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Green Day Announce Tour Venues

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Green Day has announced the venues for their upcoming North American tour. Check them out below.

JULY

03 Seattle, WA Key Arena
04 Vancouver, BC GM Place
06 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
07 Saskatoon, SAS Credit Union Centre
09 Winnipeg, MAN MTS Centre
10 Fargo, ND Fargo Dome
11 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
13 Chicago, IL United Center
14 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills
16 Hamilton, ONT Copps Coliseum
17 Ottawa, ONT Scotiabank
18 Montreal, QUE Bell Centre
20 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden
21 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Spectrum
22 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena
24 Hartford, CT XL Center
25 Albany, NY Times Union Center
27 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
29 Washington DC Verizon Center
31 Nashville, TN Sommet Center

AUGUST

01 Atlanta, GA Gwinnett Center
03 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
04 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
05 Orlando, FL Amway Arena
07 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
08 Houston, TX Toyota Center
09 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
11 St Louis, MO Scottrade Center
12 Kansas City, 12 Sprint Center
13 Omaha, NE Qwest Center
15 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
16 Salt Lake City, UT Energy Sol Arena
18 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
20 San Diego, CA Cox Arena
21 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay
22 Phoenix, AZ US Air Arena
24 Sacramento, CA Arco Arena
25 Los Angeles, CA The Forum

Motion City Soundtrack To Record With Mark Hoppus

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Motion City Soundtrack are heading back into the studio to produce their Columbia Records debut with Mark Hoppus (Blink 182). Hoppus first teamed up with the band when he produced their hit record Commit This to Memory ““ which has gone on to sell more than 300,000 copies since its summer 2005 release.

“We were excited to work with Mark again because we had such great fun and great results last time. And he begged. It was a little pathetic.” ““ Tony Thaxton/MCS drummer

The band has also launched a new website that will have new webisodes up every two weeks.

The Higher Set Release Date

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The Higher have set June 23rd as the release date for their new album, It’s Only Natural. The bands cover of “¨Ne-Yo’s “Closer” can now be heard on their MySpace page.

Produced by Mike Green (Paramore, The Matches), It’s Only Natural features twelve tracks that ooze hormones and heartbreak for a fun, sexy album that’s filled with songs like the irresistibly dancey “It’s Only Natural,” the pool-side anthem “Undertaker” and a seductive cover of Ne-Yo’s “Closer,” (available for stream here) which will be wearing grooves from dance floors to backseats all summer long. Prepare to fall in love with Vegas’ hottest attraction.

“I’m really excited for the release of this record,” says exuberant frontman Seth Trotter. “It’s gonna incorporate the same R&B/Pop vibe that The Higher always bring, and it also brings back some of the guitar and rock that the old Higher fans might miss. It’s the kind of record that has songs that everyone will enjoy, no matter what kind of music you listen to.”

The Higher Tour Dates:

Apr 30 ““ Knitting Factory ““ Los Angeles, CA
May 1 ““ The Crossing ““ Palmdale, CA
May 16 ““ Electric Theater ““ St. George, UT
May 22 ““ Soma ““ San Diego, CA
May 27 ““ Club Underground ““ Reno, NV
May 28 ““ The Venue ““ Los Gatos, CA
May 29 ““ The Boardwalk ““ Orangevale, CA
May 30 ““ Brighthouse Networks Amphitheatre ““ Bakersfield, CA
June 23 ““ The Rock ““ Tucson, AZ
July 25 ““ Fuji Rock Festival ““ Niigata, Japan

Green Day Announce Summer Tour

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Green Day have announced that they will hit the road for their first tour in more than three years beginning July 3rd in Seattle, WA. The first leg of the tour will cross North America through the summer and finish up with two shows in Los Angeles on August 26th. Green Day are touring in support of their long-awaited eighth studio album 21st Century Breakdown, which will be released globally by Reprise Records on Friday, May 15th, 2009.

July
3rd Seattle, WA
4th Vancouver, BC
6th Edmonton, AB
7th Saskatoon, SAS
9th Winnipeg, MAN
10th Fargo, ND
11th Minneapolis, MN
13th Chicago, IL
14th Detroit, MI
16th Hamilton, ONT
17th Ottawa, ONT
18th Montreal, QUE
20th Boston, MA
21st Philadelphia, PA
22nd Pittsburgh, PA
24th Hartford, CT
25th Albany, NT
27th New York, NY
29th Washington, DC
31st Nashville, TN

August
1st Atlanta, GA
3rd Tampa, FL
4th Miami, FL
5th Orlando, FL
7th New Orleans, LA
8th Houston, TX
9th San Antonio, TX
11th St. Louis, MO
13th Omaha, NE
15th Denver, CO
16th Salt Lake City, UT
18th San Jose, CA
20th San Diego, CA
21st Las Vegas, NV
22nd Phoenix, AX
24th Sacramento, CA
25th Los Angeles, CA