311 fan Adam Sandler recently approached the band and asked them to contribute a song to his upcoming Sony Pictures film "50 First Dates." The movie takes place in Hawaii -- so Adam wanted a soundtrack of classic 80's songs re-created with a reggae-island vibe. For this, 311 covered The Cure's 80's classic "Love Song." A video was recently shot in Huntington Beach, CA for the single which will impact at rock radio January 27. The Cure's drummer, Lol Tolhurst, even stopped by the video shoot to meet 311 and to do a cameo appearance in the clip. "Love Song" will also be included on 311 forthcoming Greatest Hits CD slated for June 8, 2004 on Jive/Volcano Records.
In addition to producing the 311 track, lead singer Nick Hexum also produced four other songs for the movie and soundtrack, including tracks with artists Seal ("Lips Like Sugar"), Jason Mraz ("Melt With You") and Dryden Mitchell ("Friday I'm In Love") contributing vocals.
The soundtrack for "50 First Dates" hits stores on February 3rd and the movie (starring Sandler & Drew Barrymore) will be in theatres February 14th.
As you know, March 11th is 3-11 Day, a day that 311 fans celebrate their appreciation for the group. This year 311 will return to New Orleans to stage their 3-11 Day concert event. The show is at UNO Lakefront Arena, where 311 will perform all of their classics plus lots of rarities, for a full night of music. Last year the band played a whopping 59 songs. This year should be just as special! A list of additional tour dates follows:
February 29 The Grove Anaheim, CA
March 1 Remac Auditorium San Diego, CA
March 3 House of Blues Las Vegas, NV
March 4 Rialto Theatre Tucson, AZ
March 5 Sunshine Theatre Albuquerque, NM
March 6 Pan Am Center Las Cruces, NM
March 8 The Cotillion Wichita, KS
March 9 Brady Theater Tulsa, OK
March 11 UNO Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
More dates will be announced shortly.
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