The Fray is Isaac Slade, Joe King, Dave Welsh, and Ben Wysocki. The Denver-based foursome formed in 2002 after high school friends Slade and King bumped into each other at the local guitar shop. The band achieved national success with their first single
Over My Head, which became a top ten hit in the U.S but the release of their second single
How To Save A Life brought them into the worldwide spotlight going double platinum and earning a 2010
Grammy Award nomination for their self-titled release.
They recently released fourth album,
Helios, was produced by Stuart Price (The Killers, Madonna, Keane) and Ryan Tedder (Adele and One Republic). The latest single
Love Don’t Die, received critical acclaim from
Billboard magazine and is currently on the KIA Top 40 on
94.7 Highveld Stereo and
94.5 KFM.
Helios follows the band’s 2012 release,
Scars and Stories, which garnered widespread praise and was produced by Brenden O’Brian who has worked with the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam and Rage Against the Machine.
This will be the first time The Fray has performed in South Africa.
Venue: Cola-Cola Dome, Johannesburg
Date: Friday, 19 September
Ticket Price: R310 to R510
Venue: Grand Arena, GrandWest, Cape Town
Date: Saturday, 20 September
Ticket Price: R310 to R510
Tickets go on sale for Johannesburg and Cape Town on Friday, 28 March at 09:00 from
www.bigconcerts.co.za and
Computicket.