ANTI-FLAG ANNOUNCE HEADLINING TOUR DATES

Pittsburgh’s outspoken punk quartet Anti-Flag will embark on a short, six-date headlining tour later this year in support of their upcoming 10-song EP release, A Benefit for Victims of Violent Crime, in stores October 2 on A-F Records. Supporting the band will be Dead to Me and Intro5pect for the first half of the dates, and Bomb the Music Industry and the Code for the second. Dates:

ANTI-FLAG w/ DEAD TO ME and INTRO5PECT:
11/27/2007 Pomona, CA @ Glass House
11/28/2007 Sacramento, CA @ Empire Events Center
11/30/2007 Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall

ANTI-FLAG w/ BOMB THE MUSIC INDUSTRY and THE CODE:
12/17/2007 Erie, PA @ Perry Hi Way Hose Company
12/18/2007 Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre
12/19/2007 Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon

Anti-Flag’s new EP will be available for purchase at each show. All proceeds from A Benefit for Victims of Violent Crime will go to The Center For Victims Of Violence And Crime, and education bonds.

Fans who purchase an advance ticket online will be entered to win a chance to preview Anti-Flag’s forthcoming 2008 full-length CD during a listening party that will take place prior to the show they are attending. The first 25 people to buy from the advance list will be invited to hear the new album. For more information on how to purchase tickets in advance, visit here.

VALENCIA CANCELS REMAINING SCHOOL’S FOR FOOLS TOUR DATES

Due to an illness in the band, Philadelphia pop-punk act Valencia has dropped off the remaining dates of the School’s for Fools tour. According to the band’s MySpace blog, vocalist Shane Henderson has come down with a case of strep throat and, after visiting with a doctor in Orlando, FL, was advised not to sing for a while, giving himself “some rest to heal.”

Valencia posted this message on their MySpace blog about the cancellation:

“We’re sorry to say that we have to drop of the remaining dates of the School’s for Fools tour…We’ll be back to play the show at the Webster Underground on September 27 for the last night of tour, but at this point it’s best for us to save the remaining cities for when we’ll be back this November with Boys Like Girls, All Time Low, and theAUDITION.We wanted to finish at least the dates we wouldn’t be hitting later this fall, and make sure we don’t shortchange all of our friends in the south, so once we’re done the shows in Florida, we’ll be heading home to rest up so when we make it back to the Midwest this November, everyone in our band will be 100 percent.”

The tour, which also sees Just Surrender, We the Kings, and Metro Station, on the bill, will continue with Just Surrender taking over as headliners for the remaining dates.

RECEIVING END OF SIRENS TO SUPPORT NEW FOUND GLORY/SENSES FAIL TOUR

Boston 5-piece act The Receiving End of Sirens has confirmed that they’ve been selected as opening support for the entirety of the upcoming New Found Glory and Senses Fail co-headlining tour (details). On the tour, the band will perform in support of their current release, The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi, in stores now on Triple Crown Records.

Sirens said the following via their MySpace Blog:

“New Found Glory was a band that got a lot of us into the music we listen to now, and Senses Fail gave us our first real touring break three years ago! To share a bill with these guys means a lot to us and we hope to see you there!”

Dates below:
10.05.07 – House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
10.06.07 – Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ
10.07.07 – Sunshine Theatre – Albuquerque, NM
10.09.07 – Stubb’s BBQ – Austin, TX
10.10.07 – Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
10.11.07 – Palladium Ballroom – Dallas, TX
10.12.07 – Warehouse Live – Houston, TX
10.13.07 – House of Blues – New Orleans, LA
10.15.07 – House Of Blues – Orlando, FL
10.16.07 – Revolution – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
10.19.07 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA
10.20.07 – Tremont Music Hall – Charlotte, NC
10.21.07 – House of Blues – North Myrtle Beach, SC
10.22.07 – The NorVa – Norfolk, VA
10.24.07 – Rams Head Live – Baltimore, MD
10.25.07 – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA
10.26.07 – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA
10.27.07 – House of Blues – Atlantic City, NJ
10.28.07 – Nokia Theatre Times Square – New York, NY
10.31.07 – Palladium Showroom, Worcester, MA
11.01.07 – Club Evolution – Amherst, NY
11.02.07 – Bogarts – Cincinnati, OH
11.03.07 – The Fillmore – Detriot, MI
11.05.07 – Metro – Smart Bar – Chicago, IL
11.06.07 – Metro – Smart Bar – Chicago, IL
11.07.07 – The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
11.08.07 – The Beaumont Club – Kansas City, MO
11.09.07 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
11.10.07 – In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
11.12.07 – The Showbox SODO – Seattle, WA
11.13.07 – Roseland Theatre and Grill – Portland, OR
11.15.07 – Warfield Theatre – San Francisco, CA
11.16.07 – The Catalyst – Santa Cruz, CA
11.17.07 – Avalon – Hollywood, CA
11.18.07 – Avalon – Hollywood, CA
11.20.07 – Glass House – Pomona, CA
11.23.07 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA
11.24.07 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA