The Get Up Kids join Dashboard Confessional, Thrice on Civic Tour

Kansas City-based emo-rockers The Get Up Kids are the latest addition to this year's Honda-sponsored Civic Tour, taking a spot on a bill that will also feature previously announced acts Dashboard Confessional and Thrice .

The Get Up Kids are backing their fourth album, "Guilt Show," which hit stores in March. The album track "Martyr Me" is streaming at the Vagrant Records website.

The Get Up Kids' labelmates Dashboard Confessional, led by group anchorman Chris Carrabba, heads up the Civic Tour bill. The group is supporting its third full-length studio album, last August's "A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar." Carrabba wrote the set's 13 tracks, while Gil Norton (Pixies, Belly, Foo Fighters) produced.

California quartet Thrice is supporting its Island Records debut, "The Artist in the Ambulance," which surfaced in August.

During the tour--which kicks off on May 13 in Portland, ME, and runs through June--American Honda Motor Co. will be showcasing a customized and autographed Honda Civic that was designed by Dashboard Confessional. Ten customized Civics will be awarded through national and local sweepstakes as part of the tour; details will be posted at the tour's website, according to a press release.

[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
May 2004
13 - Portland, ME - Cumberland County Civic Center
16 - Buffalo, NY - Dome Theater
18 - Cleveland, OH - Tower City Amphitheatre
19 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
20 - Auburn Hills, MI - DTE Energy Music Theater
21 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
22 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
23 - Grand Forks, ND - Alerus Center Ballroom
25 - Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
26 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
27 - Kansas City, MO - City Market
28 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore
29 - West Valley City, UT - E Center

June 2004
1 - Seattle, WA - Exhibition Center
2 - Portland, OR - Portland Expo Center
3 - San Jose, CA - Event Center at SJSU
4 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theater
5 - Las Vegas, NV - Orleans Theater
6 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
7 - Irvine, CA - UC Irvine / Bren Center
8 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre
10 - Austin, TX - Stubb's
11 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Live at Grand Prairie
12 - Houston, TX - Reliant Arena
14 - Tampa, FL - USF SunDome
15 - Pompano Beach, FL - Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
16-18 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
19 - Atlanta, GA - Gwinnett Center
20 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
22 - Raleigh, NC - Regency Park Amphitheatre
23 - Norfolk, VA - NTELOS Pavilion
24 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
25 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum
26 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
27 - Lowell, MA - Tsongas Arena
30 - Pittsburgh, PA - Chevrolet Amphitheatre at Station Square

 tour dates and tickets
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