311, Snoop Dogg co-headline Unity Tour

April 1, 2008 02:04 PM

LiveDaily Contributor

Reggae-rockers 311 [ tickets ] and rap star Snoop Dogg [ tickets ] will hit the road together this summer for the Unity Tour 2008.

The outing is set to kick off June 24 in Phoenix and travel from the West Coast to the East Coast, with a two-night finale Aug. 2-3 in Austin, TX. Special guest Fiction Plane will open the shows, which will be held primarily in amphitheaters. Details are listed below.

311 is just about to wrap its spring jaunt, which included the band's biggest annual event, "3-11 Day," in New Orleans. The festival drew 14,000 fans from all 50 states and 13 countries for five hours of music, according to the group's website.

During their break from the road, the members of 311 will work on their ninth studio album and they'll likely preview some of the new material during the Unity Tour, singer/guitarist Nick Hexum told LiveDaily in a recent interview.

The forthcoming set will follow 2005's "Don't Tread on Me," which scored a modern-rock hit with the title track.

Snoop Dogg broke into the Top 3 on The Billboard 200 a couple of weeks ago with his ninth solo studio album, "Ego Trippin'." The lead single, "Sexual Eruption," has been a hit at radio formats including pop, R&B/hip-hop and dance. A sample of that song and a few others from the record are streaming at Snoop's MySpace page.

[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.]

June 2008
24 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
26 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara County Bowl
27 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Amphitheatre
28 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
30 - West Valley City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre

July 2008
1 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
2 - Council Bluffs, IA - Westfair Amphitheatre
4 - Rothbury, MI - Rothbury Festival
5 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
6 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest (311 only)
8 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
10 - Bonner Springs, KS - Sandstone Amphitheatre
12 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre St. Louis
13 - Columbus, OH - Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
15 - Philadelphia, PA - Penn's Landing
16 - Brooklyn, NY - Keyspan Park
18 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
19 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
20 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
22 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
23 - Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
24 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
26 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
27 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
29 - Baton Rouge, LA - River Center
30 - Houston, TX - Showgrounds at Sam Houston Park
31 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center

August 2008
2-3 - Austin, TX - The Backyard