By Patrick Luce May 14, 2007, 23:03 GMT
Amidst a groundswell of rumors and anticipation, Warner Bros. artist Linkin Park confirmed today the fourth installment of Projekt Revolution beginning July 25th and culminating on September 3 in Denver at the Coors Amphitheatre (routing below). Fans can expect to see Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, HIM, Placebo and Julien-K on the Main Stage and Mindless Self Indulgence, Saosin, The Bled, Styles of Beyond and Madina Lake on the Revolution Stage. Tickets go on sale nationwide on May 19th. The few dates not announced due to radio shows will be announced shortly.
Produced by Live Nation and partnered with Major League Baseball, "Halo 3" for Xbox 360, Monster Energy Drink, etnies, and Nowwhat.com, Projekt Revolution is a unique tour experience that merges a variety of music styles personally selected by the band. "I couldn't be happier with the group of artists joining us on Projekt Revolution this summer..." says co-vocalist Chester Bennington, "Linkin Park is thrilled to be joined by this amazing group of artists and I know the audience will share in our excitement." Previous Projekt Revolution alumni include Korn, Snoop Dogg, Cypress Hill, Xzibit, Mudvayne, Adema, Blindside and DJ Z-Trip.
Projekt Revolution and Music For Relief have been working hard at making this event an environmentally conscious effort. Besides making the tour a "Green" tour Projekt Revolution and Music for Relief will be donating $1 from each ticket to give to American Forests for their Global ReLeaf program to plant trees to help reduce global temperatures.
This past weekend Linkin Park performed some of the new tracks from their forthcoming release, ‘Minutes to Midnight,’ to a sold out crowd of 40,000 at the Bamboozle Festival in NJ. Currently they have the #1 track at Alternative and Active Rock radio and have sold more than 275,000 downloads to date of the first single "What I've Done," the catalyst of what is sure to be the year of Linkin Park! Their third studio album, Minutes to Midnight (Machine Shop/Warner Bros.) releases May 15.
Linkin Park is Chester Bennington (vocals), Rob Bourdon (drums), Brad Delson (guitar), Joe Hahn (DJ), Dave "Phoenix" Farrell (bass), and Mike Shinoda (vocals). They have earned two Grammy Awards, the first for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2002 with their hit single "Crawling" and the second for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration with Jay-Z in 2006 for the innovative "Numb/Encore." Linkin Park has sold 40 million records worldwide since their debut in 2000. The Diamond-Certified Hybrid Theory has alone sold more than 18 million copies. In addition, Linkin Park established Music For Relief in January 2005 to help aid victims of world catastrophes and combat global warming.
From collaborations with David Bowie, Michael Stipe, Robert Smith, and Frank Black to headlining festivals all over Europe, South East Asia, and South America, over the past decade Placebo (Brian Molko- vocals and guitar, Stefan Olsdal- bass, and Steve Hewitt- drums) have slowly but surely grown into one of the biggest and best international rock bands on the globe.
Following the success of 2003's ‘Sleeping With Ghosts,’ which reached Top 10 in 21 countries, sold 1.6 million copies worldwide and firmly re-established the band's foothold in the USA, their newest album, ‘Meds,’ is described by the band as a back-to-basics project with the elemental feeling of a first album. Following the path paved by their previous albums, Meds reached No. 1 status in France, Mexico, Austria, Greece, Chile, Switzerland and Belgium. Hailing from London, England, the band was also honored last year with the Kerrang 'Classic Songwriters Award.'
With a storied ten-year history, the darkly romantic and musically adventurous Placebo has been an acknowledged influence on such young bands as My Chemical Romance, Panic! At The Disco, AFI and Aiden.
Project Revolution TourWed Jul 25 TBA - To be announced May 22Fri Jul 27 Marysville, CA - Sleep Train AmphitheatreSat Jul 28 San Bernardino, CA - Hyundai PavilionSun Jul 29 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain ViewTue Jul 31 TBA - To be announced May 21Wed Aug 01 Phoenix, AZ - Cricket PavilionFri Aug 03 Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless AmphitheaterSat Aug 04 Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music CentreSun Aug 05 Woodlands, TX - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell PavilionTue Aug 07 Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys AmphitheatreWed Aug 08 Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre CharlotteFri Aug 10 West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice AmphitheatreSat Aug 11 Tampa, FL - Ford AmphitheatreMon Aug 13 Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek AmphitheatreTue Aug 14 Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach AmphitheaterWed Aug 15 Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach TheaterFri Aug 17 Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music CenterSat Aug 18 Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts CenterSun Aug 19 Bristow, VA - Nissan PavilionTue Aug 21 Toronto, ON - Molson AmphitheatreWed Aug 22 Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music TheatreFri Aug 24 Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center for the Performing ArtsSat Aug 25 Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center at the WaterfrontSun Aug 26 Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music CenterTue Aug 28 Syracuse, NY - NY State FairWed Aug 29 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts CenterFri Aug 31 Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music CenterSat Sep 01 Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank AmphitheatreMon Sep 03 Englewood, CO - Coors Amphitheatre
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