R5 Enjoyed A Road Trip To Vegas For Their “Wild Hearts” Video + Tour Dates
(Photo Credit: Willvon Bolton)
Left to right: Riker Lynch, Ellington Ratliff, Rydel Lynch, Ross Lynch, Rocky Lynch
When your brother, best friend and the guitarist in your rock band turns 21, what do you do? You rent a vintage convertible, drive to Vegas and party like rockstars. With a few Go Pros and a drone thrown in, you document the whirlwind adventure and then you make a video out of it.
During a break from their Sometime Last Night world tour, that’s exactly what R5 did. Though a mid-trip, middle of the desert break down extended the five hour road trip to an 11 hour trek, R5 did reach Sin City in time to hit the strip and celebrate Rocky Lynch’s birthday Vegas style.
The video, produced, directed and shot by the band, was cut to “Wild Hearts,” a song Riker Lynch says, “is all about living life to the fullest. Lyrically we wanted it to represent how we live our lives: being spontaneous, being in the moment, ready for anything and going brave into the night and never slowing down.” The video premiered on LIVE NATION TV – watch it HERE.
R5, having just wrapped up their most successful Latin American tour run to date, playing several sold-out shows over eight nights, to well over 22,000 fans including one night at the prestigious Luna Park Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the band played to 8000 fanatical fans, will have a chance to relive their Vegas adventure when they return stateside to ring in the New Year with three shows at The Venetian Theater on December 29, 31 and January 1 before resuming the international leg of their headline tour that includes two sold out shows in Tokyo, Japan.
As previously announced, the Sometime Last Night winter 2016 U.S. leg kicks off January 26 in Stockton, CA and continues with more than 30 shows before concluding in Sioux City, IA on March 17 at the Orpheum Theatre. Special guests include MAX and Parade of Lights and opener Ryland.
To purchase tickets and see full details, please see below and visit www.R5Rocks.com and www.AXS.com.
Of the band’s sophomore record, Sometime Last Night, the Boston Globe wrote,“With their new album, [R5] are striking out into writing their own material…their slightly funky brand of hooky spirited pop wouldn’t be out of place on playlists geared toward those who appreciated mid-period Maroon 5.”
R5 TOUR DATES:
Featuring openers Ryland, Max, and Parade of Lights
| Date | City | Venue | |
| December 29, 2015 | Las Vegas, NV | The Venetian Theatre | |
| December 31, 2015 | Las Vegas, NV | The Venetian Theatre | |
| January 1, 2016 | Las Vegas, NV | The Venetian Theatre | |
| January 12, 2016 | Tokyo, Japan | Liquid Room | SOLD OUT |
| January 13, 2016 | Tokyo, Japan | Liquid Room | SOLD OUT |
| January 14 ,2016 | Tokyo, Japan | Akasaka BLITZ | |
| January 17, 2016 | Sydney, AUS | Big Top | |
| January 19, 2016 | Melbourne, AUS | Palais Theatre | |
| January 20, 2016 | Brisbane, AUS | Eatons Hll Hotel | |
| January 22, 2016 | Auckland, NZ | Logan Campbell Center | |
| January 26, 2016 | Stockton, CA | Bob Hope Theatre + | |
| January 27, 2016 | Fresno, CA | William Saroyan Theatre + | |
| January 29, 2016 | Pomona, CA | Fox Theater Pomona + | |
| January 30, 2016 | San Diego, CA | Balboa Theatre + | |
| February 1, 2016 | Tucson, AZ | Tucson Music Hall + | |
| February 2, 2016 | Albuquerque, NM | Kiva Auditorium + | |
| February 4, 2016 | San Antonio, TX | Majestic Theatre + | |
| February 6, 2016 | Austin, TX | Paramount Theatre + | |
| February 9, 2016 | Memphis, TN | Cannon Center For The Performing Arts + | |
| February 10, 2016 | Birmingham, AL | Iron City + | |
| February 12, 2016 | Orlando, FL | Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts + | |
| February 13, 2016 | Clearwater, FL | Ruth Eckerd Hall + | |
| February 16, 2016 | Augusta, GA | William B. Bell Auditorium + | |
| February 17, 2016 | Knoxville, TN | Knoxville Civic Auditorium + | |
| February 18, 2016 | Charlotte, NC | Ovens Auditorium + | |
| February 20, 2016 | Norfolk, VA | The NorVa + | |
| February 21, 2016 | Richmond, VA | The National + | |
| February 23, 2016 | Washington, DC | Lincoln Theatre + | |
| February 24, 2016 | Red Bank, NJ | Count Basie Theatre * | |
| February 26, 2016 | Portland, ME | State Theatre * | |
| February 27, 2016 | New York, NY | Beacon Theatre * | |
| March 1, 2016 | Providence, RI | The VETS * | |
| March 2, 2016 | Burlington, VT | Flynn Center For The Performing Arts * | |
| March 4, 2016 | Albany, NY | Palace Theatre * | |
| March 5, 2016 | Rochester, NY | Auditorium Theatre * | |
| March 7, 2016 | Reading, PA | Santander Performing Arts Center * | |
| March 8, 2016 | Cleveland, OH | State Theatre * | |
| March 10, 2016 | Chicago, IL | Chicago Theatre * | |
| March 11, 2016 | Minneapolis, MN | State Theatre * | |
| March 12, 2016 | Des Moines, IA | Des Moines Civic Center * | |
| March 14, 2016 | Omaha, NE | Holland Performing Arts Center * | |
| March 15, 2016 | Tulsa, OK | Brady Theater * | |
| March 17, 2016 | Sioux City, IA | Orpheum Theatre * |
+ Featuring opener Ryland and special guest Parade of Lights
* Featuring opener Ryland and special guest MAX
