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ā€˜Love Lettersā€™ event is a fab way to make up for lost time and reach as many music lovers as we can before getting back on the road in earnest later this year.ā€ ā€

Air Supply who celebrated their 45th Anniversary last year is known to perform over 100 concerts every year around the world and like many performers have been sidelined since March of 2020

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Air Supply ā€” Sunday, February 14, 2021

Air Supply ā€” Love Letters

Valentineā€™s Day February 14, 2021

Their first ever virtual concert!

Celebrate Valentineā€™s Day with Air Supply as the rock duo share their first live concert since the Pandemic began with a special performance dubbed ā€œLove Lettersā€ on Sunday, February 14, 2021. The concert will emanate from the Florida Theater in Jacksonville, FL and will feature the bandā€™s many hit songs.

This global streaming event will be broadcast worldwide with four special airings at 8:00pm local time in New York EST, Sydney AEST, London GMT and Los Angeles PST.

In addition to the concert, fans will also have the opportunity to partake in a virtual VIP Experience with Exclusive Soundcheck.

Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock met on May 12, 1975, on the first day of rehearsals for the Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar in Sydney. They became instant friends who shared much in common, including their love of The Beatles whom theyā€™d both seen in 1964 in England and Australia respectively.

After the evening performance of Jesus Christ Superstar, they would play in Coffee Bars, Pizza Parlors, and anywhere they could to hone their vocal skills and harmonies. Graham wrote constantly and, with the help of Superstar Pianist Frank Esler Smith, they recorded a few songs on cassette, one of which was ā€œLove and Other Bruises.ā€ After taking these demos to all the major record companies and being rejected by all of them but one ā€” CBS Records ā€” they signed a recording deal.

The album was recorded and mixed in a week and ā€œLove and Other Bruisesā€ was released as the first single and immediately shot to the top of the charts. The name of the group came from a dream Graham had ā€” he saw a billboard with flashing lights all around it and the words ā€œAIR SUPPLYā€™ in the center.

The production of Jesus Christ Superstar ended in October 1976 and after only a couple of months, they were invited to open for Rod Stewart in Australia and consequently Rodā€™s North American tour in 1977. Fifty shows in Canada and the United States in all the biggest venues, including Madison Square Garden in New York and The ā€œFabulousā€ Forum in Los Angeles.

Presuming they would be the conquering heroes when they returned home, they were bitterly disappointed to find they had basically been forgotten. After several months of disappointment, Graham wrote several songs, including ā€œLost in Loveā€ and ā€œAll Out of Love.ā€

ā€œLost in Loveā€ was released in Australia in 1978 and again soared to the top of the charts. It found its way to Clive Davis, founder, and president of Arista Records, who immediately offered Air Supply a record deal. The song was released in 1980 and became the fastest-selling in the world, topping the charts in a multitude of countries. ā€œAll Out of Loveā€ was the second single released and topped the worldwide charts once again.

Seven consecutive Top-Five singles at that time equaled The Beatlesā€™ run. The albums Lost in Love, The One That You Love, Now and Forever, and The Greatest Hits sold in excess of 20 million copies. ā€œLost in Loveā€ was named song of the year in 1980 and along with the other singles, sold more than 10 million copies.

The trademark sound of Russell Hitchcockā€™s soaring tenor voice and Graham Russellā€™s simple but majestic compositions created a unique sound that would be forever known as Air Supply.

On May 12th, 2020, the band celebrated 45 yearsā€¦ the rest is music historyā€¦

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