Hot Chelle Rae
Oct 3, 2011
Hot Chelle Rae began in 2005, with a meeting between singer-songwriter Ryan (RK) and guitarist Nash. The band is named for the first "dedicated" fan, Chelle Rae, a MySpace stalker who provided the band with quite an entertaining era of online activity until her false identity was discovered and brought to light. Overstreet is the son of country music singer Paul Overstreet, the Follesés are the sons of country songwriter Keith Follesé and Keaggy is the son of Phil Keaggy.
In the summer of 2007, the band opened a sold out concert for rapper Lil Jon. Later on that year, they played a string of venues at the prestigious South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, and then went on tour with the band Vedera.
They were signed to Jive Records in October 2008, and then began work on their first album. After being signed Hot Chelle Rae began work on their debut album with producers Eric Valentine, Butch Walker, and Matt Radosevich. The album, Lovesick Electric, was released on October 27, 2009. The band released two singles from the album "I Like to Dance" and "Bleed".
It wasn't until releasing the single "Tonight Tonight" on March 15th, that Hot Chelle Rae had skyrocketed to mainstream success. "Tonight Tonight" peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 2011. Their next single, "I Like It Like That", premiered on September 13, 2011 and features rap duo New Boyz. The new single will be released tomorrow on iTunes. The band is also set to open for pop group The Script this fall.
Hot Chelle Rae Tour Dates:
- 10/04 New Orleans, LA Mahalia Jackson Theatre
- 10/05 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
- 10/07 Miami, FL The Fillmore
- 10/08 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
- 10/09 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
- 10/11 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore
- 10/13 New York, NY Roseland Ballroom
- 10/14 Huntington, NY The Paramount Theatre
- 10/15 Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods
- 10/16 Toronto, ON, Canada The Opera House
- 10/19 Bethlehem, PA The Musicfest Café
- 10/20 Covington, KY Q102 Bosom Ball For Breast Cancer - Madison Theater
- 10/23 Houston, TX Mix 96.5 Bosom Ball For Breast Cancer - House Of Blues
- 10/29 Scottsdale, AZ Ghostball Block Party
