YB Band to Perform in US Rock Fest
By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
Yoon Do-hyun Band (YB) has been invited to perform this summer on the Vans Warped Tour, a top American rock festival, Daeum Entertainment announced Monday. This is the first time that a South Korean band will participate in the popular event that mixes rock music and extreme sports.
The four-member combo will perform alongside popular American artists such as No Doubt, Limp Bizkit, Eminem, Black Eyed Peas, My Chemical Romance and Green Day.
The festival usually runs for two to three months and artists tend to join the tour for a few dates at a time. YB will appear in seven shows in Washington, Oregon and California from Aug. 15 to 23.
The appearance on the well-known festival could help launch a longer-term career in the United States for the band, David Choi of Originology, YB’s American agency for the tour, was quoted as saying in a press release. ``With the Warped Tour as a starting point we’re looking into various plans,’’ he said, adding that the band may release a single.
Front man and vocalist Yoon and his band have eight albums under their belt, and rose to superstardom here with their gigs during the 2002 FIFA Korea-Japan World Cup. The documentary ``On the Road, Two’’ followed the band on its 2005 European tour, and created a stir at the Pusan (Busan) International Film Festival. The band plans to shoot another road movie about their experience in the U.S.