GLOBAL SMASH HIT RECEIVES GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
John Gourley: “The Grammys are something that everyone is aware of…this isn’t just in our little bubble of social media…”
RECORD-BREAKING “FEEL IT STILL” MAKES BILLBOARD CHART HISTORY
“Feel It Still” breaks the record for most weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart
“FEEL IT STILL” AVAILABLE NOW AT ALL DSPS AND STREAMING SERVICES
EIGHTH STUDIO ALBUM “WOODSTOCK” AVAILABLE NOW
Chart-topping rockers PORTUGAL. THE MAN can now add “GRAMMY-nominated” to their resume. Their unstoppable hit single “Feel It Still” received a nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, becoming the band’s first Grammy nomination. "It’s just so cool that so many people care this much about the Grammys, and care so much about music," Portugal. The Man front man John Gourley tells Billboard. "[The Grammys] are something that everyone is aware of. This isn’t just in our little bubble of social media; this is so much bigger than that."
Named the “unexpected rock crossover hit of 2017” by Billboard, “Feel It Still” continues to make history this week, by breaking the record of most weeks (20 weeks) at #1 on Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart, previously held by Muse’s “Madness” (19 weeks.) The hit single – from their eighth studio albumWOODSTOCK – continues its remarkable reign of what feels like every chart and radio format imaginable, including Top 40, Triple A, Alternative and Hot AC, while peaking at #4 on Billboard’s Hot 100. A true global hit, “Feel It Still” is certified Platinum in over 9 countries including Australia, Russia, Sweden, the U.S. and Canada, where it is double platinum, with Gold certifications in over 7 countries including France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal. The track has hit #1 radio airplay in 8 countries including the U.S., Canada, France, Russia and Spain.
Set your VCRs! The self-proclaimed “Lords Of Portland” are headed to primetime TV with a performance of “Feel It Still” on NBC’s “The Voice,” set to air onTuesday, December 5th at 8pm EST (check local listings.) The band adds this to their long list of TV performances including a much talked (and tweeted) about performance at the 2017 American Music Awards, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, CBS This Morning, CONAN and The Late Late Show with James Corden.
So, what do you do after you have performed over 1,500 shows in your career to date? Announce ANOTHER world tour! The band has announced dates for the North American leg of their hugely successful world tour, set to get underway Thursday, February 1, at McDonald Theatre in Eugene, Oregon, and then they’ll travel through the month (see itinerary). For complete details and ticket information, please visit www.portugaltheman.com/
PORTUGAL. THE MAN
NORTH AMERICA 2018
FEBRUARY
1 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre
2 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
3 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
5 Edmonton, AB Winspear Centre
6 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
8 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theatre
9 Minneapolis, MN Palace Theatre
10 Minneapolis, MN Palace Theatre
11 Madison, WI Overture Hall
13 Iowa City, IA IMU Ballroom
14 Columbia, MO The Blue Note
16 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
17 Louisville, KY Palace Theatre
18 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre
21 Montreal, QC MTELUS
22 Providence, RI The Strand
24 Washington, DC The Anthem
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