Alt-rockers 311 have announced dates for the 2009 edition of their annual Unity Tour, which will feature support this time around from special guest Ziggy Marley.
The 25-city Unity trek kicks off June 5 in Santa Barbara, CA, and runs two weeks into August, concluding back where it started, near the California coast, with appearances in San Diego (8/11) and Irvine, CA (8/12).
The summer dates will come in the wake of the group's impending spring headlining run, which kicks off April 15 in Tucson, AZ, and chugs through the South and Midwest for a month, a 19-city slate that winds down May 15 in Springfield, MO. Dates for both of the twin tour legs are included below.
The band worked with veteran hard-rock producer Bob Rock (Metallica, Motley Crue) on "Uplifter," its ninth studio album. The set, the group's first new studio set since 2005's "Don't Tread on Me," is due in stores June 2.
"He just brings out the best in 311," lead singer/guitarist Nick Hexum said about working with Rock in an interview with LiveDaily last year. "He doesn't try and put a signature sound on anything he does. He just tries to really accentuate the strengths of the band."
Ddespite Rock's musical pedigree, fans should expect more than just straight-ahead rock and roll on the forthcoming set, Hexum said.
"We were getting more and more into reggae," he added. "Now I think we're ready to get into a heavier sound. It'll definitely be a blend. There'll be some hip-hop and reggae on there. Heavy yet up-tempo is how I would characterize a good chunk of our new stuff."
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