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Alexisonfire Tour Dates

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Alexisonfire will be touring with Norma Jean and La Dispute. Four Year Strong will also be joining on a few shows.

Nov 26 ““ Victoria, BC ““ Element *
Nov 27 ““ Vancouver, BC ““ Pacific National Exhibition (plus 3 Inches of Blood) ***
Nov 29 ““ Edmonton, AB ““ Edmonton Events Centre *
Dec 01 ““ Calgary, AB ““ Location To Be Announced *
Dec 03 ““ Saskatoon, SK ““ The Odeon Events Centre *
Dec 04 ““ Winnipeg, MB ““ Burton Cummings Theatre *
Dec 06 ““ Thunder Bay, ON ““ Thunder Bay Community Auditorium *
Dec 08 ““ North Bay, ON ““ The Wall *
Dec 10 ““ Montreal, QC ““ Metropolis #
Dec 12 ““ Kingston, ON ““ Stages #
Dec 14 ““ London, ON ““ London Music Hall #
Dec 16 ““ Toronto, ON ““ The Sound Academy #
* w/ Norma Jean and La Dispute
# w/ Four Year Strong, Norma Jean, and La Dispute
*** w/ 3 Inches of Blood, Norma Jean, La Dispute

As a special opportunity for fans, presale tickets will be available from September 8-10 attheonlybandever.com/store. Fans purchasing their tickets in the presale will also have the option of upgrading to a VIP package which includes their ticket, meet and greet with the band, early entry to the show, limited edition signed poster, and a laminate. Please visit theonlybandever.com for more details. Tickets go on sale to the general public September 11, 2010 @ 10:00AM. (September 17 in Calgary)

Stream Funeral For A Friend

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The new album from Funeral for a Friend, Tales Don’t Tell Themselves can currently be streamed in it’s entirety at their MySpace page.  In June the band will be coming back to the states to headline the ‘All Hands on Deck’ Tour with Alexisonfire, Emanuel and Fightstar supporting.  FFAF will then spend the rest of their summer on the Warped Tour.

Set Your Goals Joins Saosin

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It looks as though the tour year is going to kick off a little early for Set Your Goals, and in 12 days to be exact. The band has just been added to the very tail end of the SAOSIN, SENSES FAIL, and ALEXISONFIRE tour and they are rather excited, they must say. If you can make it out to these last minte shows, SYG will be opening the following nights:

January 31st @ Cain’s Ballroom: Tulsa, OK
February 1st @ The Foundry: Joplin, MO
February 2nd @ The Village: Little Rock, AR
February 3rd @ The Skatepark of Memphis: Cordova, TN

All of the band’s upcoming tour dates including their March/April run with ANTI-FLAG, ALEXISONFIRE, and BIG D AND THE KIDS TABLE can be found on myspace.com/setyourgoals

Shirts For A Cure Add New Shirts

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The Shirts for a Cure Project is proud to announce the addition of brand new shirts from Hellogoodbye, Silverstein, New Found Glory, Moneen, Rise Against, Taking Back Sunday, The Bouncing Souls, Motion City Soundtrack, The All-American Rejects, Saves The Day, Say Anything, Senses Fail, Alexisonfire, Hidden In Plain View and the all-mighty Swiz. These bands along with more then 50 others have teamed up to join in the fight against breast cancer. Shirts for a Cure have also launched a new webstore where you can pick up all these great shirts.

The Shirts for a Cure Project features limited edition t-shirts from various bands to aide The Syrentha Savio Endowment (SSE) in its efforts to provide funding for chemotherapy and other medication for underprivileged women who cannot afford the growing expense of fighting breast cancer. Since its inception, SSE has awarded gifts to organizations in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles that help women in struggling neighborhoods find the means necessary to fight this killer.

Senses Fail Extends Tour

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More Senses Fail dates with Saosin, Bleeding Through, and Alexisonfire are posted below.

SENSES FAIL 2006 TOUR DATES
w/ Saosin and Bleeding Through
NOV 24 – Boston, MA @ Avalon
NOV 25 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
NOV 26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
NOV 28 – Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
NOV 29 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
NOV 30 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
DEC 1 – Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo’s
DEC 2 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
DEC 3 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
DEC 4 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
DEC 6 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
DEC 7 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
DEC 8 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
DEC 9 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
DEC 10 – Boise, ID @ Big Easy
DEC 12 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox
DEC 13 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
DEC 14 – San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
DEC 15 – West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
DEC 16 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA
DEC 17 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
DEC 19 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
DEC 20 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
DEC 21- Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre

SENSES FAIL 2007 TOUR DATES
w/ Saosin and Alexisonfire.
More dates to be announced.
Jan 10 – Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
Jan 11 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
Jan 12 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
Jan 13 – Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
Jan 14 – Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
Jan 15 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Columbia, SC @ Headlinerâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s
Jan 16 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Port St Lucie, FL @ The Mojo Room
Jan 18 – Gainesville, FL @ The Venue
Jan 19 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing
Jan 20 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Tallahassee, FL @ Beta Bar
Jan 22 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
Jan 24 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Corpus Christi, TX @ House Of Rock
Jan 26 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
Jan 27 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
Jan 29 – Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s Backroom
Jan 30 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
Jan 31 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
Feb 1 – Joplin, MO @ The Foundry
Feb 2 – Little Rock, AR @ The Village
Feb 3 – Cordova, TN @ Skatepark of Memphis