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Honda Taps Blink-182 For Civic Tour 2011
May 24, 2011, 12:29 PM
Honda is bringing blink-182 and My Chemical Romance to the 2011 Civic Tour, the 10th annual U.S. tour touting the Civic car. Blink-182 was the first artist from the first Honda Civic Tour in 2001. The tour will comprise over 40 dates nationwide starting Aug. 5. Support acts for the anniversary tour include Manchester Orchestra, Rancid and Matt & Kim.
Members of the blink-182 and My Chemical Romance fan clubs will have access to exclusive pre-sale tickets on June 6. Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning June 10 at both Ticketmaster and LiveNation.com.
Former bands in the tour include Paramore, The Black Eyed Peas, Fall Out Boy, Everclear, Incubus, Good Charlotte, New Found Glory, Dashboard Confessional, Maroon 5 and Panic at the Disco. This summer's tour is expected to play to 500,000 fans in total.
As in the past, Civics that have been customized and autographed by the headlining bands will be displayed on tour stops. blink-182 will have a 2012 Honda Civic Si Coupe and My Chemical Romance the Honda CBR250R motorcycle.
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