NASHVILLE |DATE: MARCH 24, 2008
FROM: KRISTINE ASHTON-MAGNUSON/LIBBY HENRY
PENNYWISE
ANNOUNCE SPRING HEADLINING U.S. TOUR DATES
AND SUMMER VANS WARPED TOUR SHOWS;
“THE WESTERN WORLD” CONTINUES ITS ASCENT AT RADIO;
NEW CD ‘REASON TO BELIEVE’ OUT MARCH 25 ON MYSPACE RECORDS;
BAND OFFERS BONUS TRACK FOR DOWNLOAD;
As PENNYWISE gear up for the March 25 release of their ninth studio album, REASON TO BELIEVE (MySpace Records), the band has announced a spring headlining U.S. tour, shows in Japan and Australia and a string of dates on this summer’s Vans Warped Tour. The iconic group–whose new single “The Western World” is on track to be the biggest song of their career–will preface this upcoming national tour with two sold-out intimate club shows on March 26 (The Casbah, San Diego) and March 27 (The Key Club, Los Angeles). Fans can also catch a PENNYWISE television performance on Fuel TV’s “The Daily Habit” April 4 before they head overseas. The Hermosa Beach, CA band returns to the U.S. for a special April 17 performance at the Long Beach Grand Prix, followed by their headlining tour launch May 6 in Salt Lake City, UT.
PENNYWISE–JIM LINDBERG (vocals), FLETCHER DRAGGE (guitars), BYRON MCMACKIN (drums) and RANDY BRADBURY (bass)–have also announced that they’ll offer a bonus track for download to those who purchase their CD or participate in the free album download. The free high-quality, DRM-free, 320kbps MP3 album download of REASON TO BELIEVE is available to fans worldwide from MySpace beginning March 25 for a period of two weeks for absolutely no cost. This free download is possible through a collaboration between PENNYWISE, their new label MySpace Records, MySpace.com and Textango. Instructions for the free bonus track download will be available in the album download and CD packaging.
Meanwhile, the band’s first single “The Western World” continues its ascent at radio. It’s at #28 this week after debuting at #34 on Billboard’s “Hot Modern Rock Tracks” chart last week. PENNYWISE is also garnering early critical acclaim, with ArtistDirect.com calling REASON TO BELIEVE “their best record to date” (Rick Florino, March 17, 2008).
Current tour dates are as follows:
| Date | City | Venue | ||
| U.S. Dates: | ||||
| Wed | 26-Mar | San Diego, CA | Casbah | |
| Thu | 27-Mar | Los Angeles, CA | The Key Club | |
| Sat | 29-Mar | Las Vegas, NV | Desert Breeze Park | |
| (X-107.5 Extreme Thing) | ||||
| International Dates: | ||||
| Sat | 5-Apr | Osaka, Japan | Zepp | |
| Sun | 6-Apr | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo Makuhari Messe | |
| Wed | 9-Apr | Brisbane, AUS | Brisbane Botanical Gardens | |
| Fri | 11-Apr | Sydney, AUS | Luna Park | |
| Sat | 12-Apr | Sydney, AUS | Luna Park | |
| Sun | 13-Apr | West Melbourne, AUS | Festival Hall | |
| Mon | 14-Apr | Adelaide, AUS | The Barton Theatre | |
| Wed | 16-Apr | Perth, AUS | Robinson Pavilion | |
| U.S. Tour Dates: | ||||
| Sat | 19-Apr | Long Beach, CA | Toyota Grand Prix | |
| Tue | 6-May | Salt Lake City, UT | The Great Salt Air | |
| Wed | 7-May | Denver, CO | Fillmore Auditorium | |
| Fri | 9-May | Dallas, TX | Granada Theatre | |
| Sat | 10-May | Houston, TX | Warehouse Live | |
| Sun | 11-May | Austin, TX | Emo’s Alternative Lounge | |
| Tue | 13-May | Albuquerque, NM | Sunshine Theatre | |
| Fri | 23-May | Saint Petersburg, FL | Jannus Landing | |
| Sat | 24-May | Lake Buena Vista, FL | House of Blues | |
| Sun | 25-May | Port Saint Lucie, FL | Mojo Room | |
| Fri | 30-May | Philadelphia, PA | Fillmore @ TLA | |
| Sat | 31-May | New York, NY | Fillmore @ Irving Plaza | |
| Vans Warped Tour: | ||||
| Tue | 15-Jul | Virginia Beach, VA | ||
| Thu | 17-Jul | Cleveland, OH | Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre | |
| Fri | 18-Jul | Detroit, MI | Comerica Park | |
| Sat | 19-Jul | Toronto, ON | TBA | |
| Sun | 20-Jul | Montreal, PQ | TBA | |
| Thu | 24-Jul | Buffalo, NY | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center | |
| Sun | 27-Jul | Scranton, PA | Toyota Pavilion | |
| Tue | 29-Jul | Pittsburgh, PA | Post Gazette Pavilion | |
| Wed | 30-Jul | Cincinnati, OH | Riverbend Music Center | |
| Thu | 31-Jul | Indianapolis, IN | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | |
| Fri | 1-Aug | Milwaukee, WI | Marcus Amphitheatre | |
| Sat | 2-Aug | Chicago, IL | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre | |
| Sun | 3-Aug | Minneapolis, MN | TBA | |
Press Contacts
MSO for Pennywise:
(818) 380-0400
Kristine Ashton-Magnuson (ext. 233)
kashton@msopr.com
Libby Henry (ext. 224)
lhenry@msopr.com
Chelsi Schriver, Tour Publicist (ext. 231)
cschriver@msopr.com
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PENNYWISE ANNOUNCE SPRING HEADLINING U.S. TOUR DATES AND SUMMER VANS WARPED TOUR SHOWS; “THE WESTERN WORLD” CONTINUES ITS ASCENT AT RADIO NEW CD ‘REASON TO BELIEVE’ OUT MARCH 25 ON MYSPACE RECORDS; BAND OFFERS BONUS TRACK FOR DOWNLOAD; BAND PERFORMANCE ON FUEL TV’S “THE DAILY HABIT” SET TO AIR APRIL 4
