Emerging electronic-rock outfit Metro Station [ ] has mapped out plans for its first base North American headlining excursion: the "Disco Balls & Blow Up Dolls" tour.
The band is currently wrapping the "Soundtrack of Your Summer" pleasure trip with Boys Like Girls and Good Charlotte, and will segue into a support slot on Simple Plan's Canadian run.
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Metro Station will launch its "Disco Balls" trek Oct. 15 in Nashville and play 35 clubs and theaters across the US through and through late November. Support acts include alt-hip-hop duo Shwayze, pop rapper Tyga and New Jersey popsters Cash Cash. Metro Station's wide itinerary is listed below.
The Hollywood, CA-based quartet is backing its self-titled debut, which surfaced last September and climbed into the Top 40 on The Billboard 200 earlier this month. The bandmates performed the album's first pop/dance hit, "Shake It," during their interior television debut on ABC's "Good Morning America" terminal week, and they'll return to the small screen for a Sept. 4 appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
"Shake It" has been used in television spots for the "What Happens In Vegas ..." advertising movement and was chosen as the official theme song for the 2008 Teen Choice Awards. Metro Station's new single, "Seventeen Forever," is featured on the soundtrack for the plastic film "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2," which is currently in theaters. Both songs are streaming at the band's MySpace page.
The grouping of teens--vocalist/guitarist Trace Cyrus (stepson of Billy Ray Cyrus and half-brother of Miley Cyrus), vocalist/guitarist Mason Musso, keyboardist Blake Healy and percussionist Anthony Improgo--started scoring national press earlier they gestural their record deal with Red Ink in belated 2006. They built a dedicated legion of fans through MySpace and shot up the social-networking site's unsigned bands chart with "Seventeen Forever."
"The fans did everything," Musso recalled in Metro Station's bio. "We never went out looking to play shows or gain publicity, but we did because of our amazing winnow base in L.A. These kids would help us book shows and so make the flyers themselves for us to post up. It was kind of insane, actually. It just steamrolled."
[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its truth as of the publishing time of this storey. Changes may occur before go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
August 200820 - Philadelphia, PA - Pier @ Penn's Landing21 - Jackson, NJ - Northern Star Arena22 - Providence, RI - Lupo's25 - Chicoutimi, Quebec - Centre George Vezina 26 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre28 - Ottawa, Ontario - ScotiaBank Place29 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre30 - London, Ontario - John Labatt Centre31 - Allentown, PA - The Great Allentown FairSeptember 20083 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Pacific Coliseum5 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place 6 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome8 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Credit Union Centre9 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS CentreOctober 200815 - Nashville, TN - Rocketown16 - Cincinnati, OH - WKRQ Radio Show17 - Sauget, IL - Pops18 - Las Vegas, NV - KMXB Bite of Vegas19 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Club20 - Minneapolis, MN - Epic22 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues24 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues25 - Pontiac, MI - Clutch Cargo's28 - Foxboro, MA - Showcase Live29 - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre30 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom31 - Baltimore, MD - SonarNovember 20082 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory4 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues5 - Jacksonville, FL - Plush6 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing7 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution8 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues9 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade11 - Houston, TX - House of Blues12 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues13 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa14 - Tulsa, OK - Cains Ballroom15 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground16 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theater18 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue20 - Seattle, WA - Showbox21 - Portland, OR - Roseland22 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield23 - Chico, CA - Senator Theatre25 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre26 - San Diego, CA - Soma28 - Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia L.A. Live29 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove
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