VANS WARPED TOUR 2011 PRE-SALE BEGINS TODAY; ANNOUNCES MAIN STAGE ARTISTS 3OH!3, A DAY TO REMEMBER, GYM CLASS HEROES AND MORE

Posted in News with tags , , , , , , , on March 26, 2011 by Randy

VANS WARPED TOUR® 2011
PRE-SALE
BEGINS TODAY, SATURDAY, MARCH 26 AT 10:00AM

MAIN STAGE ARTISTS
3OH!3
, A DAY TO REMEMBER, GYM CLASS HEROES,
ASKING ALEXANDRIA AND
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
JOIN THE FULL TOUR LINE-UP ANNOUNCED NOW

FIRST-EVER ARTIST IN-STORE APPEARANCES
SET FOR SELECT
VANS SHOE STORES NATIONWIDE

44-DATE TOUR COMMENCES JUNE 24 IN DALLAS, TX
AND FINISHES AUGUST 15 IN PORTLAND, OR

Renowned for bringing skate/punk/action sports and youth culture to the forefront on a global scale, the Vans Warped Tour®is going back to where it all started…

Last night the tour’s kick off party and press conference was held at the newly opened House of Vans–a stunning 24,000 sq ft indoor skate park and concert venue in Brooklyn. At midnight, VANS WARPED TOUR 2011 main stage artists 3OH!3A Day To Remember, Gym Class HeroesThe Devil Wears Prada and Asking Alexandria were revealed. The above acts will join an eclectic mix of hotly-tipped artists in punkindie, metal and hardcore, to rockpopelectronicreggae and hip-hop. Previously announced 2011 tour acts include: Jack’s MannequinLess Than JakeAgainst Me!, Pepper,  Madina LakeD.R.U.G.S.Continental, Street DogsLucero, Yelawolf, We Came As RomansFoxy ShazamWoe Is MeBlack Veil BridesBig ChocolateDance Gavin DanceMC LarsEvery AvenueThe Ready Set, Winds of PlagueSimple PlanEyes Set To KillThe Wonder YearsThe Word AliveBig B.Relient K.Middle Class RutElectric Touch,Permanent BastardsGo RadioThe Steelwells, The Aggrolites and Unwritten Law plus many more. For the full list of confirmed artists, visit: www.warpedtour.com/bands.

Beginning today, Saturday March 26 (10:00am) festival goers can purchase tickets early via the exclusive, lower-priced pre-sale via www.warpedtour.com. To keep the festival affordable, pre-sale package prices are around $25.00 and includecommemorative 3D ticket–which also serves as a jump-the-line early entry pass–a Vans Warped Tour 2011 compilation CD and a 25-cent donation to the Unite the United charity and all service fees. Only a limited number of pre-sale tickets are available per city and once they sell-out, they’re gone. Go to www.warpedtour.com.

For the first time in its history, the tour is thrilled to partner with Vans and offer a series of intimate in-store events at selectlocal Vans shops around the U.S. Fans can get up close and personal with four of the 2011 tour’s main stage artists including: 3OH!3The Word Alive, A Day To Remember and The Devil Wears Prada–who debut their new Vans shoe the Devil Wears Prada Old Skools in June–(see dates, locations and artists below). The in-stores are free and open to the public on a first-come-first served basis. For more information and to RSVP, go to: vans.com.

Vans Warped Tour In-Store Events at Vans shops:

DATE                          CITY                           ARTIST
Thu      3/31                 New York, NY              3OH!3
Fri        4/15                 Portland, OR               The Word Alive
Mon     4/18                 Tampa, FL                  A Day To Remember
Thu      6/23                 Dallas, TX                   The Devil Wears Prada

Also a first, from May 15 through June 15th 43 Vans shops will be selling VANS WARPED TOUR tickets in select markets. The tickets will be $26.00 (1$ service fee), all tickets will be handed out in custom Vans envelopes which can be turned in to the Vans booth at the Vans Warped Tour show for a free item onsite. In addition, a select number of Vans retail shops across the U.S. are offering a coupon of 20% off a single item and free gifts for two weeks following the Vans Warped Tour show.

In other news, the tour is inviting fans to be a part of producing the first mosaic art piece in the tour’s history, We Are Warped. For the We Are Warped movement, as fans log in and follow the prompts they’ll upload a photo and then be instructed to it’s location in the mosaic. With over 2,000 photo entries so far, We Are Warped gives concertgoers another chance to connect and interact with each other and be a part of official tour art and VANS WARPED TOUR history. Log onto:www.wearewarped.com

Now in its 17th year, the 44-date VANS WARPED TOUR commences June 24 in Dallas, TX and finishes August 14 in Portland, OR, go to: www.vanswarpedtour.com/dates.

The full list of tour dates is below (subject to change):

Vans Warped Tour 2011

DATE CITY VENUE
Fri 6/24 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavillion
Sat 6/25 Houston, TX The Showgrounds at Sam Houston
Sun 6/26 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
Wed 6/29 Las Cruces, NM N.M.S.U. Practice Field
Thu 6/30 Las Vegas, NV Plaza Hotel – Parking Lot
Fri 7/1 Pomona, CA Pomona Fairplex
Sat 7/2 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sun 7/3 Ventura, CA Seaside Park
Wed 7/6 Bonner Springs, KS Sandstone Amphitheatre
Thu 7/7 Noblesville, IN (Indianapolis) Verizon Wireless Music Center
Fri 7/8 Detroit, MI Comerica Park
Sat 7/9 Tinley Park, IL (Chicago) First Midwest Bank Ampitheatre
Sun 7/10 Shakopee, MN (Minneapolis) Canterbury Park
Tue 7/12 Darien Center, NY (Buffalo) Darien Lake Fields
Wed 7/13 Mansfield, MA (Boston) Comcast Center
Thu 7/14 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
Fri 7/15 Mississauga, ON (Toronto) The Flats at Arrow Hall
Sat 7/16 Montreal, QC Parc Jean-Drapeau
Sun 7/17 Hartford, CT The Comcast Theatre
Tue 7/19 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Ampitheatre
Wed 7/20 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
Thu 7/21 Camden, PA (Philadelphia) Susquehanna Bank Center
Fri 7/22 Burgettstown, PA (Pittsburgh) First Niagara Pavilion
Sat 7/23 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Sun 7/24 Oceanport, NJ Monmouth Park Racetrack
Tue 7/26 Columbia, MD (D.C) Merriweather Post Pavilion
Wed 7/27 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Thu 7/28 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre
Fri 7/29 Orlando, FL Central Florida Fairgrounds
Sat 7/30 West Palm Beach, FL (Miami) Cruzan Ampitheatre
Sun 7/31 St. Petersburg, FL (Tampa) Vinoy Park
Mon 8/1 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphietheater at Lakewood
Tue 8/2 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Wed 8/3 St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Thu 8/4 Council Bluffs, IA Westfair Fairgrounds
Fri 8/5 Denver, CO Invesco Field at Mile High
Sat 8/6 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fairgrounds
Sun 8/7 Phoenix, AZ Desert Sky Pavilion
Tue 8/9 San Diego, CA Cricket Ampitheatre
Wed 8/10 Carson, CA (Los Angeles) Cal State Dominguez Hills
Thu 8/11 Marysville, CA (Sacramento) Sleep Train Ampitheatre
Fri 8/12 Nampa, ID (Boise) Idaho Center Ampitheatre
Sat 8/13 George, WA (Seattle) The Gorge Ampitheatre
Sun 8/14 Hillsboro, OR (Portland) Washington County Fairground

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE ANNOUNCE MAY TOUR DATES WITH AVENGED SEVENFOLD AND THREE DAYS GRACE HEADLINING SELECTED DATES

Posted in News with tags , , , , on March 23, 2011 by Randy

New York, NY– Welsh rock band Bullet For My Valentine will return to the U.S. in May. The foursome will hit the road with Avenged Sevenfold and label mates Three Days Grace on a 18-date trek that kicks off on May 3 in Springfield, MA at the Mass Mutual Center (dates listed below). Halestorm will also be supporting on a few select dates at the end of the tour.

Recently Bullet For My Valentine delivered a deluxe CD/DVD edition of their third full-length albumFever titled Fever Tour Edition, which was released February 15 on Jive Records.

Fever Tour Edition features three new songs recorded live at XFM radio in the UK (“Fever,” “The Last Fight” and “Bittersweet Memories“) and a DVD of “Your Betrayal,” “Fever” and “Waking the Demon” recorded live from Graspop Metal Meeting 2010 in Dessel, Belgium. The DVD also includes videos for “Your Betrayal,” “The Last Fight” and “The Making of The Last Fight” as well as aBullet For My Valentine track-by-track commentary of Fever.

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE TOUR DATES:

May 3     Springfield, MA            Mass Mutual Center

May 4     Rochester, NY             Water Street Music Hall

May 6     Nashville, TN                Bridgestone Arena

May 7     Charlotte, NC               Metrolina Trade Show Expo

May 9     Orlando, FL                 UCF Arena

May 10   Pensacola, FL             Pensacola Civic Center

May 11   Lafayette, LA               Cajundome

May 13   Oklahoma City, OK      Zoo Amphitheatre

May 14   Wichita, KS                 Intrust Bank Arena

May 15   Indianola, IA                 National Balloon Classic Field

May 17   Lubbock, TX                 LoneStar Amphitheatre

May 18   San Antonio, TX           Alamodome

May 19   Grand Prairie, TX          Verizon Theatre @ Grand Prairie

May 21   Pittsburgh, PA             Stage AE (Indoor Stage)*

May 22   Columbus, OH             Columbus Crew Stadium* (Rock on the Range)

May 24   Washington, D.C.         9:30 Club *#

May 25   Providence, RI              Lupo’s *#

May 26   Hampton Beach, NH     Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom *#

* Avenged Sevenfold and Three Days Grace not playing

# Halestorm supporting

More Bullet For My Valentine dates to be announced shortly. Stay on top of all the Bullet news by visiting the links below:

www.bulletformyvalentine.com/us/home

www.facebook.com/BulletForMyValentine
www.myspace.com/bulletformyvalentine
www.youtube.com/bullettv
www.twitter.com/bfmvofficial

 

The Chariot Announces Brief Ontario, CN Tour with Every Time I Die

Posted in Canadian Artist News, News with tags , , , on March 23, 2011 by Randy

Appearing this Year at Bled Fest 2011

Georgia’s THE CHARIOT is pleased to announce a brief upcoming run through Ontario, Canada with Every Time I Die and The Fucking Hotlights. The tour begins in Ottawa, ON on May 23rd and runs through May 28th in Howell, MI for Bled Fest 2011 featuring Norma Jean, I Am The Avalanche, and more. See below for all upcoming tour dates.

THE CHARIOT released their most recent album Long Live on GOOD FIGHT MUSIC on November 22nd, 2010. Long Live is the band’s fourth full-length album to date.

THE CHARIOT w/ EVERY TIME I DIE, THE FUCKING HOTLIGHTS:

5/23 Ottawa, ON @ Ritual

5/24 Kingston, ON @ Time To Laugh Comedy

5/25 Kitchener, ON @ Club Wax

5/26 Toronto, ON @ The Annex Wreck Room

5/27 London, ON @ Call The Office

5/28 Howell, MI @ Hartland Performing Arts

For more information on THE CHARIOT, please visit these sites:

http://www.thechariot.com/

www.facebook.com/thechariot

http://www.myspace.com/thechariot

http://www.goodfightmusic.com/

 

VOODOO EXPERIENCE 2011: OCTOBER 28, 29 AND 30 IN NEW ORLEANS CITY PARK

Posted in News with tags , , , on March 21, 2011 by Randy

Distinguished as the final musical celebration of the annual U.S. music festival season, the VOODOO EXPERIENCE will take place in New Orleans’ City ParkFriday, October 28Saturday, October 29 andSunday, October 30.  Marking VOODOO’s 13th consecutive year, the 2011 Halloween weekend line-up will once again feature top-tier and innovative artists from a variety of musical genres, plus reflect the multitude of cultures that define this historic and beloved American city.  This year’s VOODOO will continue to grow its dedicated dance space, Le Plur, which was reintroduced to concert-goers last year. This area quickly became a fan favorite, with a stellar list of electronic talent including Paul van Dyk, Deadmau5, the Crystal Method, Kaskade, Swiss Chriss, Ferry Corsten, and Die Antwoord, among others. Stay tuned for news about the artists who will be performing at the 2011 VOODOO EXPERIENCE.

Last year, festival producers REHAGE ENTERTAINMENT signed a deal with New Orleans’ City Park officials that will keep the annual event in City Park through 2019. The 1,300-acre park–the region’s principal recreation site that attracts over 7 million visits each year–has been home to the VOODOO EXPERIENCE since its 1999 debut, with the exception of 2005 VOODOO which was displaced by the city’s hurricane damage.

“City Park is once again happy to host the Voodoo Experience,” says Bob Becker, CEO of City Park.  “Along with the city and state, we recognize the economic impact to the community.”

More information about this year’s VOODOO EXPERIENCE can also be found at www.thevoodooexperience.com.