st MANCHESTER, Manchester Arena
Capturing their first of three Grammy Awards as ‘Best New Artist’ in 2005 and going on to sell more than 17 million albums worldwide, Maroon 5’s releases have gone gold and platinum in over 35 countries. Known for hit singles including ‘Moves Like Jagger’, ‘Makes Me Wonder’, ‘Won’t Go Home Without You’, ‘Misery’ and ‘Payphone’ the band first won over fans and critics alike with the hybrid rock/R&B sound they introduced on their debut album, ‘Songs About Jane’.
Maroon 5 are: Singer Adam Levine, guitarist James Valentine, bassist Mickey Madden, drummer Matt Flynn and keyboardist PJ Morton.
