Seven years after his last show, Bran Van 3000 will hit the road again to mark the 25th anniversary of the album Glee. The Montreal collective will tour Canada this summer and then go for a walk around the world.
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“We are in there. We’re starting to put it together, ”says the soul of the group James “Bran Man” Di Salvio, during an interview.
Bran Van 3000 shook the music world in 1997 with the megahit Drinking in L.A. A success that totals 24 million plays on Spotify.
The group won the Juno award for best alternative album in 1998 and the Félix for Quebec artist with the most success in a language other than French. Jean Leloup made an appearance on Glee in the room Forest.
Some dates of this tour are known. On May 22, at the Fizz Fest 2022 event in Toronto and on June 4, on an outdoor stage, for the reopening of Café Summum de La Baie. We can also see them on July 21 at the Festif! of Baie-Saint-Paul. Other show dates will be confirmed shortly.
After a series of concerts in Canada, the eclectic group from Montreal will give concerts in England, Japan and South America.
The majority of the members of the collective will be back for this series of shows.
“Stephane Moraille, Sarah Johnston, EP, Bergen, Liquid will show up depending on their availability. There will be as many as we can,” said Di Salvio, during a telephone interview on the sidelines of the 25th anniversary of Glee.
James Di Salvio’s projects
Living in Montreal and Los Angeles, James Di Salvio, now 53, assures that he did not become a wealthy independent with the megahit Bran Van 3000. In recent years, he claims to have carried out various artistic projects without giving too much detail. In 2010, he ran into financial trouble and came close to bankruptcy but “it’s all settled”.
He could take advantage of Bran Van 3000’s tour to launch new material. Always active, he always tries, as he says very humbly, to learn how to make music.
“I know that I have songs in my drawers,” said the DJ, filmmaker and musician.
The GardenBran Van 3000’s last album, dates back to 2010.
“I have three fact albums that haven’t been released. There is one called Escape From Malibu. I also worked a lot, here and there, on the scenario and the music of a trilogy entitled Cosmics. I don’t know how to get all this out. I don’t have a record company behind me and I hope to be able to do that. I want to complete this project,” he said.
On the eve of reviving Bran Van 3000, the Bran Man realizes the scope of this small project that started from nothing.
“I’ve spoken to a lot of people over the past few hours due to the 25e birthday Glee. I have the impression, with everything that is happening at the moment, that it will help to relaunch my musical career. It moves. I appreciate what is happening and it touches me. I feel like this is the start of a second chapter,” he said.
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