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Jimmy Eat World to perform ‘Bleed American’ in Los Angeles

By Patrick Luce Jun 27, 2011, 18:22 GMT

Emo-rock band Jimmy Eat World exemplify all that is the modern radio rock sound. Singing and playing with a conviction and sincerity that will melt the heart of even the most stoic of listeners, they produce rousing, well-crafted anthems along the lines of Third Eye Blind at their roughest or a more polished Green Day. These guys appear to be able to write ready-made singles at the drop of a ...more

Jimmy Eat World has announced plans to perform ‘Bleed American’ in its entirety on September 29th at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. The performance is described as a celebration of the album’s tenth anniversary.

The announcement comes on the heels of two sold-out shows at London's famed Forum, where the band performed both ‘Bleed American’ and their lauded 1999 album ‘Clarity.’   The band will be in Europe through the middle of July, wrapping up the run with a gig at this year's iTunes Festival, supporting Foo Fighters on Monday, July 11th @ London's Roundhouse.  

The band have also added some other west coast shows to the schedule including, Nike US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, CA on Friday, August 5th, Del Mar Summer Concert Series in Del Mar, CA on Friday, August 12th and Tempe Beach Park with Blink 182 and Matt + Kim in September.  See below for additional dates.
 
Tour Dates:

June 28th / Hove Festival / Arendal, Norway
June 29th / Peace + Love Festival / Borlange, Sweden
July 1st / Rock Werchter Festival / Werchter, Belgium
July 2nd / Main Square Festival / Arras, France
July 3rd / Milton Keynes Bowl / Milton Keynes, UK (supporting Foo Fighters)
July 5th / Rock For People Festival / Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
July 7th / Optimus Alive Festival / Lisbon, Portugal
July 9th / T In The Park Festival / Kinross, Scotland
July 10th / Oxegen Music Festival / Naas, Ireland
July 11th / iTunes Music Festival @ Roundhouse / London, UK (supporting Foo Fighters)
July 29th / Fuji Festival / Naeba, Japan
July 31st / Jisan Valley Rock Festival / Jisan Valley, Korea
August 5th / Nike US Open of Surfing / Huntington Beach, CA
August 12th / Del Mar Summer Concert Series / Del Mar, CA
September 29th / Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
September 30th / Tempe Beach Park, Tempe, AZ (with Blink 182 and Matt & Kim)