Skillet Announces ‘Awake & Alive’ 50 City Fall Tour
As they prepare for the August 25th release of their already-critically acclaimed CD “AWAKE” (Atlantic/Ardent/INO), the GRAMMY® nominated outfit SKILLET is celebrating a new #1 Rock single with “HERO” and has announced plans for their 50 city “AWAKE & ALIVE” fall tour, which will feature Hawk Nelson, Decyfer Down and The Letter Black (see details on each band below).
On the heels of fall and spring legs of their “COMATOSE” tour, which saw an average of 70% of their shows sell out and also landed them in Pollstar’s Concert Pulse Top 50 tours, SKILLET will spend September to December rocking across the country, hitting such major markets as New York City, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Phoenix, Seattle, Dallas, and their hometown base of Chicago (full tour schedule below). As they become more and more well known for their electric, pulsating and of course rocking live show, lead singer John Cooper says the band will continue to push the envelope when it comes to giving their fans the best show possible:
“Skillet wants this to be the biggest, baddest tour we’ve ever done, and we’re happy to be going out with these bands” he says. “We always try to put everything we have into our shows and the “Awake and Alive” tour will not disappoint – we’re pulling out all the bells and whistles we can, and these new songs are going to be incredible to perform live. We can’t wait to get out there and see everyone – our fans are amazing.”
“AWAKE” SINGLE SUCCESS & EARLY CRTICIAL ACCLAIM:
As “Hero,” the first radio single from “AWAKE” is also climbing the CHR Christian rock charts, this week jumping to #11, and continues to be a top 20 best-selling i-Tunes® rock single, “Monster” will be solicited to Mainstream and Active Rock radio this month.
To top it all off, with over a month before “AWAKE” hits the market, SKILLET is already garnering critical acclaim for their 7th studio project:
“While Comatose marked Skillet’s arrival on the mainstream scene without ever abandoning its Christian roots, Awake marks its full-fledged domination of both scenes simultaneously. Loaded with fist pumping rockers, heart wrenching ballads and thought provoking lyrics of social and spiritual sensibility no matter what the style, Skillet is truly one of today’s most innovative, entertaining and inspiring modern rock bands.”
- Andy Argyrakis (freelancer writer with ChristianMusicToday.com, HearSay magazine, CCMmagazine.com and GospelMusicChannel.com)
“ ’Awake,’ the latest from hard rockers Skillet, is thunderous, motivating, and will do its best to wake your heart up and sync it with its rhythms. The beats are pulsing in our brains, the truth is resonating in our hearts—we love this album!”
-YouthWalk magazine
“ ‘Awake’ wastes no time giving fans plenty to cheer about. In fact, I would say this record easily stands out as the best work the band has done in years, possibly of their career. I know I’m going out on a limb here, but I predict this record will be at least twice as successful as the last. This is it. This is the one that will fully bring Skillet into the mainstream spotlight.”
-UndertheGunreviews.net
“AWAKE & ALIVE” TOUR DATES (*all dates subject to change and more to be added soon)
SEPT
9/24/09 Embassy Theater- Ft. Wayne, IN
9/25/09 Grace Brethren Church -Columbus, OH
9/26/09 Awakening Music Festival -Leesburg, VA
9/27/09 The Tabernacle -Atlanta, GA
9/29/09 Freedom Hall -Johnson City, TN
October
10/1/09 Washington Avenue Armory Convention Center -Albany, NY
10/2/09 Manhattan Center Studios – Hammerstein Ballroom -New York, NY
10/3/09 The Palladium -Worster, MA
10/4/09 Electric Factory—Philadelphia, PA
10/6/09 Salem Civic Center -Salem, VA
10/8/09 Minglewood Hall -Memphis, TN
10/9/09 Riverfest Amphitheater -Little Rock, AR
10/10/09 Cullman County Fairgrounds – Youthquake Cullman, AL
10/11/09 Mobile Civic Center -Mobile, AL
10/15/09 Spirit Bank Event Center -Tulsa, OK
10/16/09 South Plains Fair Coliseum- Lubbock, TX
10/17/09 Abraham Chavez Theater- El Paso, TX
10/18/09 Kiva Theater -Albuquerque, NM
10/20/09 Mcgee Park – Memorial Coliseum -Farmington, NM
10/22/09 Celebrity Theater -Phoenix, AZ
10/23/09 Club Nokia LA Live- Los Angeles, CA
10/25/09 Warnors Theater -Fresno, CA
10/27/09 Redding Convention Center Auditorium -Redding, CA
10/29/09 Medford Armory -Central Point, OR
10/30/09 Ost Pavillion -Salem, OR
10/31/09 Showare Center -Seattle, WA
November
11/1/09 Inb Performing Arts Center Spokane, WA
11/3/09 Toyota Center Kennewick, WA
11/5/09 Qwest Arena Boise, ID fall tour
11/6/09 Saltair Salt Lake City, UT
11/7/09 Paramount Theater Denver, CO fall tour
11/13/09 Stephens Auditorium – Iowa State Univ. Ames, IA
11/14/09 Minn Convention Center Aud -Minneapolis, MN
11/15/09 House of Blues- Chicago, IL
11/19/09 Maude Cobb Center- Longview, TX
11/20/09 Palladium Ballroom -Dallas, TX
11/21/09 The Berry Center- Cypress, TX
11/22/09 Abilene Civic Center- Abilene, TX
11/27/09 Remingtons- Springfield, MO
11/28/09 Adler Theater- Davenport, IA
11/29/09 Duluth Entertainment Conv. Center -Duluth, MN
December
12/3/09 Memorial Auditorium- Chattanooga, TN
12/4/09 Hobart Arena Troy, OH
12/5/09 Agora Theater -Cleveland, OH
