311 maps Unity Tour dates with Ziggy Marley
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Alt-rockers 311 have announced dates for the 2009 edition of their annual Unity Tour, which will feature support this time around from special guest Ziggy Marley.
The 25-city Unity trek kicks off June 5 in Santa Barbara, CA, and runs two weeks into August, concluding back where it started, near the California coast, with appearances in San Diego (8/11) and Irvine, CA (8/12).
The summer dates will come in the wake of the group's impending spring headlining run, which kicks off April 15 in Tucson, AZ, and chugs through the South and Midwest for a month, a 19-city slate that winds down May 15 in Springfield, MO. Dates for both of the twin tour legs are included below.
The band worked with veteran hard-rock producer Bob Rock (Metallica, Motley Crue) on "Uplifter," its ninth studio album. The set, the group's first new studio set since 2005's "Don't Tread on Me," is due in stores June 2.
"He just brings out the best in 311," lead singer/guitarist Nick Hexum said about working with Rock in an interview with LiveDaily last year. "He doesn't try and put a signature sound on anything he does. He just tries to really accentuate the strengths of the band."
Ddespite Rock's musical pedigree, fans should expect more than just straight-ahead rock and roll on the forthcoming set, Hexum said.
"We were getting more and more into reggae," he added. "Now I think we're ready to get into a heavier sound. It'll definitely be a blend. There'll be some hip-hop and reggae on there. Heavy yet up-tempo is how I would characterize a good chunk of our new stuff."
311 headlining dates:
April 2009
15 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
16 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
18 - Iowa City, IA - University of Iowa Field House
19 - Wichita, KS - The Cotillion
21 - Knoxville, TN - The Valarium
22 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
23 - Charleston, SC - The Music Farm
25 - Orlando, FL - Earth Day Festival
26 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
29 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sunfest
30 - St. Augustine, FL - St. Augustine Amohitheatre
May 2009
1 - Birmingham, AL - Crawfish Festival
3 - Memphis, TN - Beale Street Music Fest
4, 5 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
7 - Bossier City, LA - Riverdome at Harrah's Horseshoe Casino
8 - Orange Beach, FL - Amphitheater at the Wharf
12 - Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall
14 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
15 - Springfield, MO - Shrine Mosque
311 Unity Tour:
June 2009
5 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
7 - Eugene, WA - Cuthbert Ampitheatre
8 - Seattle, WA - WaMu Theatre
11 - Salt Lake City, UT - Usana Amphitheatre
12 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
14 - Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion
16 - Cleveland, OH - Time Warner Amphitheatre
17 - Columbus, OH - Lifestyles Communities Pavilion
19 - Detroit, MI - Freedom Hill
20 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Amphitheatre
21 - Indianapolis, IN - The Lawns
23 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
24 - Boston, MA - Comcast Center
25 - New York, NY - Central Park Summerstage
27 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Art Center
28 - Washington, DC - Nissan Pavilion
30 - Philadelphia, PA - Penn's Landing
July 2009
1 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
3 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
4 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
5 - Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
7 - St. Louis, MO - Verizon Amphitheatre
10 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
11 - San Diego, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
12 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
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