Hoobastank Announce Intimate Show Celebrating “The Reason” 20th Anniversary, Launch Special Edition Vinyl with Reimagined Album Artwork & Unreleased Cover
Hoobastank partners with Soundwaves to auction off signed prints benefiting Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
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Hoobastank’s sophomore album The Reason, which included the massive single of the same name, is set to celebrate 20 years this December. To celebrate this milestone, Hoobastank will be performing the album in its entirety at an intimate show in Los Angeles, CA on December 11th at The Echo. For ticketing details, visit: https://www.
The anniversary will also be celebrated with a special edition vinyl, including reimagined album artwork. The forest green vinyl includes a never-before-heard cover of Rod Stewart’s iconic track “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?” which was recorded in the studio at the same time of The Reason recording. The LP also contains four never-before-seen polaroids taken of the band members from 2003.
On celebrating 20 years of “The Reason,” Hoobastank vocalist Doug Robb shares “This anniversary is extra special for me. Having the album that pretty much defined our careers turn 20 years old and for us to still be able to play it for fans, old and new, is something I never dreamt of when we were recording it. This album opened so many doors and exposed us to so many fans to whom I’ve been so thankful for and still can never truly express my gratitude to. Happy birthday to a piece of music that shaped my life, personally, so much.”
In addition to the anniversary show and limited edition vinyl, Hoobastank has partnered with Soundwaves, a philanthropic foundation that creates unique pieces of art from the sound waves of songs and donates all profits of the art sales to selected charities. The revenue received from Hoobastank’s Soundwaves autographed pieces will be donated to Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, who provide financial assistance to all types of career musicians and music industry workers who are struggling to make ends meet while facing physical or mental health issues.
To date, Soundwaves has donated over $7.5M to charities by working with over 700 musicians including Billie Eilish, Coldplay, Dolly Parton, Outkast, Lil Nas X, the Avett Brothers, The Cure, P!nk and more.
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Despite “The Reason” turning 20 this year, the song continues to connect with early supporters as well as a whole new generation of fans two decades later. In fact, the band just celebrated a major milestone as the official music video for the song surpassed 1 BILLION VIEWS on YouTube, elevating the band into the exclusive billions club among some other great artists.
In recent years, Hoobastank has had a resurgence back into the mainstream through TikTok, hit TV shows, and collaborations. The viral success of the #NotAPerfectPerson trend on TikTok brought new attention to the hit single as the hashtag currently has over 953 million views and the sound has been used in over 233k posts. When Netflix’s hit show Beef gained major popularity in 2023, the first episode featured Hoobastank’s “The Reason,” which resulted in the song re-entering the iTunes Rock charts and appearing on Shazam’s US Top 200, the most Shazamed tracks in the United States. This summer, Venezuelan pop singer MOLY released a Latin version of “The Reason” featuring Hoobastank, and both Doug and Dan joined MOLY on stage at the Univision awards, Premios Juventud. Because of this mainstream attention and a newer generation of music fans finding the band’s catalog, Hoobastank is clocking in at over 9 million monthly listeners and 2 million followers on Spotify.
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