Feature Image Enzo Mazzeo
CLASSLESS ACT
RELEASES “TOXIC”
COVER OF BRITNEY SPEARS’ CLASSIC SONG
FOR ALL THE MUSIC LOVERS THIS VALENTINE’S DAY
5-PIECE L.A. BAND
BRINGS THEIR HIGH-ENERGY LIVE SHOW BACK TO THE ROAD
THIS SPRING, WITH HEADLINE SHOWS AND
SUPPORTING JOHN 5 AND ADELITAS WAY
BAND REMAINS BUSY AT WORK
ON UPCOMING NEW MATERIAL
Los Angeles provocateurs Classless Act have a special gift for all the music lovers this Valentine’s Day—a cover of “Toxic,” Britney Spears’ classic heart stomper.
Says the band of the song: “We grew up listening to the original tune as a punk song. And 20 years later we’re honoring ‘Toxic’ with our knives out. It’s how she would’ve wanted it. Admit it: We all love giving into our toxic traits. It’s what makes us human and weird. And we ain’t here to celebrate any toxic behavior, we’re just here to own up to it through Spears.“
Produced and mixed by the band’s bassist, and songwriter, Franco Gravante, the new track comes after a whirlwind two years for Classless Act beginning with their debut album Welcome To The Show, released in the summer of 2022 that kicked off a huge breakthrough cycle for the five-piece, racking up millions of streams and logging more than 100 live shows, playing the blockbuster Stadium Tour opening for Motley Crue and Def Leppard, supporting Dorothy an
All of it has gained critical acclaim for the band, with press hailing Classless Act as “the next big thing in music” (Next Mosh) and “very reminiscent of when rock reigned supreme” (Loudwire).
Classless Act returns to the road beginning February 29, on a series of dates that include headline shows and supporting guitarist John 5 as well as rock act Adelitas Way. The band has been hailed as “future headliners” (SPIN) with a live show that “sets the air ablaze” (BraveWords) with frontman Derek Day described as a “composite of Robert Plant’s high-end brilliance, Robert Daltrey’s power, Axl Rose’s grittiness and David Lee Roth’s stage presence.”
Classless Act is currently in the studio working on new material that will follow up Welcome To The Show, with more details to be announced soon.
CLASSLESS ACT MARCH 2024 TOUR
February 29 Mesa, Arizona – The Nile (supporting John 5)
March 1 Oklahoma City, OK – 89th St *
March 2 Overland Park, KS – Vivo Live Music *
March 3 Joliet, IL – The Forge *
March 4 Columbus, OH Rumba Cafe (Classless Act headline show)
March 7 Flint, MI – Machine Shop *
March 8 Lakewood, OH – The Winchester *
March 9 Pittsburgh, PA – Hard Rock Cafe *
March 10 Syracuse, NY – The Song & Dance *
March 12 Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz *
March 14 Mechanicsburg, PA – Lovedraft’s *
March 15 Winchester, VA – Blue Fox Billiards *
March 16 Knoxville, TN – The Concourse *
March 17 Destin, FL – Club LA *
March 18 Dallas, TX – The Sundown at Granada (Classless Act headline show)
March 20 Houston, TX – Scout Bar *
March 21 Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Sports Cafe *
March 22 Roswell, NM – The Liberty *
March 23 Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios Live *
March 24 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater *
* (OPENING FOR ADELITAS WAY)
CLASSLESS ACT, L-R: Dane Pieper, Franco Gravante, Derek Day, Chuck McKissock, Griffin Tucker
Photo Credit: Enzo Mazzeo
ABOUT CLASSLESS ACT:
It’s not often that a band comes around like Classless Act who have tempted a new generation of fans and given rock’s faithful a reason to keep believing. Influenced by Queen, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and Bowie, the L.A.-based five-piece bring a fresh, young take on a golden age of music. They’ve been applauded by bands like Jane’s Addiction, given nods from execs with Live Nation and MTV, and are already finding their footing in major international markets barely a year after releasing their first single “Give It To Me” in 2021.
With the release of their anticipated debut Welcome To The Show via Better Noise Music, the band immediately got the attention of rock bibles like Loudwire, SPIN, Metal Hammer, and Blabbermouth, the latter who said Classless Act “stands ready to carve out a legacy of its own.”
While the music tells its own story, so do the members of the band themselves, hailing from all over the globe, including Hawaii, Los Angeles, Argentina, and Dallas. The band, featuring Derek Day (vocals), Dane Pieper (guitar), Griffin Tucker (guitar), Franco Gravante (bass), and Chuck McKissock (drums), first formed in 2018 when the five former strangers met through friends via social media. Their chemistry quickly came to light, the members fusing together anthemic rhythms, shreddy guitars, soaring vocals and clever arrangements that, as one writer astutely said, have “…enough energy to power a city.”
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