The Used headline inaugural 'Get a Life Tour'

Alt-rockers The Used will top the bill of the first "Rockstar Energy Drink Get a Life Tour ," which is scheduled to cross the US this spring.

The trek--which will also feature indie-rockers Straylight Run , alt-rockers Army of Me , percussion troupe Street Drum Corps and an unsigned battle of the bands winner--is due to kick off April 2 in Las Cruces, NM, and visit 25 college campuses and venues through May 10. Dates and cities are listed below; venue and ticket details will be announced shortly, according to a press release.

Apparently, The Used is in high demand amongst college students around the country, and this trek marks the band's first full tour of higher-education institutions.

"Even though I never went to college, we are gonna rock all of those smart kids that come to the show with some of our new songs from 'Shallow Believer' as well as our older stuff," frontman Bert McCracken said in a statement.

The Used dropped "Shallow Believer," a download-only extended EP, last week. The set, which is currently No. 33 on iTunes' Top 100 chart, comprises B-sides and rarities from past recording sessions.

The Utah-based quartet is also supporting its third album, "Lies for the Liars," which surfaced in May and debuted at No. 5 on The Billboard 200. The set has spawned modern-rock hit "The Bird and the Worm" as well as The Used's latest single, "Pretty Handsome Awkward."

One of the "Get a Life Tour" sponsors, Samsung Mobile, is hosting a national online battle of the bands contest to fill the opening slot on the trek. Fans can vote for their favorite act through March 2nd at the contest's website.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
 tour dates and tickets
April 2008
2 - Las Cruces, NM
3 - Pueblo, CO
5 - Columbia, MO
6 - Champaign, IL
7 - Cincinnati, OH
9 - Rochester, NY
11 - Worcester, MA
12 - Hampton, NH
13 - Providence, RI
16 - Scranton, PA
18 - Raleigh, NC
19 - Norfolk, VA
20 - Toms River, NJ
21 - East Stroudsburg, PA
23 - Richmond, VA
25 - Tulsa, OK
27 - Austin, TX
30 - Laramie, WY

May 2008
2 - Reno, NV
4 - Stockton, CA
5 - Bakersfield, CA
7 - Irvine, CA
8 - San Diego, CA
9 - Phoenix, AZ
10 - Tucson, AZ

 tour dates and tickets
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