Gym Class Heroes, The Roots Gear Up For Co-Headlining Tour

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Published: Tuesday - August 12, 2008
Words by Miles Bennett

Gym Class Heroes (Photo: Atlantic Records)

Hip-hop bands, Gym Class Heroes and The Roots, have teamed up to co-headline an upcoming tour, starting this October.

Both acts will alternate headlining duties during the month-long stint, with support from U.K. singer Estelle.

The tