Tokio Hotel preps another assault on American cities
Glam-rockers Tokio Hotel have announced dates for a summer headlining run through North America behind the band's English-language debut, "Scream."
The German quartet--lead singer Bill Kaulitz, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, drummer Gustav Schafer and bassist Georg Listing--is making another attempt on American markets this year after canceling its spring tour following an injury to Kaulitz's vocal chords (and subsequent surgery to remove a cyst).
The group will kick off the upcoming run Aug. 7 in Sayreville, NJ, and plans to visit 11 cities on the trek, which runs through late August. Details are below.
"Scream," released May 6 in the United States, contains English versions of songs from the band's previous German-language albums, 2005's "Schrei" and last year's "Zimmer 483." Although the new album--which is sold as "Room 483" in German-speaking territories, the English translation of "Zimmer 483"--has performed well in Europe, selling more than 600,000 copies to date, the band has struggled to gain popular success in the US, although the group has attracted a ground swelling of support due to its theatrical live act.
Formed in Magdeburg, Germany in 2001, Tokio Hotel has scored four No. 1 singles and two No. 1 albums in its native Germany, and has sold more than 3 million CDs and DVDs combined, according to a press release.
August 2008
7 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
9 - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec - International Hot Air Balloon Festival
11 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
12 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore
15 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
16 - St. Paul, MN - Myth
19 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
20 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
25 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
27 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
28 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
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