The American Gladiatour, featuring Bedlight for Blue Eyes, Asteria, and The High Court, starts tonight in New York City and goes until March 29. Find the Nitro-ish tour poster and dates in the replies.
The “Class of ’08 Tour”, featuring VersaEmerge, There for Tomorrow, and School Boy Humor, will be taking place during the month of May and will consist of East coast and Midwestern markets. Dates and other details will be announced soon.
The Black Ghosts (ex-Simian and Wiseguys) have announced their SXSW and West Coast tour dates for March. You can download an MP3 of their new song "Something New (Galactic Version)" here.
National Product have put up "Valentine" and "Explode" on their myspace. The band is finishing their tour on the Bingo Bango (Lorene Drive, Farewell, Just Surrender) tour in New York tonight. This Wednesday they start their co-headliner with Ivoryline, and Breathe Carolina supporting. Tour dates can also be found on their myspace.
Read up on Pierre Bouvier's remark about the Graduate's live show, as well as the Irving Plaza stop on the Simple Plan/The Graduate tour right here and here.
Hanson will be holding an exclusive presale for their upcoming tour with Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers and Kate Voegele today from 12 p.m. EST (noon) until 10 p.m. The presale password will be R43WT9.
The Real You have posted 3 new demos that they recorded with Brandon Metcalf at Destiny Studios on their myspace page. Give the band some feedback on the new songs, and try to catch them live. They're playing 4 shows at SXSW in March and their tour dates are in the replies.
Paramore have been forced to postpone the remaining dates of their current sold-out European tour for personal reasons which require their attention at home. We wish Paramore the best.
Kanye West will be touring in April and May (as well as playing Bonnaroo) with the likes of Lupe Fiasco, N.E.R.D. and Rihanna. The full itinerary for the "Glow in the Dark Tour" is in the replies.
Aloha have announced their spring tour dates, which are their last shows in support of 2007's Light Works. Afterwards, they will head into the studio to record a new album that is scheduled for release in Fall 2008. Check out their full tour schedule in the replies.
Holiday Parade are hooking giving away a pair of tickets to every show on their upcoming tour with Forever The Sickest Kids and Powerspace. All you have to do is reply to this thread with the name of the city that you want tickets for and then the band will be randomly picking and private messaging seven users, one for each date, to win a pair.
My Chemical Romance will be heading out on tour with Billy Talent and Drive-By this Spring. Dates will be announced shortly, but two dates of the tour are already available below. Ducat King will be handling the presale, which you can see here.
Fresh off their mention in this month's issue of Alternative Press, Thieves and Villains have announced a whole slew of tour dates for February and March, including shows with The Ataris, The High Court, and Automatic Loveletter. Check out the replies for all the details.
Mercy Mercedes' Casio Rodeo EP is up for sale at Smartpunk. They have announced a string of tour dates as well, which you can see in the replies. If you would like to book the band on an off-day, drop an email here.
Pierce the Veil are heading out on tour with Emery and Mayday Parade. The band will be playing their killer cover of "Beat It" on the tour, which you will soon be able to catch here as an ABSOLUTExclusive. Dates are in the replies.
In two days, the AP.net-sponsored Bingo Bango Ready To Go Go Tour, featuring Just Surrender, Lorene Drive, National Product, Farewell and Powerspace (the last three bands are on various legs of the tour) kicks off. We are giving one pair of tickets and a meet-and-greet opportunity for one lucky winner. To win, email contests@absolutepunk.net with the subject "BINGO BANGO TOUR," and put in your full name and which stop on the tour you would like to attend. One winner will be chosen at random at midnight (PST) tonight. Find all dates here.
Hey all you West Coasters! Thieves and Villains will be playing your side of the country in March with This Time Next Year. In the meantime, check out their completely-redesigned myspace page.
Bowerbirds have joined the record label Dead Oceans, which will issue an expanded edition of the band's debut album, "Hymns For A Dark Horse." The band will also kick off a new tour next month.