SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND 2007: Lineup, Tour Dates Announced
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:33 pm
GWAR, Chimaira Lead - Sounds Of The Underground Tour
Billboard.com reports: The third edition of the Sounds of the Underground tour will feature performances by GWAR, CHIMAIRA, EVERY TIME I DIE, NECRO and JOB FOR A COWBOY, among others.
The 25-city North American trek starts July 6 at the Palladium Ballroom in Dallas and wraps Aug. 8 at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver.
Confirmed acts include:
GWAR
SHADOWS FALL
CHIMAIRA
EVERY TIME I DIE
NECRO
AMON AMARTH
GOATWHORE
JOB FOR A COWBOY
DARKEST HOUR
THE ACACIA STRAIN
HEAVY HEAVY LOW LOW
THE NUMBER TWELVE LOOKS LIKE YOU
DEVIL WEARS PRADA
GWAR is scheduled to headline on most nights, and additional as-yet-unannounced guest headliners will join the bill on select dates. THIS IS HELL and 2 CENTS will split the tour in half as opening acts.
“There are a few bands that have been on the tour before and a bunch of newcomers,†The Agency Group’s Tim Borrow tells Billboard.com. And as opposed to other heavy metal summer tour packages, SOTU is “trying to be the niche, off-the-radar, less commercialized type of tour,†he says.
The Live Nation-produced summer jaunt is visiting 2,000-to 5,000-seat venues, including large ballrooms, cut-down arenas, convention centers and outdoor stage setups. Borrow says this year’s SOTU is hitting smaller venues than it has in the past. “The last couple of years we’ve done this big parking lot-esque type of tour,†he explains. “We’re going to try and have a more controlled atmosphere that’s a lot less expensive to produce.â€
Ticket presales begin April 25 at a price of under $30, according to Borrow.
Hot Topic is the presenting sponsor of this year’s SOTU. In late June, the retail chain will carry an exclusive CD/DVD compilation of the summer trek.
Here are Sounds of the Underground tour dates:
July 06 - Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
July 07 - Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete St. Amphitheatre
July 08 - Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theatre
July 10 - Orlando, FL @ UCF Arena
July 11 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
July 13 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium
July 14 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom Outside
July 15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
July 16 - Winston-salem, NC @ Millennium Center
July 18 - Toronto, ON @ Koolhaus Complex
July 19 - Detroit, MI @ State Theatre
July 20 - Milwuakee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
July 21 - Cleveland, OH @ Time Warner Cable Amphitheater At Tower City
July 22 - Columbus, OH @ Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
July 23 - Chicago, IL @ Congress Theatre
July 24 - Minneapolis, MN @ Myth
July 27 - Calgary, AB @ Macewan Hall
July 28 - Edmonton, AB @ Shaw Conference Center
July 30 - Portland, OR @ Expo Hall
August 1 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Salt Air Pavilion
August 3 - San Jose, CA @ Events Center AT San Jose Univ.
Aust 4 - Irvine, CA @ Irvine Meadows Side Stage
August 5 - Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre
August 6 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
August 8 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore
Billboard.com reports: The third edition of the Sounds of the Underground tour will feature performances by GWAR, CHIMAIRA, EVERY TIME I DIE, NECRO and JOB FOR A COWBOY, among others.
The 25-city North American trek starts July 6 at the Palladium Ballroom in Dallas and wraps Aug. 8 at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver.
Confirmed acts include:
GWAR
SHADOWS FALL
CHIMAIRA
EVERY TIME I DIE
NECRO
AMON AMARTH
GOATWHORE
JOB FOR A COWBOY
DARKEST HOUR
THE ACACIA STRAIN
HEAVY HEAVY LOW LOW
THE NUMBER TWELVE LOOKS LIKE YOU
DEVIL WEARS PRADA
GWAR is scheduled to headline on most nights, and additional as-yet-unannounced guest headliners will join the bill on select dates. THIS IS HELL and 2 CENTS will split the tour in half as opening acts.
“There are a few bands that have been on the tour before and a bunch of newcomers,†The Agency Group’s Tim Borrow tells Billboard.com. And as opposed to other heavy metal summer tour packages, SOTU is “trying to be the niche, off-the-radar, less commercialized type of tour,†he says.
The Live Nation-produced summer jaunt is visiting 2,000-to 5,000-seat venues, including large ballrooms, cut-down arenas, convention centers and outdoor stage setups. Borrow says this year’s SOTU is hitting smaller venues than it has in the past. “The last couple of years we’ve done this big parking lot-esque type of tour,†he explains. “We’re going to try and have a more controlled atmosphere that’s a lot less expensive to produce.â€
Ticket presales begin April 25 at a price of under $30, according to Borrow.
Hot Topic is the presenting sponsor of this year’s SOTU. In late June, the retail chain will carry an exclusive CD/DVD compilation of the summer trek.
Here are Sounds of the Underground tour dates:
July 06 - Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
July 07 - Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete St. Amphitheatre
July 08 - Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theatre
July 10 - Orlando, FL @ UCF Arena
July 11 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
July 13 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium
July 14 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom Outside
July 15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
July 16 - Winston-salem, NC @ Millennium Center
July 18 - Toronto, ON @ Koolhaus Complex
July 19 - Detroit, MI @ State Theatre
July 20 - Milwuakee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
July 21 - Cleveland, OH @ Time Warner Cable Amphitheater At Tower City
July 22 - Columbus, OH @ Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
July 23 - Chicago, IL @ Congress Theatre
July 24 - Minneapolis, MN @ Myth
July 27 - Calgary, AB @ Macewan Hall
July 28 - Edmonton, AB @ Shaw Conference Center
July 30 - Portland, OR @ Expo Hall
August 1 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Salt Air Pavilion
August 3 - San Jose, CA @ Events Center AT San Jose Univ.
Aust 4 - Irvine, CA @ Irvine Meadows Side Stage
August 5 - Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre
August 6 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
August 8 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore
Sick. GWAR, Shadows Fall, Necro 
im gonna get you