NASHVILLE |FM: ANGELA VILLANUEVA/BARI LIEBERMAN, MSO
ANNOUNCES FALL HEADLINING DATES FOR
LEI’D BACK TOUR
KICKING OFF SEPTEMBER 24
BAND COMING OFF SUMMER FESTIVAL SHOWS INCLUDING LOLLAPALOOZA,
WAKARUSA, CALI ROOTS AND
PERFORMANCE ON SEASON FINALE OF VH1’S “AUDRINA” SHOW
UPCOMING SHOWS WITH PEPPER AND SUBLIME WITH ROME CONFIRMED
Photo credit: Jenni Anspach
IRATION performing in San Diego at 91x X-Fest July 16, 2011
Hawaiian-bred, Santa Barbara-based IRATION is known for their vivacious live performances and relentless touring and that won’t be changing anytime soon. The reggae-influenced rockers have announced fall headlining dates for the second annual Lei’d Back Tour kicking off September 24 in Tempe, AZ. Prior to the tour–with support acts Tomorrows Bad Seeds and Through The Roots—IRATION will make appearances at Eugene Celebration in Oregon, a free show at Northern AZ University, Shoreline Jam in Southern California and the Blackwater Music Festival in Florida. Also on the agenda are a couple of special shows back home in Hawaii with Pepper and Sublime with Rome.
IRATION—Kai Rediske (Vocals/Percussion), Joe Dickens (Drums), Adam Taylor (Bass), Cayson Peterson (Keyboards), Micah Pueschel (Guitar/Vocals) and King (Dub Controls)–recently performed at this year’s Lollapalooza, a first for the band. Time Out Chicago caught the set and wrote, “The Hawaiians called in the Lolla faithful to the muddy pools fronting the Google+ stage with easy-going backbeat jam ‘Electricity.’ This sunnier side of reggae translates just as well here as in Iration’s usual haunts…” (8/7/11) Also this summer, IRATION performed their track “Time Bomb” on the season finale of VH1’s “Audrina” show, took to the stage at San Diego’s alternative rock station 91X’s annual X-Fest–their song “Turn Around” has claimed the #1 spot on the station’s playlist for 7 weeks–and other notable shows at the Wakarusa Music Festival, Cali Roots Festival and Hollywood Park.
“We love bringing our music live to the fans,” said Rediske. “This summer was awesome because we got the chance to introduce ourselves to an even larger audience at the festivals we played. The response has been great! Now we’re getting ready to take it back out for the Lei’d Back tour. Stoked!”
The band’s latest EP FRESH GROUNDS–released earlier this year via their label 3 Prong Records and a partnership with INgrooves–debuted impressively on multiple charts. The five-song offering came in at the top spot: #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, which compiles the week’s top-selling albums by new or developing acts and debuted at #147 on the Billboard Top 200. IRATION also appeared twice on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart with FRESH GROUNDS coming in at #3, while their widely-successful 2010 full-length album Time Bomb remained in the #8 spot after 40 weeks on the chart and peaking at #2. Both discs remain in the Top 30 on iTunes’ Top Reggae Albums chart as radio support consistently grows. “Turn Around” off their Time Bomb album is currently in rotation at: San Diego’s 91X, San Bernardino’s KCXX, Santa Barbara’s KJEE and Hawaii’s KUCD; as well as streaming on Los Angeles’ KROQ. Two other tracks off the album have also garnered radio support; “Falling” reaching #1 on KJEE and #3 on KUCD and “Time Bomb” also reached #1 on KJEE.
Check out IRATION in the following cities:
DATE CITY VENUE
Fri 8/26 Eugene, OR Eugene Celebration
Welcome Week Free Concert
Sat 8/27 Flagstaff, AZ Northern Arizona University
Shoreline Jam w/ Pepper, Soja, Tomorrows Bad Seeds
Sat 9/3 Long Beach, CA Queen Mary Events Park
Blackwater Music Festival w/ Flaming Lips and Ghostland Observatory
Fri 9/23 Live Oak, FL Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park
Lei’d Back Tour w/ Tomorrows Bad Seeds and Through The Roots
Sat 9/24 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
Sun 9/25 Tucson, AZ Hotel Congress
Tue 9/27 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
Wed 9/28 Oklahoma City, OK The Conservatory
Thu 9/29 Dallas, TX The Loft
Fri 9/30 Corpus Christi, TX House of Rock
Sat 10/1 Austin, TX Emo’s Lounge
Sun 10/2 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
Tue 10/4 New Orleans, LA Tipitinia’s Uptown
Wed 10/5 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
Thu 10/6 Orlando, FL Firestone
Fri 10/7 Fort Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
Sat 10/8 Jacksonville, FL Freebird Live
Sun 10/9 Charleston, SC The Music Farm
Tue 10/11 Wilmington, NC The Soapbox
Wed 10/12 Charlotte, NC Amos’ Southend
Thu 10/13 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
Fri 10/14 Virginia Beach, VA Jewish Mother
Sat 10/15 New York, NY The Gramercy Theater
Sun 10/16 Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel
Wed 10/19 Allston, MA Brighton Music Hall
Thu 10/20 West Chester, PA The Note
Fri 10/21 Toledo, OH Frankie’s
Sat 10/22 Chicago, IL Subterranean
Sun 10/23 St. Louis, MO Cicero’s
Mon 10/24 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
Wed 10/26 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
Thu 10/27 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
Fri 10/28 Missoula, MT Top Hat Lounge
Sat 10/29 Seattle, WA Neumo’s
Sun 10/30 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
Tue 11/1 Reno, NV Knitting Factory
Wed 11/2 Chico, CA Senator Theatre
Thu 11/3 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
Fri 11/4 San Diego, CA House of Blues
Sat 11/5 San Diego, CA House of Blues
Sun 11/6 Flagstaff, AZ Orpheum Theater
Sat 11/12 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
w/ Pepper and Sublime with Rome
Sat 11/19 Honolulu, HI Kaka’ako Waterfront Park
Sun 11/20 Kahului, HI Maui Arts & Cultural Center
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For more information on IRATION, please contact:
Angela Villanueva 818-380-0400 x 232 avillanueva@msopr.com
Bari Lieberman 818-380-0400 x 222 blieberman@msopr.com
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IRATION ANNOUNCES FALL HEADLINING DATES FOR LEI’D BACK TOUR KICKING OFF SEPTEMBER 24; BAND COMING OFF SUMMER FESTIVAL SHOWS INCLUDING LOLLAPALOOZA, WAKARUSA, CALI ROOTS AND PERFORMANCE ON SEASON FINALE OF VH1’S “AUDRINA” SHOW; UPCOMING SHOWS WITH PEPPER AND SUBLIME WITH ROME CONFIRMED
