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Relient K jumps into new album, tour in March

Published December 18, 2006 11:45 AM

By Kym Kilgore / LiveDaily Contributor

Christian pop-punk rockers Relient K [ tickets ] will kick off a North American outing in March to support their forthcoming album, "Five Score and Seven Years Ago," which is scheduled to hit stores March 6.

The tour rolls out March 9 in New York City and travels all over the US and Canada through May. Pop-rockers Mae [ tickets ] and Sherwood will open the shows, which are listed below.

Before this year is up, Relient K is scheduled to give a Dec. 29 performance at the two-day Christian festival Onefest in Cedar Falls, IA.

"Five Score and Seven Years Ago" is the band's fifth album in seven years, according to its website. The record follows 2004's "Mmhmm," which earned the group its third consecutive gold album certification from the Recording Industry Association of America.

Relient K, formed in Canton, OH, in 1998, has become known for spreading its message with tongue-in-cheek songwriting and high-octane stage performances.

"We've also found it to be the hardest thing in the world to say 'Jesus' in a song and not be cheesy, so we definitely have our own way of singing about spirituality," band frontman Matt Thiessen said in a statement describing "Mmhmm." "But in the end, that's who we are and what we believe in."

The new album's first single, "Must Have Done Something Right," is currently streaming at Relient K's MySpace page. The band is offering its MySpace "friends" access to concert tickets in advance of the general public.

TOUR DATES

December 2006
29 - Cedar Falls, IA - UNI-Dome (Onefest)

March 2007
9 - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre
10 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
12 - Boston, MA - Avalon Ballroom
13 - Montreal, Quebec - Club Soda
14 - Toronto, Ontario - Opera House
16 - Detroit MI - State Theatre
17 - Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion
18 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room
19 - Milwaukee, WI - The Eagles Club
23 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
24 - St. Louis, MO - Pageant

April 2007
4 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
5 - Oklahoma City, OK - Bricktown Events Center
6 - Arlington, TX - Six Flags Over Arlington
7 - Houston, TX - Club V @ Verizon
10 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
11 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
12 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove
13 - Los Angeles, CA - Avalon
14 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
16 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
17 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Croatian Cultural Center
18 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
20 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
21 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
23 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont

May 2007
4 - Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall
5 - Albany, NY - Northern Lights
7 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
8 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
10 - Norfolk, VA - NorVa Theatre
11 - Charlotte, NC - Amos'
12 - Jacksonville, FL - Freebird Live
14 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
15 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
16 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
18 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
19 - Nashville, TN - Rocketown
20 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues

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