311 announces their highly anticipated studio release and new Summer tour plans! (click picture for more)
Multi-platinum rock band, 311, have announced a July 19th release date for their highly anticipated new studio album, Universal Pulse. Produced by Bob Rock (Aerosmith, Metallica) and mixed by 311 drummer, Chad Sexton, at the band’s own Hive Studio in North Hollywood, Universal Pulse is the seminal band’s tenth studio album and the first to be released via their own imprint, 311 Records, through an exclusive partnership with ATO Records.
The quintet (Sexton, vocalist/guitarist Nick Hexum, bassist P-Nut, guitarist Tim Mahoney and vocalist SA Martinez) will celebrate the album’s release—and their 21st year together as a band—with a headlining amphitheater tour set to kick off July 8th at the Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone in Bonner Springs, KS. The Unity Tour 2011 will run through August 26th (see itinerary below) and includes Sublime with Rome and special guests DJ Soulman & DJ Trichrome. Please visit 311.com for ticket information and details.
This year’s Unity Tour marks 311’s ninth consecutive summer headlining amphitheatres and will see them playing an electrifying mix of classic tracks and new material, including brand-new lead single “Sunset In July,” which impacts radio on June 14th.
Says vocalist/guitarist Nick Hexum, “’Sunset In July’ is a song about what this band loves doing most: playing live and watching fans dancing in the aisles and having the time of their lives. There’s no bigger inspiration.”
On June 30th, the band will perform “Sunset In July” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
About the album, Hexum says, “Everyone really stepped up during the making of this record. The tempos are faster, there are more guitars, and the whole thing feels like it has a certain swagger.” “It’s a musical journey with a burst of good energy,” adds drummer Chad Sexton. “It’s about making happiness available during tough times.”
Explaining the title Universal Pulse, Hexum says, “It’s a nod to the ideology of unity through music and its connective energy. Music’s ability to help people bond and communicate is really powerful. The fact that we’re still going strong 20-plus years later is proof positive.”
This year will also see the launch of the 311 Pow Wow Festival, a three-day, two-stage music extravaganza taking place August 4-6 at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL. The 500-acre park and campground will be home to the band’s first-ever multi-day camping and music festival. Confirmed artists include Deftones, Sublime with Rome, Ozomatli, G.Love, The Dirty Heads and many more. Festival-goers can look forward to a four-set performance from 311, which will include 1997’s acclaimed album Transistor in its entirety.
Don’t miss your chance to catch 311 in action. Dates are as follows:
UNITY TOUR 2011
JULY
8 Bonner Springs, KS Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone
9 St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
10 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest (311 only)
12 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
13 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theater
14 Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
16 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
17 Columbus, OH Lifestyles Community Pavilion
19 Omaha, NE Red Sky Festival, Ameritrade Park
21 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Art Center
22 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre
23 Boston, MA Comcast Center
25 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
26 Philadelphia, PA Penn’s Landing
28 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live at VA Beach
29 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live (Nissan Pavilion)
30 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
AUGUST
1 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
2 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
4 Live Oak, FL Pow Wow Festival / Suwannee Music Park
5 Live Oak, FL Pow Wow Festival / Suwannee Music Park
6 Live Oak, FL Pow Wow Festival / Suwannee Music Park
11 Lake Charles, LA L’Auberge Du Lac Casino
12 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
13 Dallas, TX GEXA Energy Pavilion
14 Austin, TX The Backyard
16 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
17 Salt Lake City, UT Usana Amphitheatre
19 San Diego, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
20 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
21 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
23 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View
25 Eugene, OR Cuthbert Amphitheatre
26 Seattle, WA Marymoor Amphitheatre
For more information on Chad Sexton and 311, please visit them online at www.311.com. Also be sure to keep checking back to www.PearlDrum.com for a sneak peek of Chad’s new custom Reference Series kit, which he will debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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