NASHVILLE |DT: JUNE 23, 2011
FR: BARI LIEBERMAN/LIBBY COFFEY — MSO
THE EXPENDABLES
TO SPEND THE SUMMER ON THE
VANS WARPED TOUR
KICKING OFF FRIDAY, JUNE 24 IN DALLAS
THROUGH AUGUST 14 IN HILLBORO, OR
LAUNCH TATTOO FAN CONTEST
TO WIN TICKETS TO ANY SHOW
THIS SUMMER
Santa Cruz, CA-based reggae-rock-metal band THE EXPENDABLES are gearing up to spend their summer on the road. Kicking off this Friday, June 24, the band will be performing on the Tilly’s/AP Stage at the Vans Warped Tour all summer long, marking their first time appearing on the entire annual outing.
In preparation for their summer on the Vans Warped Tour, THE EXPENDABLES have launched a tattoo contest for one lucky fan to win a pair of tickets to any Vans Warped Tour show of their choice, along with a copy of the band’s latest album PROVE IT and a signed drum head. Fans spent weeks uploading photos of their Expendables-inspired tattoos to the band’s Facebook page so fans can vote on their favorite by “Liking” photos in the album called “The Expendables Fan Tattoos.” The tattoo that receives the most “Likes” between midnight June 23 and midnight June 24 wins. For more information, go to: http://www.theexpendables.net/tattoocontest/
THE EXPENDABLES also recently sat down to answer some Facebook fan questions for KROQ.COM about spending the summer on the Vans Warped Tour. That video can be viewed here: http://youtu.be/-4xibC8OvyU.
PROVE IT, their fifth full-length overall album, was released on May 11, 2010 (Stoopid Records) debuting at #4 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Chart, #30 on the Independent Chart and #158 on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart. The album also reached #15 on iTunes Top 200 and #5 on iTunes Alternative Charts. Produced by Butthole Surfer guitarist Paul Leary (Meat Puppets, Sublime) and NOFX’s El Hefe, PROVE IT features 17 tracks including the single “How Many Times” and “Corporate Cafeteria” as heard on SiriusXM Radio’s The Faction. The album also features a guest appearance by long-time friend G. Love on the track “Wells” as well as appearances by various members of Slightly Stoopid throughout the album.
Since 1997, THE EXPENDABLES—GEOFF WEERS (guitar and vocals), ADAM PATTERSON (drums and vocals), RAUL BIANCHI (lead guitar) and RYAN DEMARS (bass)—have staked their claim in the California inspired surf/rock genre with a sound all their own that blends reggae, punk rock, metal and 80s-style dueling guitar solos. In 2007, after years of putting out numerous albums on their own, the band signed with Stoopid Records, a new independent label formed by Slightly Stoopid, as the label’s first non-Stoopid release. Their first release on the new label, the self-titled THE EXPENDABLES, became an instant classic by fans and received critical praise. The band have since shared the stage with artists like NOFX, Slightly Stoopid, Pennywise, Pepper and 311 among many others.
Check out THE EXPENDABLES on the entire Vans Warped Tour this summer:
DATE CITY VENUE
Fri 6/24 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavillion
Sat 6/25 Houston, TX The Showgrounds at Sam Houston
Sun 6/26 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
Wed 6/29 Las Cruces, NM N.M.S.U. Practice Field
Thu 6/30 Las Vegas, NV Plaza Hotel – Parking Lot
Fri 7/1 Pomona, CA Pomona Fairplex
Sat 7/2 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sun 7/3 Ventura, CA Seaside Park
Wed 7/6 Bonner Springs, KS Sandstone Amphitheatre
Thu 7/7 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
Fri 7/8 Detroit, MI Comerica Park
Sat 7/9 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sun 7/10 Shakopee, MN Canterbury Park
Tue 7/12 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Fields
Wed 7/13 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center
Thu 7/14 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
Fri 7/15 Mississauga, ON (Toronto) The Flats at Arrow Hall
Sat 7/16 Montreal, QC Parc Jean-Drapeau
Sun 7/17 Hartford, CT The Comcast Theatre
Tue 7/19 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheatre
Wed 7/20 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
Thu 7/21 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
Fri 7/22 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion
Sat 7/23 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Sun 7/24 Oceanport, NJ Monmouth Park Racetrack
Tue 7/26 Columbia, MD (D.C) Merriweather Post Pavilion
Wed 7/27 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Thu 7/28 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Fri 7/29 Orlando, FL Central Florida Fairgrounds
Sat 7/30 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
Sun 7/31 St. Petersburg, FL Vinoy Park
Mon 8/1 Atlanta, GA Aaron's Amphitheater at Lakewood
Tue 8/2 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Wed 8/3 St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Thu 8/4 Council Bluffs, IA Westfair Fairgrounds
Fri 8/5 Denver, CO Invesco Field at Mile High
Sat 8/6 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fairgrounds
Sun 8/7 Phoenix, AZ Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
Tue 8/9 San Diego, CA Cricket Amphitheatre
Wed 8/10 Carson, CA Cal State Dominguez Hills
Thu 8/11 Marysville, CA (Sacramento) Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Fri 8/12 Nampa, ID Idaho Center Amphitheatre
Sat 8/13 George, WA The Gorge Amphitheatre
Sun 8/14 Hillsboro, OR (Portland) Washington County Fairground
http://www.theexpendables.net
http://www.facebook.com/theexpendables
http://www.myspace.com/theexpendables
http://www.twitter.com/theexpendables
http://www.youtube.com/theexpendablessc
For more information on THE EXPENDABLES, contact MSO:
Libby Coffey 818-380-0400 x224 LCoffey@msopr.com
(national, LA and NY)
Bari Lieberman 818-380-0400 x222 Blieberman@msopr.com
(tour press)
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THE EXPENDABLES TO SPEND THE SUMMER ON THE VANS WARPED TOUR; KICKING OFF FRIDAY, JUNE 24 IN DALLAS THROUGH AUGUST 14 IN HILLBORO, OR; LAUNCH TATTOO FAN CONTEST TO WIN TICKETS TO ANY SHOW THIS SUMMER
