Live

US alt rock band

Formed in 1990

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Sat Dec 5 North West, South Africa · Superbowl - Sun City Tickets
Tue Dec 8 Cape Town, South Africa · Kirstenbosch Gardens Concert Stage Tickets
Wed Dec 9 Cape Town, South Africa · Kirstenbosch Gardens Concert Stage Tickets
Fri Dec 11 Pretoria, South Africa · SunBet Arena Tickets
Sat Dec 12 Pretoria, South Africa · SunBet Arena Tickets
Thu Mar 4 Perth, Australia · Kings Park and Botanic Garden Tickets
Sat Mar 6 Hindmarsh, Australia · Adelaide Entertainment Centre Tickets
Sun Mar 7 Ascot, Australia · Bendigo Racecourse Tickets
Wed Mar 10 Bruce, Australia · AIS Arena Tickets
Thu Mar 11 Melbourne, Australia · Rod Laver Arena Tickets
Sat Mar 13 Mornington, Australia · Mornington Racecourse Tickets
Wed Mar 17 Wollongong, Australia · WIN Sports & Entertainment Centres Tickets
Thu Mar 18 Sydney, Australia · Afterpay Arena Tickets
Sat Mar 20 Pokolbin, Australia · Roche Estate Tickets
Sun Mar 21 Broadbeach, Australia · Kurrawa Park Tickets
Wed Mar 24 Brisbane, Australia · Brisbane Entertainment Centre Tickets

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About

Live , often typeset as Līve, LĪVE, or +LĪVE+, is an American rock band formed in York, Pennsylvania, in 1984 by Ed Kowalczyk (lead vocals, guitars), Patrick Dahlheimer (bass), Chad Gracey (drums), and Chad Taylor (guitars).

Live earned early fame for their single "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)", whose video received airtime on MTV. Their second album, Mental Jewelry, released in 1991, enjoyed modest sales. Their biggest success came in 1994 with their third album, Throwing Copper, which sold eight million copies in the U.S. The band had a string of hit singles in the mid-1990s, including "Lightning Crashes", which stayed at the top of the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for ten consecutive weeks and the Modern Rock Tracks (now Alternative Songs) chart for nine weeks from February 25 to April 22, 1995. The band has sold over twenty million albums worldwide.

When touring, Live has used additional musicians, including Kowalczyk's younger brother Adam, British keyboardist Michael "Railo" Railton, rhythm guitarist Christopher Thorn of Blind Melon, and guitarist Zak Loy of Alpha Rev.

In 2009, Kowalczyk left the band; he was replaced by singer Chris Shinn and the band released the album The Turn in October 2014. Kowalczyk rejoined Live in December 2016 and in 2018, they released a new EP, Local 717. In June 2022, Kowalczyk fired Taylor after taking majority control of the band. Gracey and Dahlheimer were also let go shortly after. Kowalczyk is the only remaining member of the original lineup and has been performing and recording as Live with other musicians as of October 2022. In November 2022, it was reported that Gracey filed a lawsuit against Taylor and Dahlheimer as managers of their company, ThinkLoud. In February 2026, Taylor and Gracey issued a cease and desist letter to Kowalczyk, asserting that he no longer had rights to use the band's trademarks and demanding that he stop using them for touring and other commercial activities. Kowalczyk has continued performing since the revocation, re-branding the act as +LIVE+, while his attorney has disputed the claims and stated that they will be addressed in court.

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Live, souvent stylisé LĪVE ou +LĪVE+, est un groupe de rock américain, originaire de York, en Pennsylvanie. Live atteint son apogée dans les années 1990. Il comprend Ed Kowalczyk (chant, guitare rythmique), Chad Taylor (guitare solo, chœurs), Patrick Dahlheimer (basse) et Chad Gracey (batterie). Kowalczyk quitte le groupe en 2009 et est remplacé par Chris Shinn, mais il revient en décembre 2016.

Live acquiert le succès mondial avec la sortie de l'album Throwing Copper, vendu à huit millions d'exemplaires aux États-Unis. Le groupe compte de nombreux singles à succès dans les années 1990 dont Lightning Crashes, qui restera premier du classement Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks pendant dix semaines consécutives et dans les Modern Rock Tracks. Le groupe compte plus de 20 millions d'albums vendus dans le monde.

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