Gym Class Heroes Prep The Quilt, Hit The Road With Vans
Published: Tuesday - July 1, 2008
Words by Allen Starbury
Gym Class Heroes (Photo: Atlantic Records)
Alternative hip-hop outfit, Gym Class Heroes, have recently announced the upcoming release of their third album, The Quilt, which follows up their 2006's RIAA gold-certified breakthrough, As Cruel As School Children.
The new album will be preceded by the album's first Dream-produced single, "Cookie Jar." The track will become available digitally beginning July 8th. Gym Class Heroes recently wrapped production on a companion video for "Cookie Jar," which will premiere later this summer.
This time around Gym Class Heroes teamed up with a number of extraordinary collaborators -- including Cool & Dre, and the Geneva, NY-based band's longtime friend and collaborator, Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy, as well as The-Dream. Featured guests include Busta Rhymes, UK soul sensation Estelle, and the legendary Daryl Hall.
The Gym Class Heroes are: Travis McCoy (lead vocalist), Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo (guitarist), Eric Roberts (bassist), and Matt McGinley (drummer).
The group is currently performing new material as headliners for the Vans Warped Tour. It kicked off in Salt Lake City on June 28 and continue through August before wrapping up in Carson, CA.
The Quilt is slated for release September 9.
Vans Warped Tour dates are as follows:
07/02 - Bonner Springs, KS @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 07/03 - Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Center 07/05 - Selma, TX @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 07/06 - Houston, TX @ Sam Houston Race Park 07/08 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues 07/09 - Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheater 07/10 - Orlando, FL @ Central Florida Fairgrounds 07/11 - St. Petersburg, FL @ Vinoy Park 07/12 - Miami, FL @ Bicentennial Park 07/13 - St. Augustine, FL @ St. Johns Fair 07/14 - Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 07/15 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 07/16 - Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion 07/17 - Cleveland, OH @ Time Warner Cable Amphitheater 07/18 - Detroit, MI @ Comerica Park 07/19 - Toronto, ON @ Downsview Park 07/20 - Montreal, QC @ Parc Jean Drapeau 07/23 - Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter Center For The Performing Arts 07/24 - Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center 07/25 - Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center 07/26 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 07/27 - Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion 07/28 - Englishtown, NJ @ Old Bridge Township Raceway Park 07/29 - Burgettstown, PA @ Post Gazette Pavilion 07/30 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center 07/31 - Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center 08/01 - Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheater 08/02 - Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheater 08/05 - Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Center 08/06 - Calgary, AB @ Race City Speedway 08/07 - Missoula, MT @ Wilma Theater * 08/08 - Nampa, ID @ Idaho Center Amphitheater 08/09 - George, WA @ George Amphitheater 08/10 - St. Helens, OR @ Columbia Meadows 08/11 - Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theater * 08/13 - Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center 08/14 - Chula Vista, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheater 08/15 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater 08/16 - Marysville, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheater 08/17 - Carson, CA @ Home Depot Center
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