FALL OUT BOY RELEASE
LAKE EFFECT KID EP
IN HONOR OF CHICAGO HOMETOWN
U.S. MANIA TOUR KICKS OFF AUGUST 29
Trek includes a headlining hometown show at Wrigley Field on September 8
Band launching “The MANIA Experience” in Chicago from September 8-9
(August 24, 2018) – Ahead of their 25+ U.S. city MANIA tour kick off next week, multi-platinum selling, Grammy-nominated rock band Fall Out Boy has released Lake Effect Kid, a three-song EP available everywhere NOW via Island Records/DCD2 Records. A love letter to their hometown city of Chicago, the EP includes the full version of the band’s previously unreleased title track demo along with two new songs “City in A Garden” and “Super Fade.” Watch the video for “City in A Garden” HERE.
The band launches The MANIA Experience on September 8-9 in Chicago. This event celebrates the collaborative mindset of the creative climate through the lens of the band’s latest #1 album, M A N I A. It showcases the pooled efforts of artists, producers and brands set in Fall Out Boy’s hometown of Chicago on the weekend of their biggest ever homecoming show at Wrigley Field on September 8. The experience brings the M A N I A album to life through an immersive installation of 12 activations, creating an environment that demands attendees attention and pulls them into the present moment. The MANIA Experience is brought to life by Lyft, DTS, Vans and Portillo’s.
Highlights of the highly shareable #theMANIAexperience include:
- Remixes of every song on M A N I A housed in a listening room that transports attendees to the inside of a music box – featuring SteelSeries Arctis Pro Headsets – a DTS audio partner with US headquarters rooted in Chicago.
- Worlds created out of stuffed animals, tropical plants and murals
- Selfie opportunities around every corner including posing with the llamas
- Confession room with the opportunity for attendees to leave their mark
- Gift shop with exclusive merchandise only available at The MANIA Experience
The MANIA Experience will feature six, 90-minute sessions each day – tickets are free and will be available starting Tuesday August 28 at noon EST. For complete information and RSVP info, please visit www.falloutboy.com. Throughout the weekend Lyft will be providing Fall Out Boy fans who enter code FOBMANIA into the promo section of their Lyft app 20% off rides to and from The Mania Experience, VIP drop-off at the experience, as well as in-car chances to win tickets and other prizes from Fall Out Boy. In addition, DTS will give fans the chance to win SteelSeries Arctis Pro Headsets bundled with the band’s favorite games throughout the weekend onsite and online.
Staying true to their hometown roots surrounding their show at Wrigley, Fall Out Boy has also made a donation to Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo’s Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation, whose mission is to raise money for cancer research and to provide support to children and their families battling the disease.
Additionally, as previously announced, $1 from every ticket sold on their U.S. tour will go to the Fall Out Boy Fund benefiting charities throughout Chicago.
Lake Effect Kid EP Track Listing
1. Lake Effect Kid
2. City in A Garden
3. Super Fade
The MANIA Experience
Designed and Produced By: Bethany Graburn, Nicole Irene Dyck and Ashton Stare at GOODWORK Studio
Executive Producers: Joe Esquivel and Emily Dahlquist
Assistant Producer: Shannon Rooney
Featured Creative Fabricators: Stolatis Fabrication, Marina Kozak, Pendulum Creative, Marco Miller, Julius Torres, Hector Gonzalez
Featured Installation Artists: HOTTEA, Floyd Davis
