January 27, 2025 – New York, NY – Universal Attractions Agency is excited to announce that RIAA platinum-certified rock band Nine Days has signed exclusively with the agency. UAA’s Matt Rafal and Nick Martucci will act as responsible agents. Nine Days joins UAA’s expanding Rock & Pop division, which saw veteran agent Ryan Slone join the agency earlier this month. With the signing, Nine Days also joins a growing stable of acclaimed Rock & Pop acts on the UAA roster, including The Click Five, Russell Crowe’s Indoor Garden Party, Dada, Howie Day, Tyler Hilton, MKTO, Ryan Cabrera, Talking Dreads, Wang Chung, and more.
Nine Days formed in 1994 on Long Island, NY, and their debut album “Something To Listen To” would be released the following year. After signing a major record label deal in 1999, the band would find widespread acclaim with the LP “The Madding Crowd,” released in the spring of 2000. The album produced the mega-hit “Absolutely (Story of a Girl),” which peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, top ten on Alternative Airplay, number one on Mainstream Top 40, and reaching double-platinum certification by the RIAA, all while continuing to be streamed over 500,000 times a week. The follow-up single “If I Am” also found success on the charts and airways.
After a prolonged hiatus, the band returned in 2024 with a resurgence in popularity when the band’s hit song “Absolutely (Story of a Girl)” appeared in the Academy Award-winning A24 film “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Nine Days performed their first relaunch shows this past year in part of the Creed reunion “Summer of ’99” cruise festival, appearing alongside other iconic acts of the era such as Daughtry, Tonic, Fuel, and 3 Doors Down.
Nine Days frontman and guitarist John Hampson spoke on the band’s return to the stage, saying the following: “The response to the band on the Creed “Summer of ‘99” cruises was off the charts. I don’t think we’ve felt just such pure joy being on stage since back when “Story of a Girl” was first blowing up. It was amazing and set the vibe for all the shows we did in 2024. We started off the year filming a remake of the video for “Absolutely (Story of a Girl)” for a South Dakota Super Bowl commercial- yes, that happened – and then the Creed cruises, festival shows, and some solo acoustic shows I did in December. It felt so good to get back out there and on stage, and I am really looking forward to the shows celebrating the 25th anniversary this year.”
UAA Agent Matt Rafal added: “I’ve been a fan of Nine Days for decades and have always considered their songs to be timeless. Their live show has always been top-notch, and I’m really excited to have them on our roster.”
For a full overview of Universal Attractions Agency’s Rock & Pop roster, visit the official UAA website.
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