LOS ANGELES (Capitol Records) -
Relient K has announced an impressive run of tour dates headlining venues from 1000-3000 in capacity, marking the first extensive outing in support of the band's newly released fourth album Mmhmm. The itinerary, set to begin in early February, will see the Canton, Ohio-based group venturing from Florida to California on what will be only their third tour as headliners. The pop punk trio averages 150-200 live dates annually.
Mmhmm debuted week of release (November 2) at No 15 on the Billboard 200 album chart, and has to date sold over 200,000. The debut sales numbers effectively doubled those set in 2003 by the debut of Relient K's Billboard Top 40 third album, Two Lefts Don't Make A Right...But Three Do. To date, Mmhmm has already recorded sales of more than 200,000.
The Mmhmm release was further highlighted by a No 1 debut on Billboard's
Internet album chart. The band remains one of the most popular artists on the heavily trafficked purevolume.com (see www.purevolume.com/relientk), where they recently passed the rare 1 million plays threshold. The Pure Volume site is now streaming a trio of tracks from Mmhmm.
All told,
Relient K has sold over one million albums, with their Grammy Award-nominated Two Lefts Don't Make A Right...But Three Do and 2001's The Anatomy of the Tongue in
Cheek both nearing RIAA gold status.
The 14-track Mmhmm, released in conjunction with the independent Gotee Records label, was produced by Mark Townsend and
Relient K lead vocalist/guitarist Matt Thiessen, with various tracks mixed by Tom Lord-Alge (Oasis, Rolling Stones). "Be My Escape," the album's first single, will ship nationwide to all formats in late February.
Relient K on Tour February, 2005 with special guests Mae and Name Taken:
February 5 - Orlando, Florida - Social Pavilion
6 - Tampa, Florida - Masquerade
8 - Birmingham,
Alabama - BA Warehouse
9 - Memphis, Tennessee - New
Daisy Theater
11 - Houston,
Texas - Meridian
12 - Dallas,
Texas - Granada Theater
13 - Tulsa, Oklahoma - Cain's Ballroom
14 - Kansas City, Missouri - Beaumont Club
15 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Bricktown Events Center
17 - Phoenix, Arizona - The Venue
19 - Los Angeles, California - Avalon
20 - San Diego, California - Ground Zero
25 - Albuquerque, New Mexico - TBA
26 - Denver, Colorado - ztlan Theater
