Nintendo Fusion Tour schedule continues to grow
With the launch date quickly approaching, the itinerary for the Nintendo Fusion Tour--featuring alt-rockers Story of the Year --now stretches well into November.
Organizers, who last month unveiled about half of the tour's 37-city schedule, have now confirmed dates and venues for the remainder of the run, which kicks off Sept. 20 in Texas and is scheduled to wrap up Nov. 12 in St. Louis. Details are shown below.
Joining Story of the Year on the bill are Lostprophets , My Chemical Romance , Letter Kills, Anberlin and Autopilot Off. Additionally, Taking Back Sunday , Fall Out Boy and Matchbook Romance will perform at the Oct. 7-8 shows in Seattle.
Tickets for most shows are priced at less than $20, plus service charges, according to organizers, and are on sale now.
At each tour stop, organizers will "transform he lobby of the venue into an immersive entertainment space with music, custom lighting and specially designed gaming kiosks featuring the hottest upcoming Nintendo GameCube games," according to a press release. Giveaways are planned, and a radio-station contest winner in each city will get to compete in a video game against a member of Story of the Year.
More information is available at the tour's official website.
Story of the Year continues to back its debut album, last September's "Page Avenue," which features the singles "Until the Day I Die" and "Anthem of Our Dying Day." Four cuts from the album are streaming at the tour's website.
Lostprophets' latest set is this year's "Start Something," which spawned the No. 1 Modern Rock Tracks hit "Last Train Home," as well as new single "Wake Up (Make a Move)."
My Chemical Romance released its major-label debut, "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge," earlier this year, and Letter Kills' new album, "The Bridge," arrived in stores in July.
Anberlin's debut album, "Blueprints for the Black Market," surfaced in mid-2003; a follow-up is planned for early next year. Autopilot Off issued its first full-length set, "Make a Sound," in April.
September 2004
20 - Odessa, TX - Dos Amigos
21 - Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall
22 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Live
24 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
25 - Salt Lake City, UT - Utah State Fairpark
26 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
28 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove of Anaheim
29 - San Diego, CA - SOMA
October 2004
3 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern LG
4 - Davis, CA - Freeborn Hall
5 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
7, 8 - Seattle, WA - The Premier
9 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
10 - Spokane, WA - Big Easy
13 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre
14 - Minneapolis, MN - Quest Club
15 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave/Eagles Club
16 - Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre
17 - Indianola, IA - Cowles Athletic Center
19 - Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus
21 - Detroit, MI - State Theatre
22 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theatre
23 - Belle Vernon, PA - The Ice Garden
24 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
26 - New York, NY - Roseland
27 - Boston, MA - Avalon
28 - Providence, RI - Lupo's at the Strand
30 - Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
November 2004
1 - Nashville, TN - Rcktwn
3 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
4 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
5 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
6 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
8 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
9 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
11 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
12 - Saint Louis, MO - The Pageant
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Ashlee Simpson, Pete Wentz Wed [May 2008]
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Weekend Ticketing: Iron Maiden, Jimmy Buffett, Robert Plant/Alison Krauss, Duran Duran, Alan Jackson [March 2008]
Weekend Ticketing: The Police, Jack Johnson, Eric Clapton, Kanye West, Robert Plant/Alison Krauss [March 2008]
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The Duke Spirit on stage and in the studio
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Stevie Nicks
Metallica at the KROQ Weenie Roast in Irvine, CA
R.E.M. at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA
Herbie Hancock at the Sonoma Jazz Festival
Brad Paisley, Jack Ingram and Kellie Pickler
Dengue Fever at The Independent, San Francisco, CA

