Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution takes off in July

The fourth installment of the Projekt Revolution trek is set to kick off July 25 with tour founders Linkin Park on the main stage alongside My Chemical Romance , Taking Back Sunday , HIM , Placebo and Julien-K.

The second stage, dubbed the Revolution Stage, will play host to Mindless Self Indulgence, Saosin, The Bled, Styles of Beyond and Madina Lake.

The outing will traverse the US into September, and also includes a stop in Toronto. A couple of cities, including the launch city, will be announced in about two weeks; the rest of the schedule is confirmed and listed below. Tickets go on sale nationwide May 19.

Projekt Revolution--which has partnered with sponsors Major League Baseball, "Halo 3" for Xbox 360, Monster Energy Drink, Etnies and Nowwhat.com--merges a variety of musical styles handpicked by the members of Linkin Park.

"Linkin Park is thrilled to be joined by this amazing group of artists and I know the audience will share in our excitement," vocalist Chester Bennington said in a statement.

Tour organizers and Linkin Park's Music for Relief organization have been working to make the event environmentally conscious, according to a press release. Besides making it a "green" outing, Projekt Revolution and Music for Relief will donate $1 from each ticket to American Forests for their global "re-leaf" program, which plants trees to help lessen the effects of global climate change.

Linkin Park will release its third studio album, "Minutes to Midnight," next week. The first single, "What I've Done," is already No. 1 at rock and modern-rock radio.

The Grammy-winning band will usher in the new album with a release-eve event May 14 that will see an upcoming Linkin Park concert air simultaneously in movie theaters across the country and online. The group will broadcast its May 11 concert at New York City's Webster Hall as part of National CineMedia's FATHOM series. A list of cinemas running the film is available at FATHOM's website.

Linkin Park has sold 40 million records worldwide since its 2000 debut, "Hybrid Theory," which alone moved more than 18 million copies, according to a press release.

TOUR DATES
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July 2007
27 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
28 - San Bernardino, CA - Hyundai Pavilion
29 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre

August 2007
1 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
3 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
4 - Woodlands, TX - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
5 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
7 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
8 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
10 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre
11 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
13 - Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
14 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
15 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
17 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
18 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
19 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
21 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
22 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
24 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
25 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
26 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center
28 - Syracuse, NY - NY State Fair
29 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
31 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center

September 2007
1 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
3 - Englewood, CO - Coors Amphitheatre

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