5.06.08 FIVE TIMES AUGUST SUPPORTING AUGUSTANA Five Times August will be supporting Augustana from May 24th through May 30th. Complete information is now posted in the tour dates page. Wild Sweet Orange will be another band on the bill. Five Times August will be the first act of the three. Click here for details.
4.23.08 SUN STUDIO SESSIONS NOW ONLINE! Five Times August had the great honor of recording at the historic Sun Studio in Memphis, TN back in February. "Sun Studio Sessions," an online series featuring up and coming artists, is now online. Five Times August's first video is now up, with more to come! Check out the rest of the series online here.
4.10.08 FIVE TIMES AUGUST AUCTIONS & CHARITY PAGE!
Five Times August is providing you with a chance to help "save the music" and get a piece of FTA history while doing it! Check out the new auction/charity page where you can bid on rare Five Times August merchandise and memorabilia. All sales will benefit VH1's "Save the Music" program, restoring music programs in elementary schools that have been cut due to budget restrictions.
This will be an ongoing feature on the website, offering rare promotional CD's, handwritten lyrics, shirts, autographed items and more each and every week! So check back often!
4.04.08 NEW TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED! Five Times August will be on the road in April and May supporting Dashboard Confessional and Augustana on various dates. Also check out some acoustic in-store performances at Border's Books and Music. Details available on the tour dates page!
3.26.08 "BRIGHTER SIDE"HITS THE CHARTS! The new album debuted on Billboard's New Artist Album Charts at #95! Now that it's squeezed into the charts your support is even more crucial to help it climb! Please keep spreading the word about the album to friends and family. This is quite the accomplishment for an act without a record label!
3.21.08 WIN A PRIVATE CONCERT FROM FIVE TIMES AUGUST
This is an opportunity to win a personal concert in your house from me, to you. Something I’ve NEVER offered to fans before.
So how do you win? Well, from now until April 30th it’s up to you to get as many of your friends, family, co-workers, etc., to buy the new album “Brighter Side” – collect their receipts and send them in by the deadline. The top three people who have sent in the most receipts will win a private Five Times August concert just for them and their friends!
If you win I will let you pick the set list for the performance, invite as many people to it as you want, and it will be totally free of charge… no gimmicks, just get people to buy the music, that’s all!
3.18.08 "BRIGHTER SIDE" IN STORES NOW!! The wait is finally over! You can now get Five Times August's new album "BRIGHTER SIDE" from your local Borders Book & Music, FYE, Best Buy, Circuit City, Wal-Mart, and Virgin Megastore! Also available digitally on iTunes & Ruckuss with exclusive bonus tracks!
Borders Books & Musics in-store performances & CD Signings!
Complete details on thetour dates page
-Tuesday, March 18 - Metairie, LA
- Wednesday, March 19 - Austin, TX
- Friday, March 21 - New York, NY
- Monday, March 24 - Overland Park, KS
- Thursday, March 27 - Braintree, MA
- Friday, April 4th - Wheaton, IL
- Sunday, April 6th - West Des Moines, IA
- Saturday, April 19th - Evansville, IN
3.10.08 LISTEN TO BRIGHTER SIDE ONLINE NOW! CHECK OUT FIVE TIMES AUGUST'S IMEEM PROFILE FOR AN EXCLUSIVE LISTEN OF "BRIGHTER SIDE" - FROM START TO FINISH! LISTEN BEFORE IT HITS STORES MARCH 18TH!
3.09.08 BRIGHTER SIDE BONUS CONTENT GALORE! Bonus content has become an important part of CD promotion and sales, so I wanted to provide you with a list of where you can get all the "extras" associated with Brighter Side, depending on what store you get it from!
- If you order from the official FTA website store you get:
an 18x24 inch poster, stickers, and a link to download two bonus tracks recorded live from the historic Sun Studios -"The Good Life" & "The Lighting"
- If you order from FYE.com you get:
a DVD featuring "The Good Life" music video, a "making of" the video featurette, and acoustic performances of "The Good Life" "Giving It All To You" "Sentimental Spell" & "The Lighting"
- If you purchase from iTunes you get:
2 bonus acoustic demo tracks - "The Right Thing" & "Keep Losing"
- If you purchase from Ruckus you get:
2 bonus acoustic demo tracks - "Hover" & "Just As Good"
3.04.08 FYE ONLINE PRE-ORDERS GET EXCLUSIVE DVD! You can now pre-order the new album "Brighter Side" through FYE.com. The site offers an exclusive DVD featuring "The Good Life" music video, a "Making of" the video feature, and several acoustic performances as well! All for only $8.99 (+shipping & handling). Act fast! Only the first 150 orders will get the DVD!
**Don't forget you can also order the CD directly from the official website in the shop link as well!
Five Times August will be supporting Augustana from May 24th through May 30th. Complete information is now posted in the tour dates page. Wild Sweet Orange will be another band on the bill. Five Times August will be the first act of the three. 
"Beautiful Girls" acoustic performace