AFI rolls out more tour dates

With their stint on the annual Vans Warped Tour now behind them, rockers AFI continue to book shows in support of their recently released, chart-topping album, "Decemberunderground."

The band, which wrapped up the Warped Tour in upstate New York yesterday (8/1), has mapped 10 US dates between now and Sept. 15, beginning with a Friday (8/4) appearance at the San Diego Street Scene festival. A Sept. 2 performance at this year's Bumbershoot Festival is also on tap. The full itinerary is included below.

Released in June, "Decemberunderground" sold about 182,000 copies during its first week in stores, enough to debut atop The Billboard 200 album chart. The feat marks AFI's first-ever No. 1 disc. The set features the hit single "Miss Murder."

Earlier this week, the "Miss Murder" video earned AFI a shot at three moon-man trophies for this year's MTV Video Music Awards. The clip is nominated for Best Rock Video, Best Direction in a Video and Best Cinematography in a Video.

"I really would love to have that moon man, honestly," band frontman Davey Havok said in a message posted at the group's MySpace site. "Thankfully the acquisition of this moon man will be based on your votes so I feel AFI has a chance. All I ask is that for the next month, you spend simply 20 or so hours a day repeatedly voting for us. I mean, it's just a lil month. Please, give us boys a moon man."

"Decemberunderground" is AFI's seventh studio album, and its first since its 2003 major-label debut, "Sing the Sorrow."

TOUR DATES
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August 2006
1 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake (Vans Warped Tour)
4 - San Diego, CA - Street Scene
6, 7 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
8 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theater

September 2006
2 - Seattle, WA - Seattle Center/Bumbershoot Festival
3 - Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater
5 - Reno, NV - Lawlor Events Center
9 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
12 - Irvine, CA - Bren Events Center
15 - Long Beach, CA - Long Beach Arena

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