Scarlet Fever (band)

Scarlet Fever
Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California
Genres Soul, pop, funk, neo soul
Years active 2010–present
Website Scarlet Fever
Members Sharon Aguilar
Brittany Brooks
DANiiVORY
Regina Zernay Roberts
Past members Danielle Haim
Chloe Pappas
Jin Joo Lee

Scarlet Fever is an all-female backing band that toured with Cee Lo Green during 2010 and 2011. Originally formed for promotional tour events, the popularity of the "Fuck You" single and The Lady Killer album led to multiple television appearances reaching an audience of millions in Europe and North America. With Green, they performed full length concerts and as an opening act for other major performers.

Origin

Scarlet Fever was formed in May, 2010, for the Cee Lo Green promotional tour of "What Part of Forever" (from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack). Auditions were held at the Musicians Institute located in Hollywood, California.[1] This group was televised on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (June 14, 2010),[2] and Lopez Tonight (June 30, 2010).[3]

Additional auditions for keyboardist were held in August, 2010, and DANiiVORY née Theresa Flaminio joined the core group.[4] Their first tour, performing singles from The Lady Killer album, began in Paris, France, with a televised appearance on Taratata.[5] Other radio and satellite television appearances were taped for later broadcast on LeMouve, and Album de la semaine (Album of the week).

Their first concert performance at the Reeperbahn Festival[6][7] trod the trail blazed by The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany. Their second concert appearance was a "surprise" addition to BBC 1Xtra Live from Wembley Arena in London, England.[8]

During multiple tours of Europe and North America, further radio and television performances followed on popular shows for BBC,[9][10][11] Late Show with David Letterman,[12] The Colbert Report,[13] Saturday Night Live,[14] the Jimmy Kimmel Live! special show following the Academy Awards,[15] and many other venues.

Personnel

Additional performers

Live performances

Widely distributed performances that introduce a new album, single (or its variant wording), or significant phase of the tour.

The Lady Killer promotional tour

1st leg
September 21, 2010 Taratata[5] "Fuck You"
September 24, 2010 Reeperbahn Festival[6][7] "Fuck You" – "Perfect Day"
September 25, 2010 BBC 1Xtra Live from Wembley Arena[8] "Forget You"
October 8, 2010
(October 5, 2010)		 Later... with Jools Holland[9] "Fuck You" – "Old Fashioned" – "Lonely Teardrops"
2nd leg
October 26, 2010 BBC 1Xtra[10] "Wildflower" – "Forget You"
November 3, 2010 BBC Live Lounge[11] "Forget You" – "Radioactive"
November 8, 2010 Late Show with David Letterman[12] "F--- --u!" (words silently omitted)
November 9, 2010 The Colbert Report[13] "Fox News"
November 11, 2010
(November 3, 2010)		 The Guardian How I Wrote ...[17][18] "Fuck You" (acoustic)
November 11, 2010 Symmetry Live Concert Series[19][20] "The Lady Killer Theme" – "Cho Cha" – "ChamPain" –
"Bodies" – "Wildflower" – "I Want You" – "Satisfied" –
"Cry Baby" – "Old Fashioned" – "Bright Lights Bigger City" –
"Fool for You" – "It's OK" – "Fuck You"[19]
3rd leg
December 6, 2010 Capitol FM Jingle Bell Ball "Forget You"
December 9, 2010 Le Grande Journal "Fuck You" – "Bright Lights Bigger City"
December 18, 2010 Schlag den Raab[21][22] "Fuck You"
December 19, 2010 Children in Need 2010
December 25, 2010 Top of the Pops Christmas special

2011 concert tours

The 2011 schedule included full length concerts and opening acts for other major performers, interspersed with continued album promotion. Their public concert at American University[23][24][25] was followed the next day by a Saturday Night Live[14][26] appearance promoting the singles "Bright Lights Bigger City" and "Forget You" to a broad American audience. They opened for Prince[27] at Madison Square Garden,[28] gave charity performances for Woman's Day Red Dress awards[29][30](Lincoln Center) and the Women’s Cancer Research Fund[31][32] (Regent Beverly Wilshire), had a joint concert with Big Boi and Goodie Mob[33] at Club Nokia, then appeared the next week during the NBA All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest[34] at Staples Center.

