Rock Band Live Tour Announced

**i5hawn** · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 413

Rock Band Live Tour Coming to a City Near You
By: César A. Berardini - "Cesar"
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Jul. 30th, 2008 11:27 am

This fall, the Rock Band Live tour is coming to a city near you, allowing fans to compete in head-to-head competitions for the chance to play on the main stage in-between the tour acts’ sets. Below is the press release with all the details and the tour's schedule:
Panic At The Disco and Dashboard Confessional to Co-Headline the First Ever ROCK BAND LIVE TOUR This Fall

Also Rockin’ the Tour will be Plain White T’s and The Cab

Tickets Go On-Sale on Friday, August 8th

New York, NY – July 30, 2008 – The musical video game phenomenon of Rock Band™ is coming to a city near you. This fall Rock Band Live (http://www.rockbandtourlive.com) will travel across the country with headline acts Panic At The Disco and Dashboard Confessional, together on stage, with very special guests Plain White T’s, The Cab, and possibly YOU!

The concert tour will let Rock Band bands rock their way onto the main stage with a truly interactive experience that allows fans to compete in head-to-head competitions for the chance to play on the main stage in-between the tour acts’ sets. Bands will be selected through local radio promotions, national contests and on-site at each show.

Tickets for the tour will go on sale to the public on Friday, August 8th at 10:00AM local time. The tour will kick off on October 5th in San Diego, CA and continue through November 14th ending in Houston, TX.

“Rock Band Live brings together a terrific combination of artists for a night of rock 'n roll love,” said Paul DeGooyer, MTV's Senior Vice President of Electronic Games & Music. “The bands are fantastic, the timing dovetails perfectly with the release of Rock Band 2, and the events will be tons of interactive fun for families.”

“We’re huge fans of Rock Band and feel honored to join the Rock Band 2 game disc setlist with some of our favorite artists like The Who, Bob Dylan and Journey!” said Panic At The Disco’s Brendon Urie. “And what better way to celebrate our involvement with the game than joining the first Rock Band tour. We're definitely excited to be a part of things”

"I'm practicing my Rock Band drumming," deadpanned Dashboard Confessional singer Chris Carrabba, "With any luck I'll win a spot on stage to show what I can REALLY do."

Panic At The Disco will be featured on the Rock Band 2 game disc coming out this September. In addition, all Rock Band Live tour acts will be featured in a forthcoming downloadable content pack for the game.

**Griffinhollow** · Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 368

Good god. I'm horrified. I hate all the bands on the tour.

**WyldeDime5150** · Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Posts: 286

Panic at the Disco, Dashboard Confessional, Plain White T's, and some band called The Cab? I will avoid this as hard as possible.
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**nivlac** · Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 698 Location: Elizabethtown, PA

Sounds eh to me.

Btw, the correct link is: http://www.rockbandlivetour.com/
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**Duce1621** · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:51 pm Post subject:

Wow, worst lineup evar. Multi-platform entertainment is good, but can't they get Bang Camaro, or Freezepop?

I wonder if I can compete without buying a ticket...
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**BreakManX** · Joined: 29 Dec 2006 Posts: 953 Location: Vacaville, CA

What exactly is the source for this article, anyway?
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**ArmchairRevolt** · Joined: 24 Jan 2008 Posts: 145

dashboard dlc would be :9

**thecaptainof** · Joined: 04 May 2007 Posts: 7571 Location: ¯\(°_o)/¯

I was gonna be all like "hey, awesome, Dashboard Confessional DLC"... but then I realised it'd have to be from the later stuff when they developed into a full band. That stuff's nowhere near as good as when it was just Chris and an acoustic guitar. Generally though, I still have a big soft spot for Dashboard and still rank 'The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most' as one of my favourite albums ever, despite memories attached that make it a proper headfuck to listen to. /emo

As for the rest... I don't particularly care for Panic At The Disco - the last album had a couple of good tracks but generally meh, haven't heard the new one at all. I heard there's a new Plain White T's album coming soon... I've always kinda liked them but the last album was a bit patchy. I have no idea who or what The Cab is... anyone?

As for the tour, predictably it's all America apart from the one Toronto date, so my opinions on that side of it don't make a whole lot of difference... though I will say I've seen Dashboard Confessional live twice and thoroughly enjoyed them. I also saw Panic At The Disco, but that was mainly memorable for the moment when the singer got hit in the head by a glass bottle and sparked out...
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Wow Mr. Mad, who fucked your buffalo?

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**Abomstar** · Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 994 Location: Utica, NY

Ooh boy, get ready for some more exciting "relevant" downloadable songs.

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