Bowling for Soup preps for big summer tour
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Texas punk-pop outfit Bowling for Soup will launch a major tour later this month, with California indie rockers Army of Freshmen in tow.
The raucous Texans, who continue to support last year's "Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies," will kick off a two-month, 40-city trek June 22 in Austin, TX. The tour will wind throughout the country, scouring both coasts before ending up somewhere in the middle with an Aug. 27 finale in Denver.
In addition to the band's dates with fellow pop-punkers Army of Freshmen (whose new album, "Under the Rader," hits stores later this year), Bowling for Soup will tackle a number of previously scheduled dates on their own, mostly at fairs and theme parks, including a June 24 show at Dixie Landin' Theme Park in Baton Rouge.
"Goes to the Movies" features Bowling for Soup's takes on the "Jimmy Neutron Theme," Britney Spears' "Baby One More Time" (from "Freaky Friday"), Modern English's "I Melt with You," the "Gilligan's Island Theme" and Matthew Sweet's "Sick of Myself." The album was produced by Casey Dilorio, Jonathan McEuen and the band's vocalist/guitarist, Jaret Reddick.
Bowling for Soup was formed in 1994 in Wichita Falls, TX, but didn't achieve breakthrough success until 2002's "Drunk Enough to Dance" and it's Grammy-nominated single "Girl All the Bad Guys Want."
The group followed that with 2004's "Hangover You Don't Deserve," which spawned another novelty hit, "1985."
June 2006
22 - Austin, TX - Emo's
23 - Beaumont, TX - Bridge City Skate Park
24 - Baton Rouge, LA - Dixie Landin' Theme Park (Bowling for Soup only)
25 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
26 - Pleasanton, CA - Alameda County Fair (Bowling for Soup only)
28 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater
29 - St. Louis, MO - Mississippi Nights
30 - Columbia, MO - Blue Note
July 2006
1 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
2 - Cedar Rapids, IA - Hawkeye Downs (Bowling for Soup only)
4 - Milwaukee, WI - Summer Fest
5 - Chicago, IL - Metro
6 - Lansing, MI - Temple Club
7 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
8 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theatre
9 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
12 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
13 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
14 - Cape May, NJ - LCMR Auditorium
15 - Boston, MA - Axis
16 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Summer Campout
17 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
18 - Cohoes, NY - Saratoga Winners
19 - Plattsburgh, NY - Clinton County Fair (Bowling for Soup only)
22 - Anaheim, CA - Arrowhead Pond
24 - Norfolk, VA
25 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
26 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
27 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
28 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
29 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
30 - St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre
August 2006
1 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
4 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
6 - Odessa, TX - Dos Amigos
8 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
9 - Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
10 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
11 - Hollywood, CA - Troubadour
12 - Las Vegas, NV - Jillians
14 - San Mateo, CA - San Mateo County Fair (Bowling for Soup only)
18 - Des Moines, IA - Iowa State Fair (Bowling for Soup only)
20 - Eugene, OR - WOW Hall
21 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
22 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
23 - Spokane, WA - Big Easy
24 - Idaho Falls, ID - Idaho Falls Civic Auditorium
25 - Twin Falls, ID - Kruzer's
27 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
September 2006
23 - Oklahoma City, OK - Oklahoma State Fair (Bowling for Soup only)
29 - Lubbock, TX - Panhandle-South Plains Fair (Bowling for Soup only)
October 2006
6 - Tulsa, OK - Tulsa State Fair (Bowling for Soup only)
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