NASHVILLE |DATE: APRIL 26, 2002
FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/KRISTINE ASHTON/MITCH SCHNEIDER
KORN KICK OFF FIRST HEADLINING TOUR
OF NORTH AMERICA IN TWO YEARS
JUNE 20 IN WILKES BARRE, PA
AS THEIR MUCH-ANTICIPATED 'UNTOUCHABLES' ALBUM IS KICK-STARTED WITH EXPLOSIVE
"HERE TO STAY" SONG AND VIDEO
KORN fans have a lot to look forward to this June.
The group will release their much-anticipated UNTOUCHABLES album June 11 on Epic Records. Produced by Michael Beinhorn (Soundgarden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Hole), this marks KORN's fifth album overall and first since 1999's quadruple-platinum ISSUES.
UNTOUCHABLES has been kick-started with the "Here To Stay" single–already Top Ten on the rock and alternative charts–and thought-provoking video directed by acclaimed filmmakers the Hughes Brothers ("From Hell," "Dead Presidents," "Menace II Society"). The "Here To Stay" video debuted Wednesday, April 24 on MTV's TRL.
The release of UNTOUCHABLES will be followed a week later by the pioneering group's first U.S. tour in more than two years, launching June 20 in Wilkes Barre, PA and with the group making their debut performance at Madison Square Garden.
This trek will mark KORN's first-ever in-the-round performances, but with a difference. KORN will perform on a round stage positioned at one end of the venue, with each member of the band playing to different sides of the arena during the evening. This will ensure great 360 degree views of the band–JONATHAN, MUNKY, HEAD, FIELDY and DAVID–throughout the venues. Tickets for the Wilkes Barre, Chicago, New York City, Toronto, Montreal and Hartford shows go on sale Saturday, April 27. Multi-platinum artists Puddle Of Mudd (Flawless/Geffen) and Deadsy (Elementree/Dreamworks) join KORN as special guests on the tour's first six-week leg. These dates follow KORN's recent sold-out performances in South America and Mexico.
The initial tour dates are as follows:
DATE CITY VENUE
Thurs, June 20 Wilkes Barre, PA First Union Arena
Fri, June 21 Hartford, CT Hartford Civic Center
Mon, June 24 New York, NY Madison Sq. Garden
Wed, June 26 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre
Thurs, June 27 Montreal, ONT Molson Centre
Sat, June 29 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena
Sun, June 30 Cleveland, OH Convention Center
Tues, July 2 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
Wed, July 3 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills
Fri, July 5 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
Mon, July 8 Peoria, IL Civic Center
Thurs, July 11 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse
Fri, July 12 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
Sat, July 13 Dayton, OH Nutter Center
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