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The Fray maps summer tour dates
The Fray has mapped summer tour dates behind the band's hot-selling new studio album, which topped the US album chart after hitting store shelves last month.
The Denver-based alt-rockers kick off their schedule June 12 in Atlanta, the first of more than 30 cities the tour is currently schedule to pass through before wrapping up Aug. 7 in Spokane, WA. Details of the trek are included below.
Fans who sign up for the group's official mailing list through The Fray's website will be given a code to pre-order tickets March 3 only; tickets go on sale to the general public March 13. Citi cardmembers will also be eligible for a special March 11 pre-sale event. More information can be found at Citi's Private Pass Program website.
The band's self-titled sophomore set surfaced last month, debuting in the top spot on The Billboard 200 album chart, selling 179,000 copies during its first week. The first single from the album, "You Found Me," peaked at No. 7 on Billboard's Hot 100.
"It's funny how fickle and sometimes interesting the public changes their perceptions of things--what is cool, and then isn't cool anymore, and then all of a sudden is cool," guitarist Dave Welsh told LiveDaily last summer. "Like, TV's cool again--weird. Being a band on TV is cool. I hardly think that Green Day, 10 years ago, would have done a TV spot. Nowadays, it's like, who wouldn't? It's weird to see the evolution of it."
The album follows the group's 2005 debut, "How to Save a Life," which was the best-selling digital record since SoundScan began tracking digital albums, according to a statement.
June 2009
12 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre
13 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
14 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
16 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
17 - Darien Lake, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
19 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
20 - Hartford, CT - The Meadows Music Theatre
21 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center
23 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
24 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
25 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
27 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
28 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
29 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
July 2009
1 - Cleveland, OH - Tower City Amphitheatre
2 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
3 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
14 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
16 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
17 - Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl
18 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
21 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
22 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
24 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center
25 - Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
28 - Chula Vista, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
29 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
31 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
August 2009
1 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
4 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena
5 - Vancouver, British Columbia - U.B.C. Thunderbird Arena
6 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre
7 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena