Family Values Tour adds second stage

A second stage, more bands and a video-game contest have been added to this summer's Family Values Tour .

The festival's fifth installment is set to kick off July 20 with Korn and Evanescence topping the bill and sharing the main stage with Atreyu , Flyleaf , Trivium , and Hell Yeah , the new band comprising Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott and members of Mudvayne and Nothingface.

The second stage, sponsored by RedOctane video game "Guitar Hero," will host five additional bands, including up-and-comers Five Finger Death Punch , Invitro and Twin Method. Between sets, a national "Guitar Hero II" competition will take place on stage, with competitors vying for an autographed Korn guitar, band access passes and a chance to challenge Korn frontman Jonathan Davis to a game after the show.

The 30-city trek starts in Maryland Heights, MO, and makes its way across the US, wrapping in early September with four shows in California. The caravan of rockers is also set to stop in Toronto July 31st. Details are listed below.

As they did last year, organizers will offer $9.99 lawn seats in most cities.

Family Values, which Korn created with its management company in 1998, returned to the stage last summer following a five-year hiatus and saw its most successful run to date.

Korn is scheduled to release its eighth studio album, which won't have a name, on July 31. The set's first single, "Evolution," and a video that documents the making of the song, are streaming at Korn's website.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
 tour dates and tickets
July 2007
20 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
21 - Somerset, WI - Float-Rite Amphitheatre
22 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
24 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
25 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
27 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
28 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
29 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center

August 2007
3 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
4 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake
5 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center
7 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
8 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
10 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
11 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
12 - Orlando, FL - Amway Arena
14 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheater
15 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
17 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
18 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
19 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
21 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
22 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Kansas City
24 - Englewood, CO - Coors Amphitheatre
25 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
26 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Wireless Pavilion
29 - Bakersfield, CA - Rabobank Arena
31 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre

September 2007
1 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
2 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

 tour dates and tickets
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