The Fray pulls it together for more touring

Pop-rock outfit The Fray , which recently launched a run on the club and theater circuit, plans to stay busy in early 2007 with a tour of college campuses.

The group touches down tonight in Orlando, FL, for a Halloween concert, and canvasses the West through most of November. Appearances at a pair of December radio-station festivals follow before a holiday break, and the early '07 outing, which is primarily routed along the college circuit, launches Jan. 10. So far, stops are planned in 18 cities by early February.

Details for all of the upcoming shows are included below.

The Fray continues to back its platinum-certified debut album, "How to Save a Life," which surfaced last September. Last month, the group offered up a revamped version of the set that includes the original album bundled with a bonus DVD featuring 45 minutes of video footage, including a tour documentary, the video for the "How to Save a Life" cut "Over My Head (Cable Car)" and a making-of the "Over My Head" video special.

Additional video footage of the group is available at the band's recently created off-shoot website, howtosavealife.com. The site includes a streaming version of the video for the "How to Save a Life" title track, a song that was inspired by singer/pianist Isaac Slade's experience as a mentor to a crack-addicted teen, according to the band's bio.

"I was a sheltered suburban kid when I met this guy," Slade said in a press release. "He was a recovering addict, coming out of a really tough teenage life. Thankfully, he was on his way out of that life, so he was able to really look back with some objectivity. The song is more of a memoir about his slow-motion descent and all the relationships he lost along the way.

"It is the easiest one for me to sing every night," he continued. "I constantly get emails from people who relate to it."

TOUR DATES
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October 2006
31 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live

November 2006
4 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
5 - Fort Worth, TX - Will Rogers Coliseum
6 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
7 - Austin, TX - Stubb's Barbeque
9 - Tucson, AZ - Centennial Hall
10 - Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theatre
11 - San Diego, CA - SDSU Open Air Theatre
12 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
14, 15 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
17 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre
18 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden
19 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
20 - Spokane, WA - INB Performing Arts Center

December 2006
9 - Duluth, GA - Gwinnett Center (Star 94 Jingle Jam)
15 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden (Z100 Jingle Ball)

January 2007
10 - Waverly, IA - Wartburg College
11 - West Lafayette, IL - Purdue University
12 - East Lansing, MI - Michigan State University
13 - Athens, GA - Ohio University
15 - Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre
16 - Cleveland, OH - State Theatre
17 - Pittsburgh, PA - Benedum Center
18 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva
20 - North Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
21 - Raleigh, NC - Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
22 - Charlotte, NC - Ovens Auditorium
25 - Coral Gables, FL - UM Convocation Center
26 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
27 - Savannah, GA - Savannah College of Art & Design
29 - Austin, TX - University of Texas
30 - Starkville, MS - Mississippi State University
31 - Orem, UT - Utah Valley State College

February 2007
3 - Vail, CO - Dobson Arena

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