Short Stack

Short Stack

Short Stack is an Australian rock/thrash/emo/electro band, formed in Budgewoi, New South Wales, in 2005. Its three members are Shaun Diviney (lead vocals, guitar), Andy Clemmensen (backing vocals, bass), and Bradie Webb (drums, keyboard).

History

Short Stack was formed in 2005, when its three members, Shaun Diviney, Andy Clemmensen and Bradie Webb met at Hunter School of the Performing Arts. That year, they entered Youthrock, a competition for school-based bands. Failing to pass the first round of the competition, the band became motivated to work harder, and subsequently placed 3^rd when they entered in 2006. They also entered and won Battle of the Bands at Erina Youth Centre in 2006. Silhouette Effect have also played there.

In 2008, Short Stack was awarded Channel V's Oz Artist of the Year Award, beating other popular acts such as The Getaway Plan, The Living End, The Veronicas and Kisschasy.

On August 14, 2009, Short Stack played for MySpace Secret Shows on the Gold Coast, Queensland, and on the same date released their debut album, Stack Is The New Black. The band has released three singles, "Shimmy a Go Go", "Princess", and "Sway, Sway Baby!". "Sway, Sway Baby!" debuted at number 2 on the ARIA singles chart, making it the highest ranking debut on the week of its release, but then dropped 25 places the next week. Short Stack album "Stack is the New Black" became number one on the ARIA charts.

Tours

As support acts

Short Stack has supported several touring bands, including Good Charlotte, Hellogoodbye, Kisschasy and McFly. In late 2008, they supported Simple Plan and The Getaway Plan, and in early 2009 they supported Metro Station and The Veronicas on their Revenge Is Sweeter tour.

Stack to the Future Tour

To promote the release of their debut single, "Shimmy a Go Go", Short Stack performed a series of shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane during late 2008. My Future Lies, The Ivys and Diamond Dolls supported them at their Sydney show.

Stack To The Future Tour Dates (2008)
Date	City	Venue
September 27	Sydney, New South Wales	The Metro Theatre
September 28	Melbourne, Victoria	JB Hi-Fi, Village Centre Shop
October 3	Brisbane, Queensland	Queen Street Mall

Princess Ball

The Princess Ball was a tour run in 2009 to promote Short Shack's single "Princess", and was the band's second tour along the East Coast of Australia. Shows were performed in Sydney, with support by Tonight Alive, Brisbane, with support by 52 Flicks, and Melbourne, with support by My Future Lies and For Our Hero, consecutively, beginning on March 14, and concluding on March 22. The final show of the tour was performed on Bradie Webb's birthday.

Princess Ball set list

• "One Step Closer"
• "Enough for Now"
• "Drop Dead Gorgeous"
• "Ladies & Gentlemen"
• "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Kylie Minogue cover)
• "Before Angels Fall"
• "Back of My Head"
• "Blitzkrieg Bop" (The Ramones cover)
• "Bradie's drum solo/Coon bashing"
• "We All Know"
• "In This Place"
• "Shimmy a Go Go"
• "Thick as Thieves"
• "Sway, Sway Baby!"
• "Princess"

Sway Sway Baby Tour

Short Stack's Sway Sway Baby Tour coincided with the release of their third single Sway, Sway Baby! during July of 2009. It was set to be their biggest headline tour yet, and included a series of acoustic performances in smaller venues and in rural towns. The tour was supported by Brisbane indie/pop band Ellington..

Tour dates (2009)
Date	City	Venue	Support acts
July 5	Melbourne, Victoria	The Hi-Fi	Ellington and For Our Hero
July 10	Sydney, New South Wales	The Metro Theatre	Ellington and The Polaroid People
July 11	Sydney, New South Wales	The Metro Theatre	Ellington and Tonight Alive
July 12	Brisbane, Queensland	The Hi-Fi	Ellington and Wherewolves
July 17	Adelaide, South Australia	The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel	Ellington and Amber Calling
July 19	Melbourne, Victoria	The Hi-Fi	Ellington and My Future Lies

Stack Is The New Black Tour

Stack Is The New Black Tour hits the road December 2009 to promote their Debut Album release of the same name ‘Stack Is The New Black’ out 14 august. Support acts have yet to be announced. Short Stack will also be performing at Homebake.

Tour dates (2009)
Date	City	Venue	Support acts
December 11	Central Coast, New South Wales	Doyalson RSL	TBA
December 12	Adelaide, South Australia	Thebarton Theatre	TBA
December 13	Perth, West Australia	Metro City	TBA
December 16	Brisbane, Queensland	The Trivoli	TBA
December 18	Melbourne, Victoria	Festival Hall, Melbourne	TBA
December 19	Sydney, New South Wales	Enmore Theatre	TBA

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions	Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		AUS
2009	Stack Is The New Black First studio album Released: August, 2009(Sunday Morning Recordings) Formats: CD, digital download	1	AUS: -

Singles

Year	Single	Chart peak positions	Album
		AUS
2008	"Shimmy a Go Go"	31	Stack Is the New Black
2009	"Princess"	11
	"Sway, Sway Baby!"	2
2009	"Ladies and Gentlemen"	-

Music videos

Year	Single	Director
2008	"Sway, Sway Baby!"	N/A
	"Drop Dead Gorgeous"
	"Shimmy a Go Go"
2009	"Princess"	Straighty180
	"Sway, Sway Baby!" (remake)	Dan Reisinger

Stack Is the New Black

On the 14th of August, 2009, Short Stack's debut album Stack Is the New Black was released. The album includes their three singles, "Shimmy a Go Go", "Princess" and "Sway, Sway Baby!". On the day of its release, it reached #2 on the iTunes album chart. It debuted at #1 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart on August 23, 2009, however plummeted to No.13 the following week.

External links

• Official website
• Short-Stack.org
• Official MySpace
• Short Stack interview with The Hot Hits
• YouTube - Short Stack TV