Some bands announce a new tour with a basic, to-the-point press release that lays out the dates to be played and nothing more. Fall Out Boy does things a little differently.
In a video released yesterday (March 28), a myriad of snippets from other videos are used to announce the tour. Included: Gene Simmons of Kiss, Bill Clinton, Peter Griffin of Family Guy, John F. Kennedy, The Joker (Heath Ledger’s version), Conan O’Brien and many more.
“We are proud to announce the Save Rock and Roll Tour, coming this September to a city near you,” the spliced-together clips spell out. “Tickets on sale April 5 and 6.”
The video notes that the September tour will be the “last chance” to see Fall Out Boy in 2013. The band is already in the middle of a spring and summer tour that includes dates in North America, Europe and Asia, and will remain in the United States through June 30 before leaving the country and coming back for the first date, in Uncasville, Conn. on Sept. 5.
Save Rock and Roll is out April 7, the first album of new material from the pop-punkers since 2008′s Folie Á Deux. Earlier this week, Fall Out Boy revealed the video for its second single, “The Phoenix,” in which frontman Patrick Stump is dismembered and his bandmates kidnapped.
Previously-announced Fall Out Boy tour dates:
March 29 – Auckland, New Zealand – Powerstation
May 14 – Milwaukee, Wisc. – Rave
May 16 – Chicago, Ill. – Riviera Theatre
May 17 – Columbus, Ohio – LC Pavilion
May 18 – Freehold, N.J. – Skate and Surf Festival
May 21 – Pittsburgh, Pa. – Stage AE
May 22 – Detroit, Mich. – The Fillmore
May 24 – Toronto, Ontario – Sound Academy
May 25 – Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis
May 26 – Boston, Mass. – House of Blues
May 28 – Niagara Falls, N.Y. – The Rapid Theater
May 29 – New York, N.Y. – Terminal 5
May 30 – Philadelphia, Pa. – Electric Factory
May 31 – Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club
June 1 – Charlotte, N.C. – Fillmore
June 2 – Atlanta, Ga. – Tabernacle
June 4 – Orlando, Fla. – House of Blues
June 5 – Miami, Fla. – Fillmore
June 7 – Houston, Texas – Bayou Music Center
June 8 – Dallas, Texas – Palladium
June 9 – Austin, Texas – Stubb’s
June 11 – Phoenix, Ariz. – Marquee
June 13 – Los Angeles, Calif. – Wiltern
June 15 – Las Vegas, Nev. – House of Blues
June 16 – San Francisco, Calif. – The Fox Theater
June 18 – Portland, Ore. – Roseland
June 19 – Seattle, Wash. – Sodo
June 20 – Vancouver, B.C. – Commodore Ballroom
June 22 – Salt Lake City, Utah – In The Venue
June 23 – Denver, Colo. – Ogden
June 25 – Kansas City, Mo. – Uptown Theatre
June 26 – Minneapolis, Minn. – Myth
June 28 – St. Louis, Mo. – The Pageant
June 29 – Indianapolis, Ind. – Egyptian Room
June 30 – Nashville, Tenn. – Ryman Auditorium
July 25 – Munich, Germany – Ahoi Rock Festival
July 26 – Berlin, Germany – Greenville Music Festival
July 27 – Grossenfehn, Germany – Omas Teich Festival
August 10 – Tokyo, Japan – Summer Sonic 2013
August 11 – Osaka, Japan – Summer Sonic 2013
August 15 – Kiewiet, Belgium – Pukkelpop
August 16 – St. Polten, Austria – Frequency Festival
August 18 – Biddinghuizen, Netherlands – Lowlands Festival
August 20 – Paris, France – L’Olympia Bruno Coquatrix
August 23 – Leeds, U.K. – Leeds Festival
August 25 – Reading, U.K. – Reading Festival
Newly-added dates:
Sept. 5 – Uncasville, Conn. – Mohegan Sun
Sept. 6 – Lowell, Mass. – Tsongas Arena
Sept. 7 – Brooklyn, N.Y. – Barclays Center
Sept. 8 – Philadelphia, Pa. – Liacouras Center
Sept. 10 – Fairfax, Va. – Patriot Center
Sept. 11 – Cleveland, Ohio – Wolstein Center
Sept. 14 – Auburn Hills, Mich. – Palace of Auburn Hills
Sept. 15 – Toronto, Ontario – Echo Beach at Molson Canadian
Sept. 18 – Broomfield, Colo. – First Bank Center
Sept. 20 – Anaheim, Calif. – Honda Center
Sept. 21 – San Francisco, Calif. – Americas Cup Pavilion
Sept. 22 – San Diego, Calif. – Valley View Casino Center
Sept. 25 – The Woodlands, Texas – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sept. 26 – Grand Prairie, Texas – Verizon Theater at Grand Prairie
Sept. 28 – Alpharetta, Ga. – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Sept. 29 – Tampa, Fla. – USF Sun Dome
- Kevin Rutherford, Radio.com
