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Airbourne is an Australian hard rock band originating from Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, where they gained a steady following with their pub rock sound. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Warrnambool is a regional city of 29,500 people on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia, located in the municipality City of Warrnambool. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Pub rock is a style of Australian rock and roll popular throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and still influencing contemporary Australian music today. ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Roadrunner Records is a major record label that concentrates on metal bands. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only country to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/Oceania. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Warrnambool is a regional city of 29,500 people on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia, located in the municipality City of Warrnambool. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... Revival of the Pub Rock Scene made popular by Dire Straits and Elvis Costello. ...

History

Their independent eight track EP 'Ready to Rock' was released in 2004. In early 2005, the band relocated to Melbourne. Later that year, the band signed a five album record deal with Capitol Records and have since supported Mötley Crüe and The Rolling Stones, as well as playing in several summer music festivals. Their first album, titled Runnin' Wild, was released in Australia on 23 June, 2007. So far, three singles have been released from the album, "Runnin' Wild", "Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast" and "Diamond In The Rough". On February 19 2007, Capitol Records cancelled their record contract with Airbourne, but the album was still released in Australia through EMI. The band has now signed with Roadrunner Records for distribution throughout the rest of the world. Amongst all the overseas hype Airbourne still fails to be played on any of the major Australian Radio networks. // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... The debut album released by the Australian Rock Band Airbourne in 2004. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California. ... Mötley Crüe (IPA pronunciation: ) is an American Hard Rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... Runnin Wild is the album published by the Australian Hard Rock band Airbourne. ... is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 2007 in country music 2007 in British music 2007 in hip hop 2007 in metal Albums released in 2007 Musical groups established in 2007 // January George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queens New Year Honours List. ... [[Media:Italic text]]{| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... Roadrunner Records is a major record label that concentrates on metal bands. ...

Airbourne's music has also been featured in several video games, such as Madden 08 and NHL 08. According to Gamesindustry.biz, the band's music also features in the newly released games Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, Need for Speed: ProStreet, Skate, Grand Theft Auto IV, NFL Tour, Burnout Paradise and NASCAR 08. The song "Runnin' Wild" was also featured in a commercial for the console game Army of Two.^[1] Madden NFL 08 is an American football video game that was published by EA Sports and developed by EA Tiburon. ... The NHL series is a video game series based on the National Hockey League by EA Sports. ... Tony Hawks Proving Ground (abbreviated as THPG and occasionally referred to as Tony Hawks Pro Skater 9) is a video game developed by Neversoft for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles; by Page 44 Studios for the PlayStation 2 and Wii; and by Vicarious Visions... Skate. ... Grand Theft Auto IV (also known as GTA IV and GTA 4) is an upcoming sandbox-style action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North. ... NFL Tour is an upcoming arcade football video game that is set to be released in January 2008. ... Burnout Paradise (formerly known as Burnout 5) is a video game in the Burnout series. ... NASCAR 08 is the eleventh installment of the EA Sports NASCAR series. ... Army of Two is also a song by British pop-rock band, Dum Dums. ...

One of their songs, Stand Up For Rock and Roll, was the official theme song for WWE's Royal Rumble 2008.^[2] They also perform Mr. Kennedy's entrance theme "Turn Up The Trouble" for WWE. Their song "Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast" is also the official theme song of NASCAR 09. World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling promotion, currently the largest in North America. ... Royal Rumble 2008 will be the twenty-first annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ... Kenneth Anderson (born March 6, 1976) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Mr. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling promotion, currently the largest in North America. ...

The song Stand Up For Rock and Roll appears in the movie Bring It On: In It to Win It.

Members

• Joel O'Keeffe (vocals/lead guitar)
• Ryan O'Keeffe (drums)
• David Roads (guitar)
• Justin Street (bass guitar)

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Discography

Albums

• Ready to Rock (2004)
• Runnin' Wild (2007)

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Singles

• Runnin' Wild (2007)
• Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast (2007) #16 (US Rock)
• Diamond In The Rough (2007)

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Live Albums

• Live At the Playroom (2007)

Awards and Nominations

• ARIAS:

• Nominated: Best Rock Album (2007) for Runnin' Wild
• Nominated: Breakthough Album Of The Year (2007) for Runnin' Wild

• SleazeRoxx.com:

• Winner: Best Album (2007) for Runnin' Wild
• Voted 12th Best Album (2007) in Sleaze Roxx Reader's Poll for Runnin' Wild

• UltimateRockGods.com:

• Nominated: Best Rock Vocal Performance (2007) for Runnin' Wild
• Nominated: Best Rock Song (2007) for Runnin' Wild
• Nominated: Best New Artist (2007)

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References

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External links

• Official website
• Airbourne at MySpace