| Hey Monday | |
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Hey Monday supporting Fall Out Boy in April 2009 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
| Genres | Power pop, pop punk, pop rock |
| Years active | 2008–2011 (hiatus) |
| Labels | Decaydance (2008 - 2011) Columbia (2008 - 2011) |
| Associated acts | Fall Out Boy, We the Kings, Cobra Starship, All Time Low, This Providence, The Cab, The Friday Night Boys, The Academy Is..., Stereo Skyline, Boys Like Girls |
| Website | www.heymondaymusic.com |
| Members | |
| Cassadee Pope Mike Gentile Alex Lipshaw Patrick McKenzie |
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| Past members | |
| Elliot James Michael "Jersey" Moriarty |
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Hey Monday is an American rock band from West Palm Beach, Florida, formed in 2008 and are currently on a haitus.[1]. They released their debut album Hold on Tight in 2008 which produced notable singles "Homecoming" and "How You Love Me Now". The album was followed up with their 2010 EP Beneath It All, which achieved moderate commercial success and Candles EP in 2011. The Christmas EP came on December 6 later that year. The group has toured extensively both as supporting acts and headliners.
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Hey Monday was formed in March 2008 after Cassadee Pope and Mike Gentile's former band Blake broke up. Pope and Gentile wanted to continue playing music and began holding auditions for a new band around their local Florida music scene. Pope and Gentile quickly recruited rhythm guitarist Alex Lipshaw and drummer Elliot James. Soon afterward they enlisted bassist Michael "Jersey" Moriarty and Hey Monday was formed. They were discovered when Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz heard one of their demos while he was in the Crush Management office. Wentz wanted to sign them to his label, Decaydance, but Columbia Records was also interested so the band ended up signing a joint deal with both labels. They recorded their debut album, Hold On Tight, throughout the Summer of 2008 and it released later that Fall on October 7 to very minor commercial success. Soon after their debut album dropped, Hey Monday began touring with the likes of The Academy Is..., We The Kings, The Cab, This Providence, A Rocket To The Moon, VersaEmerge, and Cash Cash. That following year they supported Fall Out Boy on both their major U.S. and international tours. Their popularity grew and the band went on their first headlining tour with This Providence, The Friday Night Boys, Stereo Skyline, and The Bigger Lights as support. They also headlined a few dates in Europe. In the fall of 2009 they supported All Time Low on the Glamour Kills Tour.
Hey Monday spent the beginning of 2010 finishing the writing and recording of Beneath It All, which was originally going to be their second full-length studio album. After the writing and recording process, they went on the 2010 Alternative Press Tour with The Summer Set, Every Avenue, The Cab and NeverShoutNever. The band also played Bamboozle's Main Stage on Sunday, May 2. On June 24, the group officially announced Beneath It All on their website with a release date of August 17. On July 23, Cassadee Pope announced that Beneath It All would be released as a 6 song EP rather than a full-length album.[2] She also said that a full-length album will be out very early next year and they will be touring for a longer period of time. Hey Monday then played the entire Warped Tour 2010 on the Altec Lancing stage. The band performed two songs from Beneath It All on Jimmy Kimmel live on September 22, 2010, the lead single "I Don't Wanna Dance" and "Wish You Were Here". Although Cassadee Pope and Mike Gentile were the only official members of the band at the performance the fill-in musicians wore shirts with the absent band member's pictures on them. Hey Monday appeared in the fourth episode of the TV series Hellcats, called "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother". In the Fall of 2010, Patrick McKenzie became the permanent drummer.
Following the band's performance at Warped Tour, the group announced that Jersey would be leaving the band. Chris Gentile has since then been filling in on bass. Jersey is now doing a solo project and has released an EP named Oh Boy Here We Go. He is still a supporter of the band.
On February 8, 2011, Hey Monday re-released their second EP, Candles, digitally and a music video for "Candles" on March 9. "Candles" was used for a duet on Glee's episode Original Song done by Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson for a Regionals performance. In the spring of 2011, Hey Monday toured with All Time Low, Yellowcard, and The Summer Set on The Dirty Work Tour. On May 14, Hey Monday will be playing in Indonesia and have announced a South American tour with Nevershoutnever in August. Hey Monday departed from the record labels Decaydance and Columbia. The band self-released The Christmas EP digitally on December 6, 2011 to iTunes and other digital outlets; it peaked in the top 10 of iTunes's Albums. On December 16, vocalist Cassadee Pope and guitarist Mike Gentile announced the band is currently on hiatus via their personal profiles on the social networking sites Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr. Pope also announced that she will be embarking on a solo acoustic tour of the United States in January and February 2012 in hopes of jumpstarting her solo career.
| Tour name | Participating bands | Continent | Participating from - to |
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| The Why So Serious? Tour | The Cab, This Providence, Hey Monday, A Rocket To The Moon | North America | September 11–28, 2008 |
| Bill & Trav's Bogus Journey Tour | The Academy Is..., We The Kings, Carolina Liar, Hey Monday | North America | October 1 - November 23, 2008 |
| Christma Hanu-Kwanza Tour | All Time Low, The Audition, Hey Monday, The Friday Night Boys, Sparks The Rescue | North America | December 17–28, 2008 |
| Hello, My Name Is... Acoustic Tour | We The Kings, Hey Monday, Cash Cash | North America | January 12–28, 2009 |
| The Believers Never Die World Tour | Fall Out Boy, The All-American Rejects, Hey Monday, Kids In Glass Houses (Europe) | Australia Europe Asia |
February - March 2009 |
| The Believers Never Die Tour Part Deux | Fall Out Boy, Cobra Starship, All Time Low, Metro Station, Hey Monday | North America | April 3 - May 17, 2009 |
| We The Kings UK 2009 Tour | We The Kings, Hey Monday, Out Of Sight | Europe | May 22–31, 2009 |
| The Let's Make A Mess Tour | Hey Monday, This Providence, The Friday Night Boys, Stereo Skyline, The Bigger Lights | North America | June 10, 2009 - July 27, 2009 |
| Hello, My Name Is... Acoustic Tour | Hey Monday, Stereo Skyline | North America | August |
| Fall UK 2009 Tour | Hey Monday, Every Avenue, Out Of Sight, Stereo Skyline | Europe | September 27 - October 5, 2009 |
| The Glamour Kills Tour | All Time Low, We The Kings, Hey Monday, The Friday Night Boys | North America | October 15 - December 6, 2009 |
| Alternative Press Spring 2010 Tour | Never Shout Never, Hey Monday, The Cab, Every Avenue, The Summer Set | North America | March 19 - May 5, 2010 |
| Warped Tour 2010 | ALTEC LANCING STAGE W Attack Attack!, Breathe Carolina, Emmure, Four Year Strong, Parkway Drive, Pierce The Veil, Set Your Goals, Suicide Silence, Whitechapel, You Me At Six | North America | June 25 - August 15, 2010 |
| Fall US 2010 Tour | Hey Monday, Cartel, The Ready Set, This Century, We Are the In Crowd | North America | October 17 - November 27, 2010 |
| The Dirty Work Tour | All Time Low, Yellowcard, Hey Monday, The Summer Set | North America | March 22 - May 7, 2011 |
| Rexona Teens Eksis Abis | A Rocket To The Moon, Hey Monday, The Downtown Fiction | Asia | Saturday, May 14, 2011 |
| South America Tour | Nevershoutnever, Hey Monday | Argentina Brazil Chile | Brazil: August 25–28, Chile: August 30 and Argentina: August 31, 2011 |
| Year | Award | Category | Winner/Nominee | Result |
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| 2010 | LA Rock Awards | Biggest Buzznet Buzz Band | Hey Monday | Nominated |
| 2010 | Alternative Press | Band of the Year | Hey Monday | Nominated |
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