STONE TEMPLE PILOTS

Biography
Since the moment they appeared on the scene in the early 90's, Stone Temple Pilots dominated the decade from start to
finish, racking up 15 singles on the Billboard Top Ten, winning an AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD and a "Best Hard Rock Performance"
GRAMMY in 1994 for "Plush," and having their five albums sell more than 40 million copies worldwide. Of all their peers, STP alone had
sustained commercial success, earning greater critical acclaim with each release, building a body of work that remains popular and its
enduring acclaim has only highlighted the absence of the band, who quietly went their separate ways after the turn-of the millennium release
of Shangri-La Dee Da.
A dominant force in rock music since their inception, the group's impressively extensive and top-selling music has
cemented their standing as one of the most successful rock groups of all time. Scott Weiland and Robert DeLeo formed a band called
Mighty Joe Young, with drummer Eric Kretz joining the lineup soon afterward, with Robert's brother Dean coming aboard not long after
that. Soon, the group established themselves as a draw in San Diego, eventually gaining the attention of Atlantic Records who signed them
in 1991. After hearing that there was a blues singer calling himself Mighty Joe Young, the group changed their name to Stone Temple
Pilots during the recording of their 1992 debut album, Core.
Core was bracing blend of grunge guitars, classic rock moves and big pop hooks. At first, the ironic swagger of "Sex Type
Thing" brought them onto MTV and radio, but it was "Plush" that blew the doors wide open for the band, establishing them as multi-
platinum act in 1993. A pair of subsequent singles were released from Core -- "Wicked Garden" and the spooky, acoustic "Creep" --
before they delivered Purple in 1994. A large, eager fan base snatched Purple up upon its opening week, sending it to # 1 but Purple
wasn't a one-week wonder, it grew as the record spun off hit after hit: first there was the majestic, cryptic "Big Empty," taken from The
Crow soundtrack, then there was "Vasoline," which was followed by the modern rock classic "Interstate Love Song," a radio smash that
stayed on the top of Billboard's Album Rock charts for 15 weeks, besting the record set by the Rolling Stones' "Start Me Up. ”
Not content to continue to replicate the heavy hooks of their first two multi-platinum albums, Stone Temple Pilots dug
deep into glam and Beatleseque psychedelia on their third album, 1996's Tiny Music...Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop, which produced
hits in the stomping "Big Bang Baby," tightly-wound "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart" and beautiful "Lady Picture Show." The band
then regrouped for 1999's tough, muscular No. 4, a hard rock album that nevertheless had a wistful highlight in "Sour Girl," which turned
into one of STP's biggest hits. Two years later, the group released Shangri-La Dee Da, which achieved a perfect blend of their thick riffs
and candy melodies, typified by the hit "Days of the Week."
In Spring 2008 STP officially revealed that the band will be reuniting and will launch a massive 2008 concert tour
encompassing over 65 dates and hitting all corners of North America. Marking the first national tour for Stone Temple Pilots in almost
eight years, the 65 date stretch will bring the iconic band’s charismatic musicianship and exhilarating live shows to amphitheatres across
North America.
The band enjoyed the experience of being back together and performing that they decided to bring the magic back in to the
studio. They are now putting the finishing touches on their brand new album, set for release in May 2010, followed by a world tour.
Records
CORE (September 29, 1992)
•Certified 8x Platinum (US); 2x Platinum (CAN); Silver (UK)
•#1 on the Heatseekers Chart (1992)
•#3 on Billboard 200 (1992)
•Included the Singles “Sex Type Thing”, “Plush”, “Wicked Garden”, “Creep”, and “Dead
and Bloated”
•“Plush” peaked at #1 on Mainstream/Alternative Rock Charts

PURPLE (May 31, 1994)

•6x Platinum (US); 3x Platinum (CAN)
•#1 on Billboard 200
•#10 on UK Album Charts
•Included singles “Vasoline”, “Interstate Love Song”, and “Big Empty” (all of which were
Top 5 singles)
•“Interstate Love Song” and “Vasoline” both peaked at #1 on Mainstream/Alternative
Rock

TINY MUSIC… SONGS FROM THE VATICAN GIFT SHOP (March 26, 1996)
•2x Platinum (US); Platinum (CAN)
•#4 on Billboard 200
•Included Singles “Big Bang Baby”, “Lady Picture Show”, “Trippin on a Hole in a Paper
Heart” - ALL of which went #1 on Mainstream/Alternative Rock
Records
NO. 4 (October 26, 1999)
•Platinum (US and CAN)
•#5 on Billboard 200 (1999)
•#1 Top Internet Albums of 1999
•#5 Top Canadian Albums 1999
•Includes Top 5 single “Down”, as well as“Sour Girl”, “Heaven & Hot Rods”, & “No
Way Out”
•“Sour Girl” charted on Billboard Hot 100

SHANGRI-LA DEE DA (June 19, 2001)

•Platinum (US and CAN)
•#9 on the Billboard 200 (2001)
•#5 Top Canadian Albums of 2001
•#6 Top Internet Albums of 2001
•Includes Top 20 singles “Hollywood Bitch” and “Days of the Week”

THANK YOU (November 11, 2003) [Greatest Hits]

•Included the Single “All in the Suit That You Wear” which peaked at #1 on Rock and
Alternative Charts
 Awards
1994 Grammy Music Award for Best
Hard Rock Performance (“Plush”)
1993 MTV Video Music Award for Best
New Artist
1994 American Music Award for
Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist

1994 Billboard Music Top Modern Rock

Act
1993 Billboard Music Number One
Rock Single
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 2010 Touring
In the past 2 years, STP has played over 110
shows in the U.S, and Canada, playing in front of
crowds of 5000-50,000 people a night. This
means the band has performed in front of more
than 1,000,000 people in the past two years,
and all of this without a new record.

New single will be released in March 2010

•New album campaign kickoff at SXSW 2010
•New album on Atlantic Records coming in May
2010… First New Album in 9 years, followed
by a World Tour!!!

For tour sponsorship opportunities, contact:

Dana DuFine Steve Oberman
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