INDIANAPOLIS – The Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park welcomes Cake live in downtown Indianapolis Sept. 7 along with special guests Metric, and one other act to be announced, as part of the 1-800 Quit Now Concert Series. Tickets for Cake are $29.50 advance and $35 day of show for general admission lawn. Four packs are available for $75 plus applicable fees while supplies last. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. through LiveNation.com, at the Old National Centre Box Office (except day of show), all Ticketmaster outlets or 800-745-3000. All tickets are subject to day of show prices increases. For VIP Box and season ticket information at the Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park or other Live Nation Indianapolis venues, call 317-249-2752 or by email at vipseatsindy@livenation.com Cake was formed in 1991 and is an American alternative rock band from Sacramento, Calif. Following the self-release of its debut album, “Motorcade of Generosity”, the band was signed to Capricorn Records in 1995 and released its first single, “Rock ’n’ Roll Lifestyle”. Cake’s second album, “Fashion Nugget”, was released in 1996; on the strength of the lead single, “The Distance,” it went platinum. “Prolonging the Magic”, the band's third album, was released in 1998 and went platinum, having shipped more than 1 million units; this was followed three years later by “Comfort Eagle” featuring the single “Short Skirt/Long Jacket,” which hit no. 7 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Following a series of tours, including several versions of the Unlimited Sunshine Tour, the band released “Pressure Chief” in 2004, its second and last album on Columbia. After creating its own label, Upbeat Records, the band released “Showroom of Compassion” in 2011, which became its first album to debut at the top of the Billboard charts, selling 44,000 copies in the first week after release.
