On April 17th, the rock band Hawthorne Heights will check into HABBO HOTEL (www.habbohotel.com), one of the world’s largest and hottest on-line destinations for teenagers. The band will be on hand to chat about their “Black Clouds and Underdog Tour” and their newly debuted album “If Only You Were Lonely”.
During the visit, the band – using their specially created Habbo characters -- will check into HABBO HOTEL at 7 p.m. EST for their interview, as well as hang out with fans and answer questions about their music, tour, and new CD. The interview will be broadcast over Habbo’s exclusive Internet Radio Stream, Bobba Music hosted by Jackie the DJ (www.bobbamusic.com).
Hawthorne Heights combines melodic hardcore, pop sensibilities and classic rock elements to form a sound unto their own. Hawthorne Heights is made up of Eron Bucciarelli, Casey Calvert, Micah Carli, Matt Ridenour and JT Woodruff. The band will be headlining their stadium tour with label mates Fall Out Boy and All-American Rejects throughout April.
HABBO HOTEL is a richly colorful, multi-dimensional virtual community targeted to teens 13-17. Since its launch in 2000, HABBO HOTEL has taken the world by storm. To date, HABBO HOTEL sites have been introduced in 18 countries, with more than 50 million Habbo characters created and more than 6.5 million unique users each month. The highly-trafficked U.S site, www.habbohotel.com, is visited by over 1.6 million unique users per month who spend on average more than three hours a week on the site (Nielsen Net Ratings).
Boasting a user community evenly divided between male and female, HABBO HOTEL combines the concept of simulation gaming with the camaraderie of a community -- enabling teens and young adults to express themselves creatively. Teens join by creating a fully-customized online character persona, called a Habbo. From there, users explore the vast hotel where they can chat and make friends with other Habbos, play a wide range of games, party and dance by the pool, create and decorate their own fantasy hotel room – the interactivity and options are virtually limitless.
Teens interested in becoming members of HABBO HOTEL and participating in this exciting event should go to www.habbo.com and click on the “check in” button.
About Habbo Hotel
HABBO HOTEL is a richly colorful, multi-dimensional virtual meeting place and game environment for teens. Users join by creating a fully-customized online character called a Habbo. From there, they can explore many public hang outs, play a variety of games, connect with friends, decorate their own hotel rooms, and have fun through creativity and self expression. Since its launch in 2000 by Sulake, an interactive entertainment company that specializes in developing, publishing and distributing multiplayer online communities and games, HABBO HOTEL sites has been introduced in 18 countries, with more than 50 million Habbo characters created and more than 6.5 million unique users each month. The highly-trafficked U.S site, www.habbohotel.ca, is visited by over 1.5 million unique users per month who spend on average more than three hours a week on the site (Nielsen Net Ratings).
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