NEW YORK, NY (Atlantic Records) - Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen recording group
Cobra Starship - led by former Midtown frontman Gabe Saporta - made an incredible sales debut this week, with their much-anticipated first album, "WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS, WE RULE THE STREETS," entering in the No 1 spot on SoundScan's "Top New Artists" chart. What's more, the album - which includes the single, "Bring It (Snakes On A Plane)" - came in at No 1 on the "Alternative New Artist" chart, while also reaching No 7 on the "Independent Artist" ranking and No 36 on the "Current Alternative" chart.
In other news, MTV2 has set November 6th for the all-day "Unleashed" premiere of Cobra Starship's next video, "The Church of Hot Addiction." The clip will air hourly, with a Cobra Starship Makes A Video special debuting that same evening. "The Church of Hot Addiction" is the follow-up to Cobra Starship's breakthrough video for "Bring It (Snakes On A Plane)," which hit the No 1 spot on the airplay charts at both MTV2 and Fuse.
Cobra Starship - who recently wrapped up a national tour with labelmates Gym Class Heroes, followed by a much-buzzed-about performance at the Bamboozle Left festival - has just hit the road once more as part of MTV2's "Welcome to the Universe" Tour. The trek began October 17th at the Myth in Minneapolis, with dates continuing through a November 25th finale at the Wiltern LG in Los Angeles (see attached itinerary). In addition to Cobra Starship, the multi-band trek - part of the "MTV2 $2 Bill Presents" series - will feature performances from 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.
OCTOBER
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
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