If history acts as an accurate indicator, 311 will entice California audiences when the group brings the ninth annual Unity Tour to the Golden State from Friday, August 19th to Tuesday, August 23rd. Recently 311 reached a milestone releasing their 10th studio album Universal Pulse. In a Q & A about Universal Pulse the band revealed a passion for touring. Vocalist SA Martinez commented “Everyone is good at one thing. Ours collectively is touring!” The Unity Tour will first come to California with a stop in San Diego Friday, August 19th. From there 311 travels to Irvine on Saturday, August 20th, Santa Barbara Sunday, August 21st and San Francisco Tuesday, August 23rd.
Last year OCReloaded’s very own Melissa Garcia reviewed the Unity Tour commenting “These guys know how to have fun, and crack a few jokes throughout their set.” This year Sentimentalist Magazine’s Dennis McLennand praised 311’s Chicago concert saying “311’s power as a live group is stronger now as a mature entity than it ever was and really shouldn’t go unnoticed.” During the Universal Pulse Q & A when asked about performing Martinez said “We put a ton of energy into the shows - night after bloody night. I think we're still mastering the art of showmanship but we're inching closer and closer.”
Garcia in her 2010 311 Unity Tour review wrote “They (311) looked like they were having the time of their lives on stage.” Ironically 311 shares a similar sentiment in their new hit song “Sunset in July.” 311 vocalist and rhythm guitarist Nick Hexum explains "‘Sunset in July’ is about what we love most about being in 311, playing live. (The lyrics) ‘Watching you dancing and having the time of your life.’ We get off on watching our fans as much as they do us!”
When two groups feed off each other’s delight, a joyful occasion bounds to emerge. McLennand noted this when reviewing this year’s Chicago show for Sentimentalist Magazine saying “I’ve never seen fans so quick to stop and talk with complete strangers and embrace them like long-time friends.” 311 bassist P-Nut observes this too. “People come to our summer shows to have fun with other positive people.” Hexum gives the band’s fans credit for the atmosphere saying “The vibe at the shows is a co-creation of us and our fans. It's really cool to be a part of.”
With such a receptive environment who knows what the Unity Tour could mean for you. Perhaps you will find someone to hook up with after the concert or establish a meaningful relationship with. Maybe you will meet someone as passionate about music as you leading you to start a band. Hey, it could happen. Stone Temple Pilots started because Scott Weiland and Robert DeLeo met at a Black Flag concert.
For 311 the Unity Tour this year brings some extra excitement because Sublime with Rome will join the band on the road. P-Nut exclaimed “I am very excited about playing with Sublime with Rome. This is a dream tour for us and our fans. Every night of every show anywhere in the world, there's always a Sublime shirt or fifty in the audience.” During an interview with COS’s (Consequence of Sound) Kevin Barber P-Nut expanded on this thought “You can’t go to a 311 show without seeing a Sublime shirt, and you can’t go to a Sublime show without seeing a 311 shirt. So, it’s perfect. It’s a concert that was sort of made to happen.”
Sublime with Rome, like 311, knows how to energize live audiences. Your ears will ring from others screaming joyfully around you when Sublime with Rome hits the beginning notes to “Date Rape.” While 311 performs “Love Song” you will likely find yourself waving your lighter, or perhaps more realistically your cell phone, up in the air with the many others in the crowd. Basically 311 and Sublime with Rome will create an electric thrill too powerful to let you stand or sit still.
As the summer rapidly comes to an end there seems no better way to say goodbye to the hot weather and good times than 311’s Unity Tour. The fun begins Friday, August 19th at San Diego’s Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre. The following day the Unity Tour will take over the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine. On Sunday, August 21st 311 closes out the weekend with a concert at Santa Barbara’s Santa Barbara Bowl. To finish the 2011 Unity Tour’s California swing 311 plays San Francisco’s Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View Tuesday, August 23rd. If you don’t have your Unity Tour tickets yet, you can still purchase them at livenation.com.
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