The Getaway Plan
The Getaway Plan found commercial success in Australia upon the release of their debut studio album, Other Voices, Other Rooms, in 2008.
The original members met in 2002 whilst attending Sandringham College in the southern beachside suburbs of Melbourne, Australia.
Following the breakup of Thirtyfivehours, the remaining members met guitarist, Clint Ellis and new drummer, Aaron Barnett, and recruited them for a new heavier-sounding project.
Tracks from the EP received airplay on Australian national youth radio station, Triple J, including medium rotation for the track, "If The Suspense Doesn't Kill Us, Something Else Will..." Their fellow fifth member, rhythm guitarist/backup singer and long time friend, Benny Chong left the band in 2006.
In 2007, The Getaway Plan travelled to Florida in the United States to record their debut album with James Paul Wisner.
After sending out a "bunch of emails", they received a reply from James Paul Wisner, who had previously worked with the likes of The Academy Is..., Dashboard Confessional and Underoath.
The second single from the album "Where the City Meets the Sea" was released in March 2008, bringing the band airplay on national radio station Nova.
[16] Barnett was also in a band called, "Saskia"[17] along with Anderson, ex-Anastacia guitarist Jayszun Vandewerff, and Amanda Grafanakis who finished 13th in reality TV show Australian Idol 2008.
On 23 July 2010, it was announced on Facebook that the reality of youth depression had inspired The Getaway Plan to reunite for a one off music event, REVIVAL - This Is Not The End of Your Story,[17] in conjunction with To Write Love on Her Arms, a not for profit movement.
Prior to this event appeared a strange countdown on the band's official site finishing on 27 September at 12:00pm AEST.
The track was believed to be called "Move Along" as one of the videos on the band's website showed the matching lyrics to the song.
[19] A week later, at the end of one of the countdowns, another video was posted, "06", carrying footage of the band's sound check and setting up for the show.
On 14 April 2011, it was confirmed in a short video posted on the band's official website and tumblr that the new album marking their reformation will be called 'Requiem' with a release of September 2011.
[19] On 18 August 2011, The Getaway Plan released a song, "Phantoms" from their upcoming album, Requiem on their official Facebook page.
[21] On 1 July 2013, The Getaway Plan announced that they had decided to part ways with bass player David Anderson and that they were also no longer with their long time record label/management, UNFD.
Along with this announcement came the news of their new bass player, long-time friend, Jase Clarke and their first ever fully independent release; A double A-Sided single, entitled "Lovesick/Mirrors".
[23] The Getaway Plan embarked on their third tour of Europe and the UK in September, 2013, supporting US band Sleeping With Sirens.
[24] On 13 February 2014, The Getaway Plan announced on Facebook that they had decided to parted ways with drummer, Aaron Barnett.
[5] In March 2010, the band's former touring manager (who had been sacked in 2009), John Zimmerman, was arrested and charged with rape, child pornography and various related offences.
[32] The charges stem from crimes committed between 2006 and 2010; while Zimmerman was the tour manager for The Getaway Plan, he lured his victims "with offers of concert tickets, or fame and money which never materialised".
