With a new single on the radio, a video shoot completed, and an album titled "Soundsystem" (Capricorn) in the can awaiting its Oct. 12 release, 311 [ tickets ] is readying to hit the road for a coast-to-coast tour. The festivities begin Sept. 20 at Nashville's 1,200-capacity 328 Music Hall, and so far more than 60 shows are planned through mid-December.

Though a few radio station festival dates will be hit along the way, the tour will generally stick to venues more intimate than the band's multi-platinum status might suggest. According to the Nebraska-bred band's official web site (www.311music.com), the club and theater tour materialized at the request of fans. The band is expected to return in the spring of 2000 for a tour of larger venues.

Festival dates will include The Big Day Off Festival at the Meadows Theatre in Hartford on Sept. 24, the HFStival at Washington, D.C.'s, RFK Stadium, and the Rave Festival at Boston Pavilion on Sept. 26, and a date Oct. 30 in Tampa, Fla.