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Dashboard Confessional leader goes solo again
Dashboard Confessional frontman Chris Carrabba will return to his roots this fall by mounting a solo tour, his first without a backing band in five years.
The singer--who initially launched Dashboard Confessional as a solo act before expanding the project to include a full band--will kick things off Sept. 8 in Lehi, UT. The tour will hit about 30 cities between early September and mid-November, wrapping up with a number of East Coast shows centered on New York City. All dates are shown below.
A limited number of tickets will be set aside for the band's fans and will be doled out in a special pre-sale event.
Carrabba continues to support last year's "Dusk and Summer," which he wrote and recorded over a two-year period, with producer Don Gilmore (Pearl Jam, Linkin Park) at the helm. Carrabba also enlisted famed U2 collaborator Daniel Lanois to help with production.
The band toured extensively last year following the album's release, wrapping up with a sold-out show at New York's Madison Square Garden. According to a press release, Carrabba has started working on a new album, with the solo tour offering a preview of what will eventually appear on the next release.
September 2007
8 - Lehi, UT - Jamboree Music Fest
14 - Rochester, MI - O'Rena Athletic Complex / Oakland University
28 - Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head
29 - Norfolk, VA - NorVa
30 - Raleigh, NC - Meymanid Concert Hall
October 2007
2 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage
3 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
5 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
8 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
9 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
10 - Dallas, TX - Palladium
12 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
13 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
14 - San Diego, CA - SOMA
16, 17 - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre
19 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield
20 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
25 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
26 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
29, 30 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
November 2007
1 - Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus
2 - Pontiac, MI - Clutch Cargo's
3 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
5 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
6 - New York, NY - Highline Ballroom
8, 9 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
10 - Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues
12, 13 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
14 - New York, NY - Blender Theater at Gramercy