Former “American Idol” finalist Bo Bice has cancelled the final three dates on his acoustic tour (Tucson, Odessa, and Dallas) to instead hurry back into the studio to finish his second album. Bice’s new record is due for release in mid-September.
Two exciting young artists, Joss Stone and James Morrison, will head out on tour together this summer, beginning August 27 in Los Angeles and running through September 29 in Kansas City.
The All-American Rejects will play the Hard Rock Live in Orlando on September 15 as part of the Ambassadors of Rock Tour, a private show that fans can enter a sweepstakes to win tickets for. Check out www.hardrock.com for details.
Snow Patrol will tour Australia for the first time ever in September, beginning September 7 in Sydney and running for seven dates. Supporting the band will be Los Angeles indie rockers The Silversun Pickups and former Snow Patrol member Iain Archer, who is now a solo artist.
Blue October continues to tear up the road, and plans to do so again this fall with Yellowcard and Shiny Toy Guns. The tour begins September 20 in Atlanta and runs through November 10 in Orlando and are shown below with Yellowcard’s dates. And as for Yellowcard, the band’s new album, Paper Walls, hits streets on July 17. They will play a fee show to launch the NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio on June 22, and then will take part in the Vans Warped Tour beginning June 29. All tour dates are listed below, with headlining dates to be announced soon as well:
Yellowcard on the 2007 Vans Warped Tour
6/29 Pomona, CA Pomona Fairgrounds
6/30 Ventura, CA Seaside Park
7/01 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheater
7/03 Vancouver, BC Thunderbird Stadium
7/05 Calgary, AB Race City Speedway
7/07 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fairgrounds
7/08 Denver, CO Invesco Field
7/11 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
7/12 Las Cruces, NM NMSU Practice Field
7/13 San Antonio, TX Amphitheater Lot
7/14 Dallas, TX Smirnoff/Pizza Hut Center
7/15 Houston, TX Reliant Center
7/18 Atlanta, GA Hi-Fi Amphitheatre
7/19 Jacksonville, FL Reynolds Park Yatch Center
Yellowcard on Blue October’s Fall U.S. Tour
9/20 Atlanta, GA Masquerade Music Park
9/21 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
9/22 Washinton, DC DAR Constitution Hall
9/23 Portsmouth, VA nTelos Wireless Pavilion
9/28 Philadelphia, PA The Electric Factory
10/05 Columbus, OH Promowest Pavilion
10/06 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/09 St. Charles, MO Family Arena
10/13 St. Paul, MO Myth
10/18 Wichita, KS The Cotillion
10/27 Phoenix, AZ Celebrity Theatre
11/02 Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Live
11/08 Tampa, FL USF Sun Dome
11/09 West Palm Beach, FL Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
11/10 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues
Alternative rockers Unwritten Law will hit the road in support of their latest album, The Hit List, which is a collection of the band’s best material, all re-recorded. Support acts on the tour include Zebrahead, Bullets and Octane, Neurosonic and Mickey Avalon. All confirmed shows are as follows:
6-Jun Canyon Club Agoura Hills, CA
7-Jun House of Blues San Diego, CA
8-Jun Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, NV
9-Jun Hudson Theatre San Bernardino, CA
10-Jun Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ
12-Jun Bricktown Events Center Oklahoma City, OK
13-Jun House of Blues Dallas, TX
14-Jun Emo’s Austin, TX
15-Jun Scout Bar Houston, TX
16-Jun Queen Mary Long Beach, CA
17-Jun The State Theatre St. Petersburg, FL
19-Jun Culture Room Ft. Lauderdale, FL
20-Jun House Of Blues – Orlando Lake Buena Vista, FL
21-Jun Freebird Live Jacksonville Beach, FL
22-Jun Center Stage Atlanta, GA
23-Jun Captain Hiram’s Resort Sebastian, FL
24-Jun House Of Blues North Myrtle Beach, SC
26-Jun Peabodys – VA Virginia Beach, VA
27-Jun Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD
28-Jun Jaxx West Springfield, VA
29-Jun Blender Theatre New York, NY
30-Jun The Fillmore Philadelphia, PA
1-Jul Axis Boston, MA
9-Jul Mr. Smalls Theatre Pittsburgh, PA
10-Jul Peabodys Cleveland, OH
11-Jul St. Andrews Hall Detroit, MI
12-Jul House Of Blues Chicago, IL
Cinematic Orchestra will headline two shows in New York City this summer to coincide with the release of its first studio album in five years, Ma Fleur. The first is a free show on July 7 at Central Park’s Summerstage, and the second is an intimate event at Joe’s Pub on July 8.