They returned to Europe for Shockwaves NME Awards Big Gig[35][36] opening for Foo Fighters[37] at Wembley Arena, and the charity Let's Dance for Comic Relief.[38] Then the next day, they all flew back halfway around the world for a late night Jimmy Kimmel Live! special show following the Academy Awards.[15]

The March–April European concert tour began in Glasgow,[39][40] Manchester,[41][42] Birmingham,[43][44] and then London, England[45][46] at the historic Shepherd's Bush Empire. Crossing the Channel, they played in Paris, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Zurich, and Luxembourg.[46] Finally, they returned for a televised appearance on Later... with Jools Holland,[47][48][49] then finished the tour with the twice rescheduled concert in Bristol, England.[48][50]

The April–May American concert tour began at the Coachella Festival, where Cee Lo arrived a half hour late after a delayed flight and heavy traffic into the site.[51][52] Organizers cut short the performance[53] for only the second time in Coachella history,[52] causing consternation for both audience and musicians.[54][55] Performances received more favorable reviews at St. Louis, Missouri,[56][57] Morgantown, West Virginia,[58] SunFest in West Palm Beach, Florida,[59] the Schaeffer Eye Center Crawfish Boil in Birmingham, Alabama,[60] the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, Tennessee,[61] and the Extravaganza Music Festival in Santa Barbara, California.[62] Scheduling problems reprised at the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama. After playing in New York City earlier the same day, their flight was delayed. This time, police escorted them through traffic. Meanwhile, the Foo Fighters graciously played during the delay. Serendipitously, Cee Lo arrived as the Foo Fighters covered Prince's Darling Nikki, a song they'd performed together (above). He joined them on stage and transitioned to Scarlet Fever for the remainder of the set.[63] Sharon Aguilar reminisced, “Plugged [my guitar] right into the amp; no time for a pedalboard… no fancy in-ear monitors or anything like that… More energy… it ended up being probably my favorite live show that we’ve ever done.”[64]

The band also taped television performances for VH1 Storytellers[65] and FUSE TV Talking to Strangers.[66] They performed live on The Today Show.[67]

References

  1. ↑ "Sharon Aguilar, Brittany Brooks Land Gigs with Cee-Lo". June 15, 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno". NBC. June 14, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Cee Lo Green, 'What Part of Forever'". Lopez Tonight. TBS. June 30, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  4. ↑ "Hiring Hall Audition: Cee-Lo Seeks Keyboard Player for Upcoming Tour". August 9, 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Taratata N°369". Taratata. Air Productions. September 21, 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Der Kiez rockt". Radio Hamburg. September 25, 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Barrett, Brad (October 11, 2010). "Reeperbahn Festival 2010: the DiS review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Live from Wembley Arena". 1Xtra. BBC. September 25, 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Series 37, Episode 4". Later... with Jools Holland. BBC. October 8, 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Cee Lo Green Session". 1Xtra. BBC. October 26, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Cee Lo in the Live Lounge". Live Lounge. BBC. November 3, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Late Show with David Letterman". November 8, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Ward, Kate (November 10, 2010). "Cee-Lo Green swaps 'Fox News' for 'F--k You' on 'Colbert'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-02-06. Saw you driving ’round town with the girl I love on Fox News / Didn’t see one politician that wasn’t corrupt on the Fox News, and I get the blues / The poor get poorer, the rich get richer / Ain’t that some s— / I’m having pains in my chest because I’m so stressed over Fox News.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Gwyneth Paltrow hosts Saturday Night Live with musical guest Cee Lo Green!". Saturday Night Live. NBC. January 15, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Video: Cee Lo Green Lights Up 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'". Rap-Up. February 28, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
  16. ↑ Dodero, Camille (September 30, 2013). "Falling for Haim". Spin. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  17. ↑ "Eyewitness: Studio sessions". Guardian News and Media Limited. November 3, 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
  18. ↑ "Cee Lo Green live session: How I Wrote ... Forget You". Guardian News and Media Limited. November 11, 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Goodman, Lizzy (November 12, 2010). "Cee-Lo Rocks Some Nasty Sh*t at New York City Party". Spin. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  20. ↑ D. O’Garro, Felicia (November 12, 2010). "Cee Lo Green lights up New York City". Rap-Up. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  21. ↑ "Cee-Lo Green - Fuck you - Schlag den Raab - Video" (in German). SevenOne Intermedia GmbH. December 18, 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-27. Als zweiter Musikact erobert Cee-Lo Green mit seinem Smash-Hit "Fuck You" die Bühne!
  22. ↑ "Cee Lo Green Gives Uncensored Performance Of "F**k You" On German TV". WKCR Online. December 18, 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
  23. ↑ Medoway, Meredith (January 16, 2011). "Sporting AU gear, Cee-Lo rocks Bender Arena". The Eagle Online. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  24. ↑ "Cee Lo Green at AU". January 16, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  25. ↑ Cohen, Zachary (January 24, 2011). "SUB $11K over budget after Cee Lo Green show". The Eagle Online. Retrieved 2011-04-22. Green’s management offered to waive the artist’s fee for the band.
  26. ↑ David, Valerie (January 18, 2011). "Gwyneth Paltrow & Cee Lo Green Are Game for Anything on 'Saturday Night Live'". Retrieved 2011-02-14. Cee Lo Green did his own version of Robert Palmer on the "Saturday Night Live" stage, singing his hit while being backed up by a girl band dressed in tight, hot pink mini-dresses. The difference between Palmer's models and these sexy gals, however, was that Cee Lo's band "Scarlet Fever" is the real deal, rocking out on their instruments with sass and true talent.
  27. ↑ Perpetua, Matthew (February 8, 2011). "Prince's Final Madison Square Garden Show Features Rarely Played Hits, Covers". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
  28. ↑ "Cee Lo Green Concert at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA Setlist on February 7, 2011". February 14, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-09. Bright Lights Bigger City" – "Old Fashioned" – "What Part of Forever" – "Fuck You" – "No One's Gonna Love You" – "The One" – "Wildflower" – "When U Were Mine" – "I'll Be Around
  29. ↑ Gekas, Alexandra (February 9, 2011). "Woman's Day Recognizes 8th Annual Red Dress Award Winners". Woman's Day, Daily Buzz. Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  30. ↑ "2011 Woman's Day Red Dress Awards Highlights". Woman's Day (Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.). March 11, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-22. Grammy Award winner and RDA performer Cee Lo Green posed with a member of his backing band, Scarlet Fever....
  31. ↑ "Cee Lo Green subs for Rihanna at cancer benefit". Associated Press. February 11, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  32. ↑ "An Unforgettable Evening Benefiting EIF’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund". Entertainment Industry Foundation. February 11, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  33. ↑ Bronson, Kevin (February 14, 2011). "Cee Lo and Big Boi Rock Grammy Party". Spin. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  34. ↑ Harris, Beth (February 21, 2011). "Cee Lo rocks NBA All-Star festivities in LA". Associated Press. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  35. ↑ "Cee-Lo Green - Friday 25th February 2011 - Wembley Arena, Shockwaves NME Big Gig". February 26, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-09. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
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  37. ↑ "Cee Lo Green Concert at Wembley Arena, London, England Setlist on February 25, 2011". February 28, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-09. Smiley Faces" – "It's OK" – "Bright Lights Bigger City" – "Crazy" – "Fuck You
  38. ↑ McGarry, Lisa (February 27, 2011). "James Thornton & Charlie Baker and Noel Fielding through to final of Let’s Dance For Comic Relief (VIDEO)". Primetime Unreality. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
  39. ↑ MacKenzie, Steven (March 27, 2011). "Cee Lo Green – Crazy @ O2 Academy, Glasgow". The Big Issue in Scotland. Retrieved 2011-04-07. Kicking off his first major solo tour in Glasgow, popularity had already promoted the gig from the dinky O2 ABC to the O2 Academy across the Clyde.... Joined by a buxom, all female backing band dressed uniformly in silver catsuits ... the backing band of Barbarellas sounding more like The White Stripes than Gnarls Barkley ....
  40. ↑ Shepherd, Fiona (March 29, 2011). "Gig review: Cee Lo Green". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
  41. ↑ Docking, Neil (March 28, 2011). "Review: Cee Lo Green @ Academy, Manchester". This Is Lancashire (Newsquest Media Group). Retrieved 2011-04-07.
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  43. ↑ McCarthy, Nick (March 30, 2011). "Cee Lo Green Review, Birmingham Academy". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
  44. ↑ Freak, Dave (April 3, 2011). "Live: Cee Lo Green – He's a must-CEE". News of the World (News Group Newspapers). Retrieved 2011-04-07. ... backed by a foxy all-girl band wearing tight [gold] catsuits ... but they're not just here as eye candy, because they can certainly rock.
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  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 Heller, Robert (April 3, 2011). "Cee Lo Green's Deviant World Tour Boosted by Sexy Band, Sweet Soul: Review". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2011-04-06. Scarlet Fever, Cee Lo’s female backing band, plays with gusto. Its four members are famed for their stiletto boots and catsuits. They now favor simple black. Regina Zernay Roberts plucks tendon-tight bass lines from beneath a dark sunhat. Sharon Aguilar entices with funky guitar caresses.
  47. ↑ "Series 38, Episode 2". Later... with Jools Holland. BBC. April 15, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
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  49. ↑ "Cee Lo Green Concert at Later... With Jools Holland, BBC Studios, London, England Setlist on April 12, 2011". Retrieved 2011-04-19. Bright Lights Bigger City" – "Wildflower" – "Satisfied
  50. ↑ Davidson, Liz (April 14, 2011). "We went to see Cee Lo Green, O2 Bristol". Retrieved 2011-04-16. First the all girl band, dressed in tight red cat suits and floppy 70s hats.
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  53. ↑ "Cee Lo Green Concert at Coachella Festival, Indio, CA, USA Setlist on April 15, 2011". Retrieved 2011-04-18. Iron Man" – "Ladykiller" – "Smiley Faces" – "Bright Lights Bigger City" – "Crazy" – "Fuck You" – "Don't Stop Believing" – Note: Was about 30 minutes late to the stage. Coachella officials told him that he needed to wrap it up after Crazy. He responded by playing Fuck You. They cut his power during Don't Stop Believing.
  54. ↑ Hilton, Perez (April 16, 2011). "Cee Lo's Set Gets Cut Short At Coachella!". PerezHilton.com. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  55. ↑ Rogulewski, Charley (April 16, 2011). "Plug Pulled on Cee Lo, Lauryn Hill Squeezes Extra Song at Coachella 2011". Spinner.com. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  56. ↑ Champion, Matt (April 21, 2011). "Cee Lo Green and Hoodie Allen slay at Touhill Performing Arts Center". KDHX. Retrieved 2011-04-24. The band members were dressed as if it were extras in an Austin Powers flick, decked out in gold bodysuits and stiletto heels while Cee Lo took a more casual approach in his apparel. Scarlet Fever did a phenomenal job of keeping the crowd energized....
  57. ↑ Kasten, Roy (April 21, 2011). "Cee Lo Green at the Touhill Performing Arts Center". Riverfront Times. Retrieved 2011-05-25. The girls in gold cat-suits could play, especially his drummer, who kept the groove locked for the full 75 minute set....
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