NEW YORK, NY (Atlantic Records) - Decaydance/ Fueled By Ramen recording group
Cobra Starship - the new band led by former Midtown frontman Gabe Saporta - has unveiled plans to join the line-up of MTV2's upcoming "Welcome To The Universe Tour." The trek will follow the release of the band's much-anticipated debut album, "WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS, WE RULE THE STREETS," which will arrive in stores on October 10th.
The "Welcome To The Universe Tour" - part of the "MTV2 $2 Bill Presents" series - is slated to hit the road on October 17th at the Myth in Minneapolis, then travel the U.S. through a November 25th finale at the Wiltern LG in Los Angeles. In addition to Cobra Starship, the multi-band trek will feature performances by 30 Seconds To Mars and Head Automatica, with an array of exciting new rock outfits - including Rock Kills Kid, Pink Spiders, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and Men, Women and Children - joining the bill on select dates.
Prior to the MTV2 itinerary, Cobra Starship is embarking on its debut U.S. tour, accompanying Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen's own Gym Class Heroes on their "Jerry's Kids Short Bus Tour '06." The trek kicks off today, September 14th, at the Icon in Buffalo, New York, and crosses the country with dates continuing through an October 12th show at Jillian's in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cobra Starship will then appear at the eagerly awaited Bamboozle Left extravaganza, slated for Sunday, October 15th, at Cal Poly Pomona Athletic Field in Pomona, California. The band joins an incredible festival line-up that comprises Brand New, Thrice, 30 Seconds To Mars, and many more.
"WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS, WE RULE THE STREETS" was heralded earlier this summer by the breakthrough hit single, "Snakes On A Plane (Bring It)." The song - which sees Saporta joined by such special guests as vocalists William Beckett of The Academy Is..., Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes, Maja Ivarsson of The Sounds, as well as All-American Rejects guitarist Nick Wheeler - was one of the summer's biggest multi-format hits, logging widespread airplay at Alternative, Hot AC, and Triple A outlets nationwide.
The single - which is also featured on the Decaydance/New Line Records release, "SNAKES ON A PLANE: THE ALBUM" - has received big love from critics coast to coast. "This summer's pop anthem kicks some serious asp," declared Entertainment Weekly, while LA Weekly hailed the track as "a true winner, in every sense." The New York Post summed it up best: "Snakes On A Plane (Bring It)" is "the song of the year."
The "Snakes On A Plane (Bring It)" companion video - which includes an appearance from the one-and-only Samuel L. Jackson - has proven a true sensation, recently reaching the No 1 spot at MTV2 and the No 3 spot at FUSE. The clip also received "Summa Cum Laude" airplay at mtvU.
COBRA STARSHIP - U.S. Tours 2006
9/14-10/7: Jerry's Kids Short Bus Tour '06 w/Gym Class Heroes & Cage
10/17-11/25: MTV2 $2 Bill Presents Welcome To The Universe Tour
w/30 Seconds To Mars & Head Automatica
SEPTEMBER
14 Buffalo, NY Icon
15 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre/Underground
16 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
17 Allston, MA Harpers Ferry
18 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
19 New York, NY Knitting Factory
20 Baltimore, MD Sonar
21 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
22 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
23 Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen (2 shows)
24 St. Louis, MO Creepy Crawl
25 Iowa City, IA Picador
26 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Club
27 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
28 Kansas City, MO Grand Emporium
29 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
30 Ogden, UT Club Boomva
OCTOBER
2 Orangevale, CA The Boardwalk
3 Hollywood, CA Knitting Factory
4 Tucson, AZ Skrappy's
5 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse
6 San Diego, CA Mira Mesa Epicentre
7 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction
8 San Luis Obispo, CA Eddy Burgos
9 Santa Cruz, CA The Attic
11 San Francisco, CA Slim's
12 Las Vegas, NV Jillian's
15 Pomona, CA The Bamboozle Left
17 Minneapolis, MN The Myth
18 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom
20 Chicago, IL Congress Theatre
21 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
22 Detroit, MI State Theater
24 Columbus, OH PromoWest Pavilion
27 New York, NY Roseland Ballroom
28 Boston, MA Avalon Ballroom
29 Providence, RI Lupo's
30 Toms River, NJ Ritacco Center
31 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
NOVEMBER
2 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
3 North Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
4 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
6 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
7 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing
9 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater
10 San Antonio, TX Sunset Station
11 Ft Worth, TX Ridglea Theater
13 St. Louis, MO Pageant Theatre
15 Denver, CO Fillmore Theater
16 Salt Lake City, UT Salt Air Pavilion
18 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
19 Seattle, WA The Premier
22 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theater
24 San Diego, CA Soma
25 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern LG
