Alternative Press Tour going strong

The Rockstar Energy Drink Alternative Press Tour got off to a roaring start last month with co-headliners The Rocket Summer and All Time Low selling out shows across the South and western US, and the bands will soldier on through early May.

The outing--which also features alt-rockers The Matches, electronic-rocker Sonny and pop-rockers Forever The Sickest Kids--continues tonight (4/4) in Detroit and will focus on the eastern half of the country from here on out. Several of the shows have sold out in advance, according to the tour's website. The remaining itinerary is listed below.

Dallas-based pop-rock outfit The Rocket Summer is supporting last summer's "Do You Feel," which reached No. 44 on The Billboard 200. The set is singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Bryce Avary's third full-length album and first major-label release on Island Records. He wrote and performed the entire album himself with a little help from producer Jim Wirt (Incubus, Jack's Mannequin).

Pop-punkers All Time Low are backing their fall release, "So Wrong, It's Right," which cracked The Billboard 200 at No. 62 and claimed the No. 6 spot on the magazine's Top Independent Albums chart. The set follows 2006's "Put Up or Shut Up" EP, All Time Low's debut on Hopeless Records. The Maryland-based group had already shared the stage with the likes of Motion City Soundtrack, the Early November and Plain White T's before joining the Hopeless label, which signed the musicians just before they graduated from high school.

The Alternative Press Tour, put on by the music mag of the same name, is in its second year. The inaugural edition featured Circa Survive, Cute is What We Aim For, As Tall As Lions and Envy on the Coast.

[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
April 2008
4 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
5 - Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Theatre
6 - Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection
8 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
9 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
10 - Philadelphia, PA - TLA
11 - New York, NY - The Fillmore, Irving Plaza
12 - Lancaster, PA - The Chameleon
13 - Norfolk, VA - NorVa
15 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
16 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
17 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
18 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
19 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
20 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
22 - Little Rock, AR - Juanitas
23 - Sauget, IL - Pops
24 - Loves Park, IL - Forest Hills Lodge
25 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
26 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
27 - Buffalo, NY - Club Infinity
29 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
30 - Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock

May 2008
1 - Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel
2 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues


 tour dates and tickets
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