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New Found Glory, Good Charlotte lead Civic Tour

Published February 26, 2003 03:27 PM

By Rob Evans / LiveDaily Editor

South Florida pop-punkers New Found Glory [ tickets ] and fellow rockers Good Charlotte [ tickets ] join forces for the latest edition of the Honda-sponsored Civic Tour, a 50-plus-city trek that gets underway in April.

Rounding out the bill are Less Than Jake and MxPx [ tickets ]--who will alternate in the opening slot--and a fourth band, which will vary in each city.

Presale tickets for the tour are available prior to the public on-sale via the Civic Tour website.

New Found Glory has graced the main stage of the Vans Warped Tour for three years. Their self-titled Drive-Thru Records debut and their latest album, 2002's "Sticks and Stones," are both certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping more than 500,000 copies.

Good Charlotte, also a veteran Warped Tour act, sold more than 1 million copies of its self-titled debut album, according to publicists. The band's latest album is 2002's "The Young and the Hopeless."

Two Honda Civic Si's--one customized by New Found Glory and one customized by Good Charlotte--will be on display at all Civic Tour concerts before they are awarded to two lucky fans via a national online promotion at civictour.com, which begins on March 27. A total of 12 customized Civic Si's will be awarded through ten media promotions, the details of which are yet to be announced.

The inaugural Civic Tour took place in 2001, and was divided into two separate legs, one headlined by Blink-182, the other headlined by Everclear. Last year, Incubus headlined the outing, which touched down in more than 50 cities.

[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.]

April 2003
8 - Grand Forks, ND - Alerus Center
9 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
10 - Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion
11 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
12 - Detroit, MI - Cobo Arena
13 - Grand Rapids, MI - DeltaPlex
15 - Indianapolis, IN - Pepsi Coliseum
16 - Dayton, OH - Hara Arena
17 - Pittsburgh, PA - Peterson Center
18 - Cleveland, OH - Tower Amphitheatre
21 - Hershey, PA - Giant Center
22 - Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena
24 - Worcester, MA - Centrum
25 - Portland, ME - Cumberland County Civic Center
26 - Hartford, CT - Civic Center
27 - Albany, NY - Sienna College
30 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Marist College - McCann Center

May 2003
1 - Hampton, VA - Coliseum
2 - Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum
3 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
4 - Washington, DC - Patriot Center
6 - Charlotte, NC - Cricket Arena
7 - Atlanta, GA - Gwinnett Civic Center
8 - Greenville, SC - Timmons Arena
10 - Sunrise, FL - Office Depot Center
11 - Tampa, FL - USF Sundome
13 - Orlando, FL - TD Waterhouse Centre
14 - Birmingham, AL - Boutwell Auditorium
15 - New Orleans, LA - State Palace
16 - Houston, TX - Reliant Arena
17 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Center
18 - San Antonio, TX - Sunken Gardens
20 - St. Louis, MO - Family Arena
21 - Kansas City, KS - City Market
22 - Lincoln, NE - Pershing Auditorium
23 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks
26 - Seattle, WA - Seahawk Stadium Exhibition Center
27 - Portland, OR - Coliseum
28 - Boise, ID - Bank of America Center
29 - West Valley City, UT - E Center Ford Theater
30 - Las Vegas, NV - Cox Pavilion
31- San Jose, CA - SJSU Events Center

June 2003
1 - Bakersfield, CA - Centennial Garden Arena
3 - Phoenix, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre
4 - Irvine, CA - Bren Center
5 - Santa Barbara, CA - County Bowl
7 - Universal City, CA - Universal Amphitheatre