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311 dishes the 411 with summer tour, best-of album
Alt-rockers 311 have locked down plans for a new greatest-hits album and a summer U.S. tour.
Dubbed the 2004 Summer Unity Tour, the outing starts in mid-June, and is scheduled run through early August. Medeski, Martin & Wood and The Roots will support on most dates, though The Roots will be the lone show-opener on several stops; details are shown in the itinerary below.
Ticket on-sale dates are locked down for many of the shows, and registered users of the band's website have access to online pre-sales. Details are posted at the band's website.
Included in 311's itinerary is a free performance in the group's hometown of Omaha, NE, part of Omaha's 150th birthday celebration.
"We were so thrilled to be asked to be a part of Omaha's 150th Birthday," frontman Nick Hexum said in a statement. "We're very proud of our Nebraskan roots and we feel it's always given our band a uniquely Midwestern attitude. 'Work hard and appreciate your blessings!' That's what we say."
On June 8, 311 will issue a new greatest-hits album that encompasses material spanning from 1993-2003. The CD will also include two new tracks--"First Straw" and "How Do You Feel"--as well a cover of The Cure's "Love Song"; originally found on February's "50 First Dates" soundtrack. 311's rendition of "Love Song" took over the top slot on Billboard's latest Modern Rock Tracks chart.
311's most-recent collection of all-new material is last year's "Evolver," which features the cuts "Creatures (for a While)" and "Beyond the Gray Sky."
