Billy Talent

Contributed by NoControl. Posted by aubin on Friday, February 20, 2009 at 5:00 PM (EST)

Rise Against and Rancid's tour together has been announced. The co-headlined event kicks off June 4th and continues through the US and Canada until July 31st. The Riverboat Gamblers and Billy Talent will support the run on various dates.

June 4, 2009	Pacific Coliseum	Vancouver, British Columbia	Rise Against, Rancid, Riverboat Gamblers
June 6, 2009	Rexall Place	Edmonton, Alberta	Rise Against, Rancid, Riverboat Gamblers
June 7, 2009	Calgary Corral	Calgary, Alberta	Rise Against, Rancid, Riverboat Gamblers
June 8, 2009	Prairieland Park	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Rise Against, Rancid, Riverboat Gamblers
June 11, 2009	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Denver, Colorado	Rise Against, Rancid, Riverboat Gamblers
June 12, 2009	The Beaumont Club (outdoors)	Kansas City, Missouri	Rise Against, Rancid, Riverboat Gamblers
June 13, 2009	Pop's (outdoors)	Sauget, Illinois	Rise Against, Rancid, Riverboat Gamblers
June 15, 2009	Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre	Cleveland, Ohio	Rise Against, Rancid, Riverboat Gamblers
June 17, 2009	Agora	Quebec City, Quebec	Rise Against, Rancid, Riverboat Gamblers
June 18, 2009	Parc Jean Drapeau	Montreal, Quebec	Rise Against, Rancid, Riverboat Gamblers
June 19, 2009	Ottawa Civic Centre	Ottawa, Ontario	Rise Against, Rancid, Riverboat Gamblers
June 22, 2009	PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music	Cincinnati, Ohio	Rise Against, Rancid, Riverboat Gamblers
June 24, 2009	The Fillmore	Detroit, Michigan	Rise Against, Rancid, Riverboat Gamblers
June 26, 2009	Myth	St. Paul, Minnesota	Rise Against, Rancid, Riverboat Gamblers
July 6, 2009	WAMU Theatre at Qwest Events	Seattle, Washington	Rise Against, Rancid, Billy Talent
July 8, 2009	Reno Events Center	Sparks, Nevada	Rise Against, Rancid, Billy Talent
July 10, 2009	Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre	Chula Vista, California	Rise Against, Rancid, Billy Talent
July 11, 2009	The Forum	Inglewood, California	Rise Against, Rancid, Billy Talent
July 13, 2009	The Joint	Las Vegas, Nevada	Rise Against, Rancid, Billy Talent
July 14, 2009	Mesa Arts Center	Mesa, Arizona	Rise Against, Rancid, Billy Talent
July 16, 2009	Palladium Ballroom	Dallas, Texas	Rise Against, Rancid, Billy Talent
July 17, 2009	Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater	Austin, Texas	Rise Against, Rancid, Billy Talent
July 18, 2009	Verizon Wireless Theatre	Houston, Texas	Rise Against, Rancid, Billy Talent
July 20, 2009	House Of Blues	Lake Buena Vista, Florida	Rise Against, Rancid, Billy Talent
July 21, 2009	House Of Blues	Lake Buena Vista, Florida	Rise Against, Rancid, Billy Talent
July 23, 2009	House Of Blues	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	Rise Against, Rancid, Billy Talent
July 24, 2009	Ram's Head Live	Baltimore, Maryland	Rise Against, Rancid, Billy Talent
July 25, 2009	Festival Pier at Penn's Landing	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Rise Against, Rancid, Billy Talent
July 28, 2009	House Of Blues	Boston, Massachusetts	Rise Against, Rancid, Billy Talent
July 29, 2009	House Of Blues	Boston, Massachusetts	Rise Against, Rancid, Billy Talent
July 30, 2009	Agri Center at America's Fairgrounds	Hamburg, New York	Rise Against, Rancid, Billy Talent
July 31, 2009	Molson Amphitheatre	Toronto, Ontario	Rise Against, Rancid, Billy Talent

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Torgo (February 20, 2009)

Hamburg, New York? Where?

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Banal242 (February 20, 2009)

The motherfuckin' fair!

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PtvnSux94 (February 20, 2009)

I looked it up, its like 5 minutes away from Niagra Falls.

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Torgo (February 20, 2009)

Looks like I'm going to Philly!

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PtvnSux94 (February 20, 2009)

Looks like I am not going at all. You should come out to the Island for the Bouncing Souls show, since the one in Jersey is the same night as Gaslight.

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Torgo (February 20, 2009)

Actually, I just woke up from a nap after I read that shit, I made a big stink over nothing, the Souls are playing the night after in Asbury. But I would have gone to Long Island for the show if I had to, I love the Crazy Donkey

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PtvnSux94 (February 20, 2009)

Thats good, because that would have sucked if they were the same night.

I live about 15 minutes from the Crazy Donkey and I have never been there. Wierd.

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TheOneTrueBill (February 20, 2009)

Souls and Gaslight shows are competing? I'm interested to know what the turn out for each show ends up being.

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PtvnSux94 (February 20, 2009)

No, read above post by Torgo.

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TheOneTrueBill (February 20, 2009)

Ah, alright. That would be interesting though.

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Torgo (February 20, 2009)

It would, but the Souls show is at a very small venue (100 capacity) owned by Kate from Kate Is Great fame, so it wouldn't really be competition anyway.

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Evil_Dead (February 20, 2009)

Dates are still being added. NYC will be announced.

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rancidbosstones (February 20, 2009)

Why can't riverboat gamblers be on the second half of this tour?

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anarchyadam (February 20, 2009)

Because billy talent is played out in Canada, and they needed a place to play.

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AndyPonch (February 20, 2009)

Because Rise Against want to piss off everyone on the East Coast.

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UNTJosh (February 20, 2009)

Because Riverboat Gamblers have played a ton in Texas and Texas is on the 2nd half of the tour?

That being said, I've never seen them and wanted to.

Damn it.

Cant wait for this though

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loreng (February 23, 2009)

Rancid has had some horrid openers lately (mxpx). Riverboat Gamblers actually makes me want to go to this show, even if it will be weird to see them in such a big place.

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mikeinflames (February 20, 2009)

guaranteed the tickets for the show in toronto are going to be $100+ a piece after service charges.

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jacknife737 (February 20, 2009)

I think i paid like $65 during Blink's last tour of Canada. Shit isn't going to be cheap.

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mikeinflames (February 20, 2009)

the ampitheatre has a $13.75 minimum service charge per ticket. it's fucking insane.

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TheOneTrueBill (February 20, 2009)

Interesting that they're not playing in Chicago.

Not that I'd go, but it definitely is interesting.

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red_eye_inc (February 20, 2009)

Weird, I said the very same thing. I'd have spent my $50 elsewhere anyway.

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Spazner (February 20, 2009)

There's a rumor that they (Rise Against and Rancid) are going to wrap back around for Lollapalooza at the end of this.

It'd make sense with the routing of this tour, and would be consistent with some of the bands that have played the last couple of years (Against Me and Flogging Molly in particular).

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acris (February 20, 2009)

they're too punk for the city of chicago to contain, obviously

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erikaaa (February 20, 2009)

yeah i was hearing that Rise Against was going to be at lolla this year!!
but i didnt hear the warped tour

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acris (February 20, 2009)

I don't get how either of those have anything with what I just said

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ZombieCrush (February 20, 2009)

Punk homages:

Rancid - Corazon de' Oro - Neil Young - Heart of Gold

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ZombieCrush (February 20, 2009)

NOFX - What's the Matter with Parents Today? - Cheap Trick - Surrender.

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TheeValiantRA3 (February 20, 2009)

The Casualties- Sounds from the Streets- Petula Clark- Downtown

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Banal242 (February 20, 2009)

Pop's outdoors?

Hopefully, the strippers come out to play.

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TheOneTrueBill (February 20, 2009)

East Saint Louis is a hell of a town, eh?

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CBSrocksteady (February 20, 2009)

yeah whats the deal with that place? anyone ever been?

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Banal242 (February 20, 2009)

I've been to Pop's, but not the strip club(s). I hear there is midget wrestling occasionally.

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TheLando (February 22, 2009)

its one of the dirtier big venues in the st lou area. sauget however has a population of like 300. and my assumption is that the whole population is strippers/bouncers/factory workers/ and homeless people. Of course the homeless people are not factored into the population.

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Weber_WK (February 20, 2009)

The strip club is the building next door. That's where we go after GWAR.

I haven't been to an outside show at Pop's, but the indoor shows are pretty decent. Kind of a weird layout, though.

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H_Express (February 22, 2009)

If by "building next door" you actually mean the 3 buildings on any given side of the building. Pops is literally surrounded by strip clubs on every side...Penthouse is the only good one though. I miss that town.

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Yossarian (February 21, 2009)

Ah man, I went and seen AFI and HWM there a few years ago....Wollard invited us over to PT's...Everyone on the tour drinks for free for the first hour....my friends wife wanted no part of naked chicks and free booze....so we had to decline

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el_matt (February 20, 2009)

Funny that Billy Talent isn't playing the Canadian dates.

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Rudy87 (February 20, 2009)

ironic

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dX927 (February 21, 2009)

it's like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife

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mikeinflames (February 20, 2009)

they're playing toronto. where they will most likely headline the show. if they were playing any other canadian dates they'd be headlining as well.

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Jay3313 (February 20, 2009)

Are you kidding, or just stupid?

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jacknife737 (February 20, 2009)

Billy Talent is bigger then both Rise Against and Rancid in the Soviet Socialist Republic of Canuckastan.

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Jay3313 (February 20, 2009)

Was bigger. In like 2004.

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jacknife737 (February 20, 2009)

Dude, Billy Talent could sell out the Amphitheatre on their own even today;; Rise Against couldn't unless they co-headlined with another fairly high profile band. You need to get real brah.

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mikeinflames (February 21, 2009)

rise against wouldn't come close to selling out the ampitheatre on their own. the largest venue rise against has sold out in toronto was the docks which is about 3,000. the ampitheatre has a capacity of about 16,000.

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mikeinflames (February 21, 2009)

billy talent are bigger than rise against and rancid put together in canada (especially in ontario). it doesn't matter if they haven't done much lately. they rarely play in toronto anymore (which is a good move) so when they do play here they sell out large venues (ie. air canada centre and molson ampitheatre).
with that line up in toronto i'd be really surprised is billy talent didn't headline. look at the tour routing. logically the toronto show should be earlier in the tour. but instead it's at the end of the tour on a long weekend. that show is going to be an edgefest and billy talent will be headlining.

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DancinShoes (February 21, 2009)

Are you high or what??

Rancid is WAY bigger than Billy Talent anywhere on planet earth, and that includes Canada.

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mikeinflames (February 21, 2009)

lol. you obviously don't live in southern ontario. billy talent has sold out both the ACC (22,000 cap) and the ampitheatre (16,000 cap) multiple times.

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Gwarmageddon (February 21, 2009)

None of that changes the fact that Billy Talent sucks.

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mikeinflames (February 21, 2009)

never said they didn't. just said they are way more popular than rancid or rise against in southern ontario.

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DancinShoes (February 22, 2009)

I live in Quebec and can confirm you that Rancid is 10 times bigger than Billy Talent anywhere.

I mean come on, Billy Talent as been around for what? 5 years?

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LookingForCorpses (February 20, 2009)

No way.

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LinoleumMagazine (February 20, 2009)

And Riverboat aren't playing in TX.

I think it makes sense to play where they don't already play all the time.

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chickswithdicks (February 20, 2009)

you mean lucky?

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cokeslurpees (February 20, 2009)

June 12th is going to rule.

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Torgo (February 20, 2009)

http://www.instantrimshot.com/

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erikaaa (February 20, 2009)

im kinda of upset there not coming to Chicago.!

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telegraphrocks (February 20, 2009)

There are empty days through the routing around Chicago, so it can still happen.

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erikaaa (February 20, 2009)

thats true.
i know they will because there from chicago but i dnt know.

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mevsall (February 20, 2009)

take off rise against and billy talent and you've got yourself a halfway decent tour

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LinoleumMagazine (February 20, 2009)

Hell yeah, then I'd actually go.

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ryan0371 (February 23, 2009)

ur a fucking idiot
Rise Against and Billy Talent are amazing

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TheeValiantRA3 (February 20, 2009)

Wow, the forum in inglewood...just thinking about how shitty that place is makes me yearn for a local house of blues.

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swiftjustice (February 20, 2009)

hopefully they'll announce some norcal dates

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SkolarX (February 20, 2009)

hmm, i thought for sure this would be in a bigger venue for detroit.

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HeyBarmold (February 20, 2009)

Where the hell is my bay area date?? !? !

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ChadReligion (February 20, 2009)

it will happen, just watch

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telegraphrocks (February 20, 2009)

At Small's in Hamtrack, Michigan on March 13th.

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HeyBarmold (February 20, 2009)

Ah. I see what you did there.

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Dante3000 (rich) (February 20, 2009)

Can't decide if this would be The San Jose Event Center or the HP Pavilion.
-Dante

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HeyBarmold (February 20, 2009)

In the vein of Rancid, it will be just one Warfield date.

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red_eye_inc (February 20, 2009)

No Chicago
No Bay area

Welcome to the "Fuck Our Hometowns 2k9" Tour. That'll be $60, please.

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Pacoco (February 21, 2009)

for realz

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jacknife737 (February 20, 2009)

I may actually go to the Toronto Date. For a larger venue, the Molson Amphitheatre isn't that bad, it's actually pretty nice if the weather is clear.

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NotPatriotic (February 20, 2009)

Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre

Up dem punx

But seriously, I would like to see Rancid play live before I die, yet I think they might not be allowed to play in the state of Oregon or something. They have not played in Oregon since 2003 Warped and before that it was the 1998 tour.

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RobbieFree (February 22, 2009)

for serious...I remember that '98 show, I was in 7th grade and wasn't allowed to go to shows on school nights yet, BUT my oh so special high school age sister got to go! SO UNFAIR! at least she got me the shirt I still have...then yeah, I saw them at the 03 warped in scappoose. So, Rancid, WTF, no Oregon?

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LinoleumMagazine (February 20, 2009)

Meh. I want another Rancid / NOFX / Real McKenzies tour.

I saw that show three times in one week and it was the best weeks ever.

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DrKenzington (February 23, 2009)

Ahhh. The Rancid/NOFX BYO split tour. Fun times.....
Mr. Kenzington

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Pricey123 (February 20, 2009)

maybe its just me but isnt the indestructible album overly loud on the cd? it sounds horrible

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dlangl4 (February 20, 2009)

I don't know, my trash can doesn't play cds.

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Cheesetits (February 20, 2009)

Dare I brave Rise Against fans to see this? Probably not. But maybe yeah.

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Babrook (February 20, 2009)

I did it to see Gaslight and Alk Trio.

Not really worth it.

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Cheesetits (February 20, 2009)

As did I, so I know fully what to expect, hence my pensiveness.

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SouthernLovin (February 20, 2009)

God. I wish Riverboat Gamblers were playing the SC date instead of Billy Talent. Fuck Billy Talent.

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nick_s (February 20, 2009)

The new Rancid album better not suck, they still owe me a tenner for that piece of shit indestructable...

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RamblinBoyOfPleasure (February 20, 2009)

wake up it's rancid, are you still 13!

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nick_s (February 23, 2009)

Nope, no idea where you're coming from there....

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Dudley_Shale (February 20, 2009)

Stoked as fuck.

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Babrook (February 20, 2009)

Those two Florida dates?

At Disney World.

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c_slater (February 20, 2009)

Rise Against is going to realize how back they suck when they can't fill seats at some of these large venues. Rancid knows what's going on, they just want they fu@king money.....and good for them. You call them sell outs, I call them smart.

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RamblinBoyOfPleasure (February 20, 2009)

I call you stupid.

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LookingForCorpses (February 20, 2009)

You are kidding, right?

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Crashtester (February 20, 2009)

Your takes are weak.

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c_slater (February 20, 2009)

what is your take?

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Crashtester (February 22, 2009)

My take is that Riise Against is about as smart as any band in the world at treading the line of selling out and making alot of money touring.

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Holy_Balls (February 20, 2009)

billy talent sucks. they sound like simple plan on steroids.

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c_slater (February 20, 2009)

I agree 100%

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PMAtill_ImDOA (February 23, 2009)

LOL
fuck thats hilarious

i disagree though.

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timahelm (February 20, 2009)

amazing! AMAZING!!

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CCSummers (February 20, 2009)

So does anyone know what Defiance, Ohio songs Theo sings on? It is of utmost importance.

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RamblinBoyOfPleasure (February 20, 2009)

shut the fuck up you stupid cunt, you really really bore the fuck out of me with your superior wisdom bullshit, go fuck yourself.

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CCSummers (February 20, 2009)

Maybe if you spoke with some intelligence I'd respect whatever you just said.

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DrewXFishy (February 20, 2009)

stoked as fuck been waitin for this shit

HELLZ 2 THA YAAAAAAAAA

shits gona rip!!!!!!

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abracadaver (February 20, 2009)

Rise Against's fans are comprised almost entirely of meathead douchebag bros, inane frat boys and 10-year-olds in Bad Religion shirts. Man, did these fuckers ruin otherwise awesome Gaslight and Alk3 sets for me back in November. Needless to say, I left three songs into RA.

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RamblinBoyOfPleasure (February 20, 2009)

gaslight and lawrence arms fans are full of cunts that listen to nothing else.

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MN_punkmaster-skaman (February 21, 2009)

Sounds like some sort of Alcoholics Anonymous for music:

My name is Nick, and I'm a cunt that listens to nothing else but Gaslight Anthem and Lawrence Arms.

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loreng (February 23, 2009)

Maybe you should go to listen to the bands, not to critique the crowd.

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The_Ken_Chin_Imposter (February 20, 2009)

Rexall Place AKA the 17 000 person hockey arena where the Edmonton Oilers play. Give me a break...

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David5345 (February 20, 2009)

I'll be at one maybe two of the Boston dates. Really hope the ticket prices aren't over the top.

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LookingForCorpses (February 20, 2009)

It's funny that this says "co headline" when the band's announcement said, "with special guests Rancid."

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RamblinBoyOfPleasure (February 21, 2009)

It's also funny that you and your stinking family are complete and under pricks!

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LookingForCorpses (February 21, 2009)

"complete and under pricks?" Come back when you grasp the English language.

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manincognito (February 20, 2009)

while i would love to see this tour, yes, that includes billy talent, i made the mistake of seeing the a-f/rise against/billy talent (and moneen....but i had no choice in that) when it was at the acc...never again will i see a show there..i love the smaller venues, where you dont have jackass parents and snot-nosed 13 yr olds telling me to sit down because they can't see the band.... fuck that shit! it's a punk show! i'm allowed to jump about! ......sorry..just working through some unresolved feelings....

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manincognito (February 20, 2009)

also, i think i went off on my tangent before i could make my point...oh well

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The_Ken_Chin_Imposter (February 20, 2009)

Moneen was the best band on that bill. You fucked up.

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deadXlast (February 20, 2009)

Moneen is better than any of those bands.

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StreetwalkinCheetah (February 20, 2009)

i like billy tallent better than billy talent.

awesome movie to take your name from, but they shouldn't have dropped the extra 'l'. and they shouldn't make shitty music.

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Crashtester (February 20, 2009)

This is hardly the quality of the ALK3/ Thrice/ Gaslight Anthem/ Rise Against tour I saw in Vegas. Im gonna have to pass, The Riverboat Gamblers and Canadian train wreck Billy Talent? I know RA loves them for some reason but well......weak.

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mickeydalez (February 20, 2009)

it seems like just yesterday i saw rise against in front of litterally 20 people, its amazing how major label influence can make a band suck, congratulations universal, youve made another top act bite the shitter. and you wonder why we download music.

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Crashtester (February 20, 2009)

Hate to break it to ya but the last two Bill Stevensen produced records would sound pretty much axact same on Fat records, the first major with GGGGarth well not so much.

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jacknife737 (February 20, 2009)

Except that Siren Song is better then anything they did on Fat.

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drugmoney (February 20, 2009)

thats the truth, i recall seeing em after the unraveling came out. i was the only dude that knew the lyrics to their songs. then i saw em in a place that had a stage only 2inches off the floor, that was after the RPM. i helped em load up their gear after that show. man good memories, it'll never be the same way ever again

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LookingForCorpses (February 21, 2009)

Except that they haven't changed all that much.... I'd actually say some of their major label stuff is much better than the Fat stuff.

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skinsfan1818 (February 28, 2009)

its all because of guitar hero 3

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drugmoney (February 20, 2009)

dudes with $50 to pay are stoked

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bassthoven (February 20, 2009)

see you in van bitches

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ryannn (February 21, 2009)

Billy Talent Instead of Riverboat Gamblers.. BOOOOOO

Having to see Rancid and Rise Against in a amphitheater at ridiculous prices.... just not happening.

Positive Note: At least it's a co-headlining tour, I'm sorry kids but Rancid really does still rule despite what you hear on the internet.

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DrewXFishy (February 21, 2009)

uh oh another jaded cynical bastard to complain about the size of the show?

its this or dont see them at all neither band will play small shows again

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consider_the_ravens (February 21, 2009)

im going to this, billy talent rise against and rancid. good bill despite all the lame punx and peta freaks who will be there

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thegimper (February 21, 2009)

Living in Oklahoma, it always a dagger to the heart to see when tours have 3+ dates in Texas, but not one in my state.

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R3vengeTherapy (February 21, 2009)

Riverbend? The fuck? Fuck this tour, play a real venue.

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RossHostage (February 21, 2009)

Wow...if NoFX, The Bosstones, Bouncing Souls, Street Dogs and The Cirlce Jerks (who ended up not playing) couldn't sell out Red Rocks then I seriously doubt that this tour will.

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LookingForCorpses (February 21, 2009)

Rise Against has radio play, where as those bands, don't.

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c_slater (February 21, 2009)

Who cares about radio play. Good comment about red rocks. They are also playing PNC at riverbend. That place holds 25,000 plus. Good luck.

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dev (February 21, 2009)

Saskatoon but not Winnipeg. Go fuck yourselves.

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twizzler (February 23, 2009)

Thank you very much

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Splendidtune (February 21, 2009)

Columbus, Ohio?

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royalt (February 22, 2009)

Mesa suckskskskssssss. God I hate that place.

You think Rancid may actually release their new album before this shit happens? Christ.

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beardedbassMN (February 24, 2009)

Victory! We get the last date of Riverboat Gamblers! I've found Rancid's choice of support to be very odd. Except a few years ago with Sick Of It All. That was delightful.

And when's that cd coming out Tim?

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skinsfan1818 (February 28, 2009)

ok. nothing against rise against, theyre talented, but rancid fathered that genre and rise against is headlinig? bull shit. rancid has been around since 92, rise against 1999. and besides, rancid is premoting their new album. so tell me why the fuck rancid would be opening for rise against?

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benjamminwithyou (March 31, 2009)

So no DC dates? We are a major city with several suitable venues. Gaslight Anthem did the same thing.