The band is already confirmed for a mainstage appearance on Lollapalooza, Saturday August 3rd in Chicago and they have plans for a full North American tour this July and August. Dates will be announced shortly. While they played a handful of acclaimed, sold out shows in New York, LA and Toronto earlier this year, the forthcoming dates will be their first full tour of the U.S. and Canada since 1999.

Young Modern is Silverchair's first album of new material in over five years. The disc is the fastest seller of their incredible career to date having been certified double platinum in less than a month. Its lead track "Straight Lines" has become the group's biggest hit since their 1995 breakthrough, "Tomorrow", racking up a month at #1 on the Aussie singles charts. The album is the follow up to 2002's cult classic, Diorama, which saw Silverchair embracing melody and orchestral flourishes and combining it all with brighter, more surreal lyrics. It was a huge creative leap whose Stateside release was impeded by an arthritic condition that prevented Daniel Johns from touring or doing any promotion until a year after its US release. Young Modern picks up where Diorama left off, expanding the bands' sound even further by combining an infectious blend of melodic indie rock with eclectic pop sensibilities.