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Rise Against Headlining Tour With Rancid

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Rise Against will be heading out on tour this summer with special guest Rancid. Tickets are set to go on sale February 28th. The tour kicks off June 4th in Vancouver and continues through July 31st.  See below for a list of U.S. & Canadian tour dates. More dates to be announced soon.

Also on the bill this summer will be Riverboat Gamblers (June dates) and Billy Talent (July dates) opening the shows. Below is a list of summer tour dates for Rise Against with special guest Rancid:

Tour Dates

June 4th                                Vancouver, BC                          Pacific Coliseum
June 6th                                Edmonton, AB                           Rexall Place
June 7th                                Calgary, AB                               Calgary Corral
June 8th                                Saskatoon, SK                          Prarieland
June 11th                              Denver, CO                               Red Rocks Ampitheatre
June 12th                              Kansas City, MO                       Beaumont Club
June 13th                              St. Louis, MO                            Pops (Outdoors)
June 15th                              Cleveland, OH                           Time Warner Cable Amp
June 17th                              Montreal, QC                            Parc Jean Drapeau
June 18th                              Quebec City, QC                       Agora
June 19th                              Ottawa, ON                              Civic Centre
June 22nd                              Cincinnati, OH                           PNC Pavilion
June 24th                              Detroit, MI                                Fillmore
June 26th                              Minneapolis, MN                       Myth
July 6th                                 Seattle, WA                               WaMu Theatre
July 8th                                 Reno, NV                                  Reno Events Center
July 10th                               San Diego, CA                          Cricket Wireless Amp
July 11th                               Los Angeles, CA                       The Forum
July 13th                               Las Vegas, NV                          The Joint
July 14th                               Phoenix, AZ                               Mesa Arts Center
July 16th                               Dallas, TX                                 Palladium Ballroom
July 17th                               Austin, TX                                 Stubb’s
July 18th                               Houston, TX                              Verizon Wireless
July 20th                               Orlando, FL                               House of Blues
July 21st                               Orlando, FL                               House of Blues
July 23rd                               Myrtle Beach, SC                      House of Blues
July 24th                               Baltimore, MD                           Ram’s Head
July 25th                               Philadelphia, PA                         Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing
July 28th                               Boston, MA                               House of Blues
July 29th                               Boston, MA                               House of Blues
July 30th                               Buffalo, NY                               Agri Center
July 31st                               Toronto, ON                             Molson Ampitheatre

My Chemical Romance Announce New Tour Dates

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My Chemical Romance will be doing one more run through the US before they head to the studio to write their new record. Check out the announced dates below, joining them on the tour will be Billy Talent and Drive By.

Fri/3-28 Tempe, AZ On Sale Thu, 2/14 at 10:00 am MST
Sat/3-29 Tuscon, AZ
Sun/3-30 Las Vegas, NV
Thu/4-3 San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield On Sale Sun, 2/17 at 10:00 am PST
Sun/4-6 Irvine, CA BAMBOOZLE ON SALE NOW!
Tue/4-8 Portland, OR
Fri/4-11 Salt Lake City, UT
Sun/4-13 Denver, CO @ The Fillmore Auditorium Pre-Sale Fri, 2/15 at 10:00 am to Fri, 2/15 at 6:00 pm MST
Tue/4-15 Kansas City, KS
Thu/4-17 Chicago
Sat/4-19 Detroit
Thu/4-24 New Orleans, LA
Fri/4-25 Baton Rouge, LA
Sat/4-26 Houston, TX
Sun/4-27 Dallas, TX
Mon/4-28 Austin, TX
Fri/5-2 Memphis, TN

Thursday Fall Tour

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Thursday will be hitting the road with Rise Against, Circa Survive and Billy Talent for a fall tour. You can find the confirmed dates below.

Oct. 23 Lake Buena Vista, FL House Of Blues
Oct. 24 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
Oct. 26 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater
Oct. 27 Austin, TX Stubbâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s BBQ
Oct. 28 Fort Worth, TX Ridgelea Theatre
Oct. 30 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
Oct. 31 San Diego, CA Soma
Nov. 4 Irvine, CA Bren Events Center
Nov. 5 San Francisco, CA The Warfield
Nov. 6 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
Nov. 7 Seattle, WA The Premier
Nov. 9 Magna, UT The Great Salt Air
Nov. 10 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
Nov. 11 Kansas City, MO The Beaumont Club
Nov. 12 Minneapolis, MN The Quest
Nov. 14 Chicago, IL Congress Theatre
Nov. 15 Detroit, MI State Theatre
Nov. 16 Columbus, OH The LC Pavilion
Nov. 17 Niagara Falls, NY The Dome Theatre
Nov. 18 Worcester, MA The Palladium
Nov. 20 Philadelphia, PA The Electric Factory
Nov. 21 New York, NY Roseland Ballroom
Nov. 22 Atlantic City, NJ House Of Blues

Can-Con

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Here’s some Canadian Content news for those up north, or those that want some good stuff to check out:

Alexisonfire – Playing Warped Tour. New album due August 22nd. First single ‘This Could be Anywhere in the World’ set to hit radio and Much Music rotation soon. New song ‘Boiled Frogs’ available at their MySpace page. Playing SCENE festival in St. Catharines tomorrow.

Cancer Bats – Now on tour across the country (check out Distort Records for more info)… album “Birthing the Giant” was released on 06/06/06. Check it out.

Johnny Truant – New album “In the Library of Horrific Events” out on July 4th, 2006. Here are some tour dates (check out Dine Alone Records for more info):

07.09.06 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ St.Catharines, ON
07.10.06 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Ottawa, ON
07.11.06 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Hamilton, ON

City & Colour – Recently won an MMVA for ‘People’s Choice Canadian Artist’. Album has gone gold in Canada, with no plans for an international release (but trust me, it’s worth the import costs!). Tour dates (check out Dine Alone Records for more info):

07.09.06 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ St. Catharines, ON
08.18.06 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Victoria, BC
08.19.06 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Vancouver, BC

Billy Talent – Recently released their second album ‘II’. For more info about tour dates, etc. check out their official site at BillyTalent.com.

This week’s Hot Ticket Event is the S.C.E.N.E. festival in St. Catharines, Ontario. With indie acts such as A Northern Chorus, Ken Reaume, Casey Baker, Sailboats Are White, Johnny Truant, Alexisonfire, City & Colour, Magneta Lane, Black Lungs, The Miniatures & Boys Night Out, the event is set up for success. St. Catharines is the place to be this weekend. Tickets are online at all Ticketmaster sites, and www.maplemusic.com.

That’s it for Can-Con right now… I’ll have more next week.