Taste of Chaos nails down dates, venues
Dates for the 2007 Taste of Chaos Tour have been announced, with the jaunt kicking off Feb. 15 in Seattle and winding down nearly two months later in Calgary, Alberta.
As previously reported, the lineup includes The Used , 30 Seconds to Mars , Senses Fail , Saosin , Chiodos, Aiden, Evaline and others.
"The 2007 USA and Canada Tour is our strongest lineup to date and we are excited to bring this great show to the fans," said Kevin Lyman, also the Warped Tour mastermind, in a statement to the press.
Rockstar Energy Drink will continue to be the title sponsor of the 2007 tour, and provide samples of their products at the shows. Other sponsors include Best Buy, Guitar Center, Hurley, Chaos Mobile, PETA, Hard Rock Cafe, Hot Topic, PunkStop, 420 Players, Smartpunk, SFA and Ernie Ball (who will provide musical instruments for fans to test out and will pick the opening act through its Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands in conjunction with Chaos Mobile). FUSE Television and Alternative Press (who will produce the official tour program) have signed on as official media partners.
The Canadian-leg sponsors include MTV Canada, SBC Media, West 49, D-Tox & Amnesia. The concourses at each show will be filled with interactive activities.
An online pre-sale for the 2tour began last week at the Chaos Mobile website. By registering at the site, attendees will have the ability to win free musical gear, new music, clothing, and video game systems, as well as a "Cut the Line" code to get in the venue first and a "Front of the Line" code for getting to the front of the line for autograph signings, according to organizers.
"Fans can see a big production and enjoy all sorts of interactive concourse activities for the price of going to the movies and eating some popcorn," The Used lead vocalist Bert McCracken said in a press release. "We really support giving our fans a s---load of entertainment for a fair price and this tour accomplishes that ... and we are gonna rock some of our new songs on the tour which we are really excited about."
The Used is planning to release its third album to coincide with the 2007 tour.
30 Seconds to Mars' album "A Beautiful Lie" is nearing platinum status, having spawned the hit "The Kill," which earned the an MTV Video Music Award. The group, which also took home the mtvU Woodie Award for Best Video (Live Action), is touring through the end of the year on the MTV2 $2 Bill "Welcome to the Universe" jaunt.
Sense Fail's second full-length release, "Still Searching," debuted at No. 15 on The Billboard 200 chart in October. The Bergen County, NJ-based act's 2004 full-length, "Let It Enfold You," has sold more than 325,000 copies.
Saosin traveled with the Rockstar Taste of Chaos International tour, which hit Australia, Japan and Europe. The group's self-titled, debut full-length sold about 40,000 copies during its first week in stores.
Warped Tour veterans Chiodos formed while its members were attending high school near Flint, MI, and recently released the full-length "All's Well That Ends Well" on Equal Vision Records.
Aiden recently won the UK magazine Kerrang!'s Best International Newcomer Award over the likes of Panic! At the Disco and Wolfmother. The Seattle quartet sold more than 100,000 copies of its Victory Records' debut "Nightmare Anatomy," and followed that up with October's Halloween release of an EP/DVD titled"Rain in Hell."
Turlock, CA's Evaline sent to stores in June its six-song EP, "Postpartum modesty. A portrait of skin." Following the tour, the band will record its first full-length LP, which is due out next summer.
February 2007
15 - Everett, WA - Everett Events Center
17 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
18 - Reno, NV - Lawlor Events Center
20 - Fresno, CA - Selland Arena
21 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena
22 - Long Beach, CA - Long Beach Sports Arena
23 - Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena
25 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena (formerly Glendale Arena)
27 - Denver, CO - Magness Arena
March 2007
1 - El Paso, TX - County Coliseum
2 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theater
3 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheatre
4 - San Antonio- TX - AT&T Center
5 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless
8 - Jacksonville, FL - Morocco Shrine Auditorium
9 - Miami, FL - Bank United Center
10 - Orlando, FL - Tinker Field
11 - Tampa, FL - Sun Dome
13 - Atlanta, GA - Gwinett Arena
15 - Champaign, IL - Assembly Hall
16 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
17 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
18 - Dayton, OH - Hara Arena
20 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center
22 - Lowell, MA - Tsongas Arena
23 - Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum
24 - Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall
25 - Portland, ME - Cumberland County Civic Center
27 - Montreal, Quebec - Stade Uniprix
28 - Ottawa, Ontario - Corel Center
29 - Kitchener, Ontario - The Auditorium
30 - Toronto, Ontario - Arrow Hall
31 - Detroit, MI - Cobo Hall
April 2007
3 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Convention Centre
4 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Credit Union Center
5 - Edmonton, Alberta - Shaw Conference Hall
6 - Calgary, Alberta - Stampede Corral
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