By Patrick Luce May 29, 2008, 14:37 GMT
Katy Perry, who has been dubbed "internet darling" by the Associated Press after her breakout performances at SXSW in March, is set to perform on this summer's Vans Warped Tour Hurley Stage for its entire coast-to-coast run, from June 20th to August 17th.
The 23-year-old singer will join the traveling rock circus three days after her debut album, ‘One of the Boys,’ is released by Capitol Records on June 17th. Katy was one of five performers chosen by Warped Tour to play the official pre-party press conference in Los Angeles in April.
"Warped is going to be grueling and hot, but I'm ready to survive it -- even without showers," Katy says. "Gwen Stefani did the tour back in 2000 with No Doubt and she looked fabulous hopping around on stage in her little polka-dotted dresses. I'm so channeling that."
‘One of the Boys’ is described as a witty, pop-rock gem that showcases Katy's sharp, candid lyrics, big voice, and feisty, girl-power swagger, as well as her appealing vulnerability.” The album is the full-length follow-up to her debut digital EP, ‘Ur So Gay’ (available on iTunes since last November), which has already earned the Santa Barbara, CA, native a legion of devoted fans.
Those fans include the Queen of Pop herself, Madonna, who recently gave Katy shout-outs on two morning radio shows calling "Ur So Gay" her "favorite song." She first spoke about it on the Phoenix, AZ KZZP-KRQQ John Jay and Rich Show where she prompted them to "check it out on iTunes."
Then on LA's KIIS-FM, Madonna called the song "hilarious" and told Ryan Seacrest he "had to hear it". Katy performed "Ur So Gay" -- a kiss-off to an ex-boyfriend that Billboard has called "zeitgeist-capturing" -- on Last Call with Carson Daly on April 8th. The clever low dough video for the song had one million views within a week of appearing on MySpace.
Other tracks from ‘One of the Boys’ have been gaining attention as well. The first single, "I Kissed A Girl," has been put in power rotation at New York's influential Z100. The reaction from listeners was so strong that the single was made available for purchase on iTunes on April 29th, a week before its intended release and ranked #24 on the Pop Singles chart within its first week.
Various other Katy tracks have been heard several times on MTV's superhot series The Hills, and "Fingerprints" can be heard in the hit comedy film Baby Mama starring Tina Fey. Katy has also been tapped for Yahoo!'s 'Who's Next Critical Eye', MSN's 'Ones to Watch', AOL's 'About to Pop' and Clear Channel's 'NEW! Featured Artist' for June.
Katy Perry on the 2008 Vans Warped Tour Hurley Stage:
6/20 Pomona, CA - Fairplex Park6/21 San Francisco, CA - Pier 30/326/22 Ventura, CA - Seaside Park6/25 Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Wireless Pavilion6/26 Las Cruces, NM - New Mexico State University, Intramural Field6/28 Salt Lake City, UT - Utah State Fair6/29 Denver, CO - Invesco Field at Mile High7/01 Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis7/02 Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater7/03 Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center7/05 Selma, TX -Verizon Wireless Amphitheater7/06 Houston, TX - Sam Houston Race Park7/09 Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Exhibition Center7/10 Orlando, FL - Central Florida Fairgrounds7/11 St. Petersburg, FL - Vinoy Park7/12 Miami, FL - Bicentennial Park7/13 Elkton, FL - St. Johns County Fairgrounds7/14 Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater7/15 Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater7/16 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion7/17 Cleveland, OH - Tower Amphitheatre7/18 Detroit, MI - Comerica Park7/19 Toronto, ON - Downsview Park Allen Road7/20 Montreal, QC - Park Jean Drapeau7/23 Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts7/24 Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake P.A.C.7/25 Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center7/26 Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum7/27 Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion7/28 Englishtown, NJ - Raceway Park7/29 Pittsburgh, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake7/30 Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Amphitheatre7/31 Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre8/01 Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheatre8/02 Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre8/03 Shakopee, MN - Canterbury Park8/05 Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre8/06 Calgary, AB - Race City Speedway8/08 Nampa, ID - Idaho Center Amphitheatre8/09 George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre8/10 St. Helens, OR - Columbia Meadows8/13 Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center8/14 Chula Vista, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre8/15 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre8/16 Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre8/17 Carson, CA - The Home Depot Center
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