AFI tacks more shows onto 'Crash Love' excursion
Before setting out on an Australian run in February, AFI will take on a slew of fall and winter concerts behind the group's September release, "Crash Love."
The alt-punk outfit will climb on tour bus for a Nov. 9 stop in Detroit, followed by shows in 29 cities throughout the US and parts of Canada. The club and amphitheater trek runs through early next year, concluding with a Jan. 31 performance in Las Vegas. More information is shown below.
"Crash Love," the quartet's eighth studio effort, surfaced in September. Produced by Joe McGrath and Jacknife Lee, and two years in the making, the most recent effort has been called AFI's most focused, direct and ambitious effort to date. The set follows two consecutive platinum AFI albums: 2006's "Decemberunderground," which entered the US chart at No. 1, and 2003's "Sing the Sorrow."
"I feel like, from one album to the next, we have evolved in our songwriting and musical interests and what we're trying to do," bassist Hunter Burgan said in a recent interview with LiveDaily. "I think this one is more than just an evolution from the previous album. I think it also embodies a lot of the energy from the earlier albums. I think it definitely fits in very well with the catalog. It's almost like we're showing off everything we've learned in our career in one album."
Earlier this week, AFI released an exclusive live demo of "Torch Song," the most recent record's opening track, at Google's Lala music platform.
The alt-rockers are also set to unveil a five-song pack for the "Rock Band" video game on Nov. 17. The downloadable set will include "Love Like Winter," "The Leaving Song Pt. II," "Beautiful Thieves," "End Transmission" and "Medicate," according to a press release.
November 2009
9 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit
10 - Toronto, Ontario - Sound Academy
12 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
13 - New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
15 - North Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
16 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
18 - Palm Beach, FL - Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
19 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
21 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
22 - Austin, TX - Stubb's Bar-B-Q
December 2009
4 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
6 - Denver, CO - Magness Arena
8 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
11 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
13 - San Diego, CA - Viejas Arena
15 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Winnipeg Convention Center
16 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Prairieland Park
18 - Edmonton, Alberta - Shaw Conference Centre
19 - Calgary, Alberta - The NBig Four Building
21 - Victoria, British Columbia - Save On Foods Memorial Centre
January 2009
16 - Reno, NV - Knitting Factory
18 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory Concert House
19 - Missoula, MT - Wilma Theater
21 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory Concert House
22 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
24 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
25 - Portland, OR - Roseland Annex
27 - Fresno, CA - Rainbow Ballroom
30 - Tempe, AZ - The Marquee
31 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
AFI ready to 'Crash' this fall [November 2009]
AFI extends outing behind 'Crash Love' [September 2009]
AFI hits the road behind 'Crash Love' [August 2009]
AFI gets intimate with 'Crash Love' [July 2009]
AFI prepares for 'Crash Love' [July 2009]



































