Angels and Airwaves take flight in the new year

November 8, 2007 03:11 PM

LiveDaily Contributor

With a new album just released, Angels and Airwaves [ tickets ] are looking forward to headlining a tour of North America next year.

The alt-rock band, fronted by former Blink-182 leader Tom DeLonge, will finish 2007 with a string of holiday radio festivals before launching its club/theater outing Feb. 1 in Dallas. US and Canadian dates are currently scheduled through early March, and more shows are expected, according to Angels and Airwaves' website. The itinerary is listed below.

Indie-rockers Meg & Dia, The Color Fred and Ace Enders will be special guests on the trek.

Earlier this week, Angels and Airwaves dropped their sophomore album, "I-Empire," which was written and produced by DeLonge. The set's lead single, "Everything's Magic," is holding steady at No. 15 on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart after nine weeks. The band is also promoting a feature film titled "I-Empire" at its website.

The new album comes 18 months after the band's debut, "We Don't Need to Whisper," which reached No. 4 on The Billboard 200.

DeLonge started Angels and Airwaves two years ago to search for "the new and correct path in life," he said in the band's bio. He recruited rhythm guitarist David Kennedy (formerly of DeLonge's side-project Box Car Racer), ex-Offspring drummer Atom Willard and the band's most recent addition, 30 Seconds to Mars bassist Matt Wachter. Wachter replaces former Distillers bassist Ryan Sinn, who left A&A earlier this year.

[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.]

November 2007
17 - Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Rancho Cucamonga Epicenter/Bling Fest

December 2007
2 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre/97X Next Big Thing
3 - Atlanta, GA - Roxy Theatre
4 - Norfolk, VA - Constant Convocation Center/96X Winter Meltdown
6 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre/KEDJ How the Edge Stole Christmas
7 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium/Live 105 Not So Silent Night
9 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena/91X Nightmare before Xmas
11 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint/AREA 107.9's Big Damn Holiday Jam

January 2008
5 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre/Guitar Center Drum Off

February 2008
1 - Dallas, TX - The Palladium Ballroom
2 - Austin, TX - Stubb's Bar-B-Que
3 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre
5 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution Live
6 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock
8 - Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend
9 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
10 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
12 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
14 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
15 - New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
16 - Sayerville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
17 - Boston, MA - Palladium
21 - Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
22 - Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus
23 - Detroit, MI - Fillmore
24 - Chicago, IL - Riviera
26 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
28 - St Louis, MO - The Pageant
29 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave/Eagles Ballroom

March 2007
3 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
4 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
6 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
7 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
8 - Seattle, WA - ShowBox SoDo