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Jimmy Eat World On Tour With Foo Fighters

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Jimmy Eat World has announced a few tour dates with Foo Fighters. Check out the dates below.

1/16 – Sunrise, FL – BankAtlantic Center
1/17 – Orlando, FL – Amway Arena
1/19 – Birmingham, AL – BJCC Arena
1/20 – Pensacola, FL – Pensacola Civic Center
1/22 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
1/23 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
1/25 – Memphis, TN – FedEx Forum

Fearless Records Signs The Morning Light

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Fearless Records has signed The Morning Light.

The Morning Light formed early in 2007 when Harrison Wargo and Bobby Garver began jamming in a local recording studio. Word quickly spread about these guys and shortly they had a full band. The band had not even released an album when they started impressing local promotes and landing shows with All Time Low and Cute Is What We Aim For.

Saosin Announce 2008 Tour

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Saosin has announced a 2008 winter tour with support from Armor For Sleep, The Bled, Meriwether, and Fear Before The March Of Flames. Check out the dates below.

Supporting (1/21 – 2/8): Armor For Sleep, The Bled and Meriwether.

1/21/08 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
1/22/08 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theatre
1/23/08 – Lubbock, TX – Jakes
1/25/08 – Oklahoma City, OK – Bricktown Ballroom
1/26/08 – Sauget, IL – Pops
1/27/08 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
1/29/08 – Richmond, VA – Canal Club
1/30/08 – Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock
1/31/08 – South Burllington, VT – Higher Ground
2/1/08 – Providence, RI – The Living Room
2/2/08 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
2/4/08 – Buffalo, NY – Xtreme Wheels
2/5/08 – Grand Rapids, MI – Intersection
2/7/08 – St. Paul, MN – Station 4
2/8/08 – Des Moines, IA – Peoples Court

Supporting (2/9 – 2/16): Armor For Sleep, Fear Before The March Of Flames, Meriwether

2/9/08 – Lawrence, KS – Granada Theatre
2/10/08 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
2/12/08 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
2/13/08 – Sparkes, NV – New Oasis
2/14/08 – Chico, CA – Senator Theatre
2/15/08 – Roseville, CA – The Underground
2/16/07 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst

Taste of Chaos 2008 Announces Lineup and Tour Dates

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The 2008 Taste of Chaos Tour will include Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu, Bullet For My Valentine, Bless The Fall and they will also be brining the best Japanese Rock bands to the United States (a burgeoning movement also known as JROCK). The JROCK bands will include Mucc, D’Espairsray and The Underneath. Idiot Pilot will also be playing two special sets every night in each venue concourse.

Internet pre-sale will begin on January 5th at www.rockstartasteofchaos.com, and the national on sale will take place on Saturday January 12th. Tour dates can be found below.

2/29 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
3/1 Kansas City, MO Memorial Hall
3/2 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Ballroom
3/4 Minneapolis, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium
3/5 St. Louis, MO Family Arena
3/7 Dayton, OH Hara Arena
3/8 Detroit, MI Cobo Arena
3/10 Rochester, NY The Armory
3/11 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
3/14 Philadelphia, PA Tweeter Center
3/15 Asbury Park, NJ Convention Center
3/17 Washington, DC Patriot Center
3/18 Portland, ME Cumberland County Civic Center
3/20 Nassau, NY Nassau Coliseum
3/21 Boston, MA Tsongas Arena
3/22 Albany, NY The Armory
3/24 Atlanta, GA Gwinnett Center
3/25 Tampa, FL USF Sundome
3/26 Miami, FL Bayfront Park
3/28 Orlando, FL UCF Arena
3/29 Biloxi, MS Mississippi Coast Coliseum
3/30 TBA
4/1 Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre
4/3 Oklahoma City, OK Fairgrounds Arena
4/4 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheatre
4/5 San Antonio, TX Freeman Coliseum
4/6 El Paso, TX County Coliseum
4/8 TBA
4/9 Phoenix, AZ Jobing.com Arena
4/10 Long Beach, CA Long Beach Arena
4/12 San Jose, CA Event Center
4/13 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
4/15 Seattle, WA WaMu Center

Sherwood Headlining Tour

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Sherwood has announced their first headlining tour with The Matches, Houston Calls, The Higher and We Shot The Moon. Check out the dates below.

31 Jan 2008 The Boardwalk Orangevale, California
1 Feb 2008 Downtown Brew San Luis Obispo, California
2 Feb 2008 Knitting Factory Los Angeles, California
5 Feb 2008 Chain Reaction Anaheim, California
6 Feb 2008 SOMA San Diego, California
7 Feb 2008 The Rock Tucson, Arizona
9 Feb 2008 Jillians Las Vegas, Nevada
12 Feb 2008 The Conservatory Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
14 Feb 2008 Emo’s Austin, Texas
15 Feb 2008 The Door Dallas, Texas
16 Feb 2008 Java Jazz Houston, Texas
17 Feb 2008 The High Ground Metarie, Louisiana
19 Feb 2008 Jack Rabbits Jacksonville, Florida
20 Feb 2008 Backbooth Orlando, Florida
21 Feb 2008 The Orpheum Tampa, Florida
23 Feb 2008 The Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia
27 Feb 2008 Highline Ballroom New York, New York
28 Feb 2008 The ICC Allston, Massachusetts
29 Feb 2008 Trackside Teen Center Wilton, Connecticut
1 Mar 2008 School Of Rock South Hackensack, New Jersey
2 Mar 2008 Xtreme Wheelz Buffalo, New York
4 Mar 2008 The Eagle Theater Pontiac, Michigan
5 Mar 2008 Macs Bar Lansing, Michigan
6 Mar 2008 Musica Akron, Ohio
7 Mar 2008 Skullys Columbus, Ohio
8 Mar 2008 Mojoes Tinley Park, Illinois
9 Mar 2008 The Warehouse Lacrosse, Wisconsin
12 Mar 2008 U Of Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota
13 Mar 2008 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, Minnesota
14 Mar 2008 The Picador Iowa City, Iowa
15 Mar 2008 Club Roxbury Omaha, Nebraska
16 Mar 2008 Eagles Lodge North Wichita, Kansas
17 Mar 2008 Marquis Theater Denver, Colorado
21 Mar 2008 El Corazon Seattle, Washington
22 Mar 2008 Hawthorne Theatre Portland, Oregon