NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Epic Records) - Multi-platinum band
The Fray are celebrating the success of their sophomore self-titled album by heading out on the road this summer. Following their sold-out winter club tour,
The Fray will officially hit the road on June 12th at the Chastain Park Amphitheatre in Atlanta, GA, and cover 35 major cities across America, wrapping things up at the Spokane
Arena in Spokane, WA. Joining
The Fray on the road are fan-favorites Jack's Mannequin.
Fans who sign-up for the band's official mailing-list on www.thefray.net, will receive a special code to pre-order tickets on March 3rd, before the general public sale which will begin on March 13th, 2009 at www.livenation.com. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning March 11th at 10am ET through Citi's Private Pass Program. For complete presale details visit: www.privatepass.citi.com.
The Denver-based band recently released their highly-anticipated sophomore album on February 3rd and debuted at No 1 on Billboard's Top 200 chart. Three weeks after release The Fray are still rocking the chart where they currently remain in the impressive No 3 spot. The album's exciting debut is highlighted by the huge success of their first single, "You Found Me," which made its primetime debut in an exclusive video for ABC's hit show "Lost". Fueled by performances on the American Music Awards, Jimmy Kimmel Live and Good Morning America, the infectious single has already sold over a million copies.
You can catch The Fray performing their smash hit 'You Found Me' and other songs off The Fray as part of a special outdoor concert series on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 2nd and the Ellen DeGeneres Show on March 4th.
Forming in 2002, the Denver-based quartet is comprised of Isaac Slade (vocals, piano), Joe King (guitar, vocals), Ben Wysocki (drums) and Dave Welsh (guitar). The band has struck a huge chord with audiences and turned their organic, grassroots success into worldwide sales of 3.2 million albums and over 8 million digital singles sold.
Live Nation will produce the tour nationally.
For more information on The Fray and to sign-up for the band's official mailing list visit: www.thefray.net
THE FRAY TOUR DATES:
June 12 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre
June 13 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
June 14 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
June 16 - Washington, DC - Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 17 - Darien Lake, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
June 19 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
June 20 - Hartford, CT - The Meadows Music Theatre
June 21 - Boston, MA - Comcast Center
June 23 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre
June 24 - Philadelphia, PA - Susquehanna Bank Center
June 25 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
June 27 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
June 28 - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
June 29 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
July 1 - Cleveland, OH - Tower City Amphitheatre
July 2 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
July 3 - St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 14 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
July 16 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
July 17 - Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl
July 18 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
July 21 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
July 22 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
July 24 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center
July 25 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
July 28 - San Diego, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
July 29 - Los Angeles, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 31 - Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
August 1 - San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View
August 4 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena
August 5 - Vancouver, BC - U.B.C. Thunderbird Arena
August 6 - Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheatre
August 7 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena
