311 taps The Wailers, Pepper for summer tour
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311 has unfurled the itinerary for a summer roadtrip that will also feature fellow rock-reggae outfit Pepper and legendary Jamaican reggae band The Wailers .
Plans currently call for the coast-to-coast trek to get underway in late July, and a full battery of shows stretches into early September. Details are included below.
The Wailers--best known as late reggae legend Bob Marley's backing band--will be "playing all the Bob Marley classics," according to a tour announcement posted at 311's website. The group's lineup features original members Aston Barrett (bass), Junior Marvin (lead guitar), Al Anderson (lead guitar) and Chico (trumpet), as well as post-Marley members Gary Pine (lead vocals), Drummy (drums), Keith Sterling (keyboards), and backing vocalists Roxanne Prince and Marsha Scott Hines.
Pepper, whose members hail from Hawaii and San Diego, will hit the stage first during the upcoming tour. The group's new album, which is due out in August, features six songs that 311 frontman Nick Hexum produced.
311 continues to back its eighth album, "Don't Tread on Me," which surfaced last August and debuted at No. 5 on The Billboard 200 album chart. The set follows the group's previous studio set, 2003's "Evolver," and its 2004 best-of collection, "Greatest Hits."
July 2006
20 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
21 - Avila Beach, CA - Avila Beach Resort
23 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Harbor Resort
25 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
27 - West Valley City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
28 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 2006
1 - Saint Louis, MO - The Pageant
3 - Memphis, TN - Mud Island Amphitheatre
4 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
5 - Cleveland, OH - Tower City Amphitheater
6 - Indianapolis, IN - The Lawns at White River
8 - Columbus, OH - Promowest Ampitheatre
10 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
11 - Chicago, IL - Northerly Island
12 - Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus
13 - Gilford, NH - Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center
15 - Philadelphia, PA - Penn's Landing
17 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
18 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga PAC
19 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach Theatre
20 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
21 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata
24 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
25 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
26 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
27 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
29 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre
September 2006
1 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
2 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
3 - Austin, TX - The Backyard
7 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre
8 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
9 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
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