NASHVILLE |DATE:AUGUST 27, 2002
FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/KRISTINE ASHTON/MITCH SCHNEIDER
MTV AND PLAYSTATION¨2 PRESENT KORN'S "POP SUX!" TOUR, SPONSORED BY PONY; SEVEN-WEEK U.S TOUR TO LAUNCH OCTOBER 8 IN MANCHESTER, NH FEATURING DISTURBED AND TRUST COMPANY; KORN OFFER $10 TICKET DISCOUNT TO TEENAGERS
KORN are currently criss-crossing Europe–in support of their acclaimed UNTOUCHABLES album–playing their own sold-out shows and headlining festival appearances with some 500,000 plus audiences. And soon the insanity will return to America as tickets for twelve of the shows on KORN's fall U.S. tour go on sale the weekend of September 6.
Set to kick off October 8 in Manchester, NH, this seven-week, 35-city trek is the hottest rock package of the fall with invited special guests Disturbed and Trust Company. Disturbed's new single "Prayer"–from the forthcoming Believe album, due out September 17–is smoking at rock and alternative radio, while Trust Company's debut LP The Lonely Position of Neutral sold more than 80,000 copies in its first week of release.
KORN will explode on stage with a dynamic new set design, different from the "in the round end stage" which they utilized on their summer U.S. tour. Video screens projecting footage courtesy of video director and longtime Korn friend/collaborator Nathan "Karma" Cox, will be set up behind the group and a new lighting arrangement will be employed.
"It's not as elaborate as the other one," said KORN lead singer JONATHAN DAVIS. "We're making it more about the band than the huge light shows and all that other stuff. Overall, we like it a lot better."
In an effort to ensure that fans of all ages will be able to catch the band live, KORN–JONATHAN, MUNKY, HEAD, FIELDY and DAVID–have created a special ticket discount for their fans under the age of 20. A certain number of tickets at each venue will be available with the $10 off discount to teenagers.
"We just think that right now, because the economy is so screwed, kids are getting it the worst," said DAVIS. "And we know that there aren't that many parents buying Korn tickets for kids right now, so we wanted to do something for our younger fans."
About Sony Computer Entertainment America:
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The preliminary dates are as follows:
Date City Venue
Tues, 10/8 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Wed, 10/9 East Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena
Sat, 10/12 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center
Sun, 10/13 Portland, ME Cumberland County Civic Center
Tues, 10/15 Philadelphia, PA First Union Spectrum
Wed, 10/16 University Park, PA Bryce Jordan Center
Fri, 10/18 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Sat, 10/19 Myrtle Beach, SC Carolina Amphitheatre
Mon, 10/21 Winston-Salem, NC LJVM Arena
Tues, 10/22 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
Thurs, 10/24 Tampa, FL Ice Palace
Fri, 10/25 Miami, FL Bayfront Park Amphitheatre
Sun, 10/27 New Orleans, LA Lake Front Arena
Tues, 10/29 Little Rock, AR Riverfest Amphitheatre
Thurs, 10/31 Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Centre
Fri, 11/1 Austin, TX Auditorium Shores
Sat, 11/2 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
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