The Word Alive on the road

News 21 Dec 10 By

The Word Alive on the road

News 21 Dec 10 By

The SmartPunk Tour featuring The Word Alive will head our across the U.S. this April / May, with support from Upon A Burning Body, Abandon All Ships, For All Those Sleeping and The Color Morale.

The tour comes in support of critically-acclaimed 2010 album Deceiver. VIP advance tickets will be available starting tomorrow from SmartPunkTour.com.

The band has just completed their successful U.S. run with A Day To Remember and Underoath, and continues their 2011 live onslaught with a slot on Motel 6’s Rock Yourself To Sleep Tour in January, headlined by We Came As Romans. The Phoenix, AZ sextet will also head overseas in April / May for their first European tour, and have just been confirmed for the entire Vans Warped Tour.

The Word Alive’s track “The Hounds Of Anubis” has just been added to Rock Band Network, and the band is currently featured in Metal Hammer’s 75 Bands That Will Shape The Future Of Metal.

Fans can also get a taste of life on the road with the band with their latest tour update from the A Day To Remember Tour, featuring The Word Alive singer Tyler “Telle” Smith filling in on vocal duties for Underoath. Check it out exclusively on Rock-Sound.net now!

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THE WORD ALIVE – Tyler “Telle” Smith (vocals), Zach Hansen (guitar), Tony Pizzuti (guitar), Nick Urlacher (bass), Dusty Riach (keys/synth), Justin Salinas (drums) – exploded into the metal scene with debut album Deceiver, debuting at #96 in the Billboard Top 100 this summer. The band has been featured in Alternative Press, Revolver Magazine,Metal Hammer, Ultimate Guitar, OUTBURN, Substream, AMP, AOL Noisecreep, Rock Sound and Lambgoat. The band have toured solidly in 2010, including a sold out U.S. spring tour with labelmates Alesana, an appearance at Bamboozle Festival, dates on Warped Tour, a run with Bleeding Through this September and the A Day To Remember / Underoath Tour this November. The band also appeared on Punk Goes Pop 3, the tenth in Fearless Records’ world-renowned compilation series, with their cover of Kanye West’s “Heartless”.

Motel 6 Rock Yourself To Sleep Tour w/ We Came As Romans, For Today, Woe Is Me, & Texas In July
1.05.11 – Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theatre (headline show)
1.06.11 – Pontiac, MI @ The Eagle Theater
1.07.11 – Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge
1.08.11 – St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
1.10.11 – Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theatre
1.11.11 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
1.13.11 – West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club
1.14.11 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
1.15.11 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA
1.16.11 – Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse
1.18.11 – San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
1.19.11 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
1.20.11 – Corpus Christi, TX @ House Of Rock
1.21.11 – Dallas, TX @ Trees
1.23.11 – Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco
1.24.11 – Jacksonville Beach, FL @ Freebird Café
1.25.11 – Pompano Beach, FL @ Rocketown
1.26.11 – St. Petersburg, FL @ The State Theatre
1.28.11 – Augusta, GA @ Sector 7G
1.31.11 –  New York, NY @ The GramercyTheatre
2.01.11 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony
2.02.11 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
2.03.11 – Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon
2.04.11 – Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
2.05.11 – Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
2.07.11 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
2.08.11 – Covington, KY @The Madhatter
2.09.11 – Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
2.10.11 – St. Louis, IL @ Pop’s
2.11.11 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection

Headline shows
2.12.11 – Louisville, KY @ Uncle Pleasant’s
2.14.11 – Wichita, KS @ Oz Cafe

SmartPunk Tour w/ Upon A Burning Body, Abandon All Ships, For All Those Sleeping & The Color Morale
3.11.11 – Tuscon, AZ @ The Rock
3.13.11 – Las Cruces, NM @ Mikey’s Place
3.14.11 – Lubbock, TX @ Cactus Courtyard
3.16.11 – Mission, TX @ Las Palmas Race Park
3.22.11 – Fayetteville, AR @ NWA Showcase Theater
3.23.11 – Columbia, MO @ Mojo’s
3.24.11 – Evansville, IN @ Boney Junes
3.25.11 – Douglasville, GA @ The 7 Venue
3.26.11 – Macon, GA @ The 567
3.27.11 – Raleigh, NC @ The Brewery
3.28.11 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Club Relevant
3.29.11 – West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
3.30.11 – Vineland, NJ @ Hangar 84
3.31.11 – Providence, RI @ Club Hell
4.01.11 – Worcester, MA @ Upstairs at The Palladium
4.02.11 – Jermyn, PA @ Eleanor Rigby’s
4.03.11 – Hartford, CT @ Webster Underground
4.05.11 – Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
4.06.11 – Lansing, MI @ The Loft
4.07.11 – Kettering, OH @ The Attic Club
4.09.11 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory
4.13.11 – Spokane, WA @ The A Club
4.14.11 – Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
4.15.11 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
4.16.11 – Sparks, NV @ The Alley
4.17.11 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction

Scream It Like You Mean It European Tour w/ We Came As Romans
4.21.11 Zürich, CH @ Abart

4.23.11 Plymouth, UK @ White Rabbit

4.24.11 Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms

4.25.11 Glasgow, UK @ Cathouse

4.26.11 Leeds, UK @ Cockpit

4.27.11 Manchester, UK @ Roadhouse

4.28.11 London, UK @ Underworld

4.29.11 Paris, FR @ Batofar

4.30.11 Karlsruhe, DE @ Stadtmitte

5.2.11 Rome, IT @ Init Club

5.3.11 Livorno, IT @ The King Club

5.4.11 Wien, AT @ Szene

5.5.11 München, DE Feierwerk

5.6.11 Aschaffenburg, DE @ Colos Saal

5.7.11 Leipzig, DE @ Conne Island

5.8.11 Berlin, DE Magnet

5.10.11 Stockholm, SWE @ Debaser Slussen

5.11.11 Gothenburg, SWE @ Fängelset

5.12.11 Hamburg, DE @ Logo

5.13.11 Utrecht, NL @ Helling

5.14.11 Köln, DE @ Underground

Vans Warped Tour 2011

6.24 – Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Center

6.25 – Houston, TX @ The Showgrounds at Sam Houston Race Park

6.26 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center

6.29 – Las Cruces, NM @ NMSU Practice Field

6.30 – Las Vegas, NV @ TBA

7.01 – Pomona, CA @ Pomona Fairplex

7.02 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre

7.03 – Ventura, CA @ Ventura County Fairground at Seaside Park

7.06 – Bonner Springs, KS @ Sandstone Amphitheatre

7.07 – Nobelsville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

7.08 – Detroit, MI @ TBA

7.09 – Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

7.10 – Shakopee, MN @ Canterbury Park

7.12 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lakes Fields

7.13 – Mansfield, M @ Comcast Center

7.14 – Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavillion at Montage Mountain

7.15 – Mississauga, ON @ The Flats at Arrow Hall

7.16 – Montreal, QC @ Parc Jean-Drapeau

7.17 – Hartford, CT @ Comcast Theatre

7.19 – Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheatre

7.20 – Cleveland, OH @ TBA

7.21 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center

7.22 – Burgettstown, PA @ First Niagara Pavillion

7.23 – Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

7.24 – Oceanport, NJ @ Monmouth Park Raceway

7.26 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavillion

7.27 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

7.28 – Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

7.29 – Orlando, FL @ Firestone Amphitheatre

7.30 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre

7.31 – St. Petersberg, FL @ Vinoy Park

8.01 – Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood

8.02 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center

8.03 – St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
8.05 – Denver, CO @ Invesco Field at Mile High

8.06 – Salt lake City, UT @ Utah State Fairpark

8.07 – Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Pavillion

8.09 – San Diego, CA @ Cricket Amphitheatre

8.10 – Los Angeles, CA @ TBA

8.11 – Marysville, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheater

8.12 – Nampa, ID @ Idaho Center Amphitheatre

8.13 – George, WA @ The Gorge Amphitheatre

8.14 – Hillsboro, OR @ Washington County Fairgrounds

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