Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ Scoop Marketing) Celebrating 10 years of bringing the hottest acts in music across the country, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. is proud to present the 2011 Honda Civic Tour featuring blink-182 and My Chemical Romance. The annual summer concert series is marking its deca-versary by bringing back blink-182, the inaugural artist from the first Honda Civic Tour in 2001, along with
My Chemical Romance for a 40-plus date nationwide trek beginning on Friday, August 5. Support acts for the anniversary tour include Manchester Orchestra,
Rancid and Matt & Kim.
The Honda Civic Tour will offer tickets priced for maximum affordability for all fans, providing an awesome musical experience at an incredible value. Members of the blink-182 and My Chemical Romance fan clubs will have access to exclusive pre-sale tickets on Monday, June 6. Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, June 10 at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com. Become a fan today and "like" the Honda Civic Tour Facebook profile to gain access to presale tickets on Wednesday, June 8 as well as tour updates, at www.Facebook.com/HondaCivicTour.
Since 2001, the Honda Civic Tour has provided over two million fans with an exclusive, interactive concert experience featuring up-close and personal access to their favorite bands, including Paramore, The Black Eyed Peas, Fall Out Boy, Everclear, Incubus, Good Charlotte, New Found Glory, Dashboard Confessional, Maroon 5 and Panic at the Disco. This summer's tour is expected to play to another 500,000 fans in total.
"It's great to be going back out on the Honda Civic Tour," said Mark Hoppus of blink-182. "We had a blast kicking off the tour ten years ago, and this summer we'll be taking it to the next level with our friends My Chemical Romance."
"We are looking forward to heading out on the road this summer with blink-182," said Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance. "The line-up for the Honda Civic Tour over the last decade has featured some great bands, and we're excited to be a part of it."
Continuing a Honda Civic Tour tradition, Honda will present fans with an opportunity to check out one-of-a-kind vehicles that have been customized and autographed by the headlining bands. blink-182's 2012 Honda Civic Si Coupe and My Chemical Romance's Honda CBR250R motorcycle will be on display at each tour stop.
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2011 Honda Civic Tour |
| FRI | | | | August 5 | | | | | Holmdel, NJ | | | | | PNC Bank Arts Center * |
| SAT | | | | August 6 | | | | | Wantagh, NY | | | | | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater * |
| SUN | | | | August 7 | | | | | Wantagh, NY | | | | | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater ~ |
| TUE | | | | August 9 | | | | | Boston, MA | | | | | Comcast Center * |
| THU | | | | August 11 | | | | | Buffalo, NY | | | | | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center * |
| FRI | | | | August 12 | | | | | Washington, DC | | | | | Jiffy Lube Live * |
| SAT | | | | August 13 | | | | | Hershey, PA | | | | | Hershey Park Pavilion * |
| SUN | | | | August 14 | | | | | Hartford, CT | | | | | The Comcast Theatre * |
| FRI | | | | August 19 | | | | | St. Louis, MO | | | | | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre * |
| SAT | | | | August 20 | | | | | Chicago, IL | | | | | First Midwest Bank Pavilion * |
| SUN | | | | August 21 | | | | | Cincinnati, OH | | | | | Riverbend Music Center * |
| TUE | | | | August 23 | | | | | Milwaukee, WI | | | | | Marcus Amphitheater * |
| THU | | | | September 1 | | | | | Seattle, WA | | | | | White River Amphitheater + |
| SAT | | | | September 3 | | | | | Salt Lake City, UT | | | | | USANA Amphitheater + |
| SUN | | | | September 4 | | | | | Denver, CO | | | | | Comfort Dental Amphitheater + |
| WED | | | | September 7 | | | | | Minneapolis, MN | | | | | Xcel Energy Center ^ |
| THU | | | | September 8 | | | | | Des Moines, IA | | | | | Wells Fargo Arena ~ |
| FRI | | | | September 9 | | | | | Kansas City, MO | | | | | Sandstone Amphitheater ^ |
| SAT | | | | September 10 | | | | | Indianapolis, IN | | | | | Verizon Wireless Music Center ^ |
| SUN | | | | September 11 | | | | | Detroit, MI | | | | | DTE Energy Music Theatre ^ |
| TUE | | | | September 13 | | | | | Cleveland, OH | | | | | Blossom Music Center ^ |
| THU | | | | September 15 | | | | | Pittsburgh, PA | | | | | First Niagara Pavilion ^ |
| FRI | | | | September 16 | | | | | Saratoga, NY | | | | | SPAC ^ |
| SAT | | | | September 17 | | | | | Philadelphia, PA | | | | | Susquehanna Bank Center ^ |
| SUN | | | | September 18 | | | | | Virginia Beach, VA | | | | | Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach ^ |
| TUE | | | | September 20 | | | | | Charlotte, NC | | | | | Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheater ^ |
| WED | | | | September 21 | | | | | Atlanta, GA | | | | | Aarons Amphitheatre at Lakewood ^ |
| FRI | | | | September 23 | | | | | Miami, FL | | | | | Cruzan Amphitheater ^ |
| SAT | | | | September 24 | | | | | Tampa, FL | | | | | 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre ^ |
| MON | | | | September 26 | | | | | Houston, TX | | | | | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion ^ |
| TUE | | | | September 27 | | | | | Dallas, TX | | | | | Gexa Energy Pavilion ^ |
| THU | | | | September 29 | | | | | Albuquerque, NM | | | | | Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents: The Pavilion ^ |
| FRI | | | | September 30 | | | | | Phoenix, AZ | | | | | Tempe Beach Park Amphitheatre ^x |
| SAT | | | | October 1 | | | | | Anaheim, CA | | | | | Honda Center ^ |
| SUN | | | | October 2 | | | | | Sacramento, CA | | | | | Sleep Train Amphitheatre ^ |
| TUE | | | | October 4 | | | | | Concord, CA | | | | | Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord ^ |
| WED | | | | October 5 | | | | | San Francisco, CA | | | | | Shoreline Amphitheatre ^ |
| FRI | | | | October 7 | | | | | Las Vegas, NV | | | | | Red Rock Resort, Spa & Casino ^ |
| SAT | | | | October 8 | | | | | Los Angeles, CA | | | | | Hollywood Bowl ^ |
| SAT | | | | October 15 | | | | | San Diego, CA | | | | | Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre ^ |
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(All dates subject to change - visit www.HondaCivicTour.com for updated information). |
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| * with Manchester Orchestra |
| + with Rancid |
| ^ with Matt & Kim |
| ~ support TBA |
x no My Chemical Romance |
Honda, blink-182 and My Chemical Romance have each engaged in programs in support of the victims of Japan's Great East Japan Earthquake and massive Tsunami. Blink-182 recently introduced a limited-edition T-shirt at https://shop.bompa.com/blink182 with 100% of profits benefiting relief efforts. My Chemical Romance created https://singitforjapan.com/index, a song available at all digital retailers, with band and label proceeds going to the American Red Cross.
Produced by Marketing Factory, the Honda Civic Tour brings innovation and environmental consciousness to the masses by combining the hottest in automotive technology with the hottest in music. The 2011 Honda Civic Tour is teaming up with non-profit sustainability partner Reverb to ensure a tour that supports the concert series' dedicated environmental action plan. On-site concert innovations will also aim to encourage fans that it's "easy to be green" by promoting simple, environmentally-friendly initiatives, games and education. blink-182, My Chemical Romance, Honda and Reverb will be raising awareness around the issues of single use plastics and water quality with non-profit partner Surfrider Foundation, all while engaging fans with fun, interactive exhibits.
About blink-182
With thirty-million-plus records sold worldwide, blink-182 is back in 2011 and ready to continue the musical journey that has thrilled legions of fans for nearly two decades. The band launched the inaugural Honda Civic Tour in 2001, during which they were riding on the success of their No 1 album Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. Currently putting the finishing touches on their first new recording together since 2003, the group is actively pushing their musical boundaries, all while keeping a firm hold of the multi-platinum blink-182 sound that took them to the top in the first place. In addition to the Honda Civic Tour dates, blink-182 will play festivals and tour Canada:
| TUE | | | | August 16 | | | | | Montreal, QC | | | | | Bell Centre No |
| WED | | | | August 17 | | | | | Toronto, ON | | | | | Molson Canadian Amphitheatre No |
| THU | | | | August 25 | | | | | Winnipeg, MB | | | | | MTS Centre @ |
| FRI | | | | August 26 | | | | | Saskatoon, SK | | | | | Credit Union Centre @ |
| SAT | | | | August 27 | | | | | Edmonton, AB | | | | | Rexall Place @ |
| SUN | | | | August 28 | | | | | Calgary, AB | | | | | Saddledome @ |
| TUE | | | | August 30 | | | | | Victoria, BC | | | | | Save-On Foods Memorial Centre @ |
| WED | | | | August 31 | | | | | Vancouver, BC | | | | | Rogers Arena % |
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| No with My Chemical Romance, Manchester Orchestra |
| @ with Rancid, Against Me! |
| % with My Chemical Romance, Rancid, Against Me! |
About My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance released their fourth studio album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, on November 22nd, 2010. The album was No 1 on Billboard's Rock Albums and Alternative Albums charts, while reaching No 8 on the Billboard 200, in addition to being named one of Rolling Stone's "30 Best Albums of 2010." NME praised it as "the best rock record of the year," while Alternative Press stated that "MCR have fully followed their own larger-than-life creative vision." Danger Days was the follow-up to 2006's The Black Parade, which shot to No 2 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart, sold more than 240,000 copies in its first week of release, and spawned four Modern Rock smash singles.
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