O.A.R. covers 'All Sides' on North American trek
Roots-rockers O.A.R. , who are in the midst of a spring tour, will segue into a three-month summer jaunt to support their forthcoming studio album, "All Sides."
The band continues its current run tomorrow (4/26) at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and will also stop by Memphis' Beale Street Music Festival before wrapping the spring leg in late May.
The "All Sides Tour" is set to launch June 15 at Manchester, TN's Bonnaroo Music Festival and visit a host of venues and other high-profile festivals across the US through late August. The itinerary includes two-night stands in San Francisco, Milwaukee and West Hollywood, CA, as well as a three-night tour finale at the Dave Matthews Band's annual Labor Day Weekend party at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA. Details are listed below.
Tickets for the summer outing go on sale to the general public through Ticketmaster (LiveDaily's parent company) starting today (4/25). In most markets, ticket buyers will receive free MP3s of two album tracks, "This Town" and "What is Mine," and will have the option to pre-order an MP3 version of the remaining 10 tracks on "All Sides." The free tracks will be provided to fans within 24 hours of their ticket purchase, and the 10 remaining album tracks will be available on July 14--a day before the "All Sides" hits stores--to fans who opted for the MP3 album/ticket bundle.
"All Sides" is O.A.R.'s first new studio album since 2005's "Stories of a Stranger," which reached the Top 40 on The Billboard 200 and spawned radio-friendly hits "Love and Memories" and "Heard the World." The band's latest release, "Live From Madison Square Garden," captures its sold-out performance at the legendary venue in January 2007.
O.A.R. formed 12 years ago while the members were still in high school. By the time the guys graduated from college, they had released three albums on their own label, sold more than 300,000 copies and built a devoted college following, according to their bio. They joined forces with Lava Records for their 2003 major-label debut, "In Between Now and Then," and have since surpassed sales of 1.4 million.
April 2008
26 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
29 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
May 2008
1 - Austin, TX - Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater
2 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
3 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
4 - Memphis, TN - Beale Street Music Festival
24 - Chillicothe, IL - Summer Camp Festival
June 2008
15 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival
18 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
19 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
21-22 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
24-25 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues
27 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
28 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
29 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
July 2008
1-2 - Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee Summerfest
18 - St. Louis, MO - Fair St. Louis
19 - Denver, CO - Mile High Music Festival
20 - Bonner Springs, KS - Sandstone Amphitheater
22 - Sioux Falls, SD - Washington Pavilion/Husby PAC
24 - Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion
25 - Rochester Hills, MI - Meadow Brook Music Festival
26 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
27 - Portsmouth, VA - nTelos Wireless Pavilion
30 - Philadelphia, PA - Festival Pier at Penn's Landing
August 2008
1 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
2 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach
5 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
8 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
9 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center
10 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
12 - Cincinnati, OH - National City Pavilion
14 - Columbus, OH - Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
15 - Indianapolis, IN - Lawn at White River State Park
16 - Cleveland, OH - Time Warner Cable Amphitheater
17 - Rochester, NY - Frontier Field
29-31 - George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre (with Dave Matthews Band)
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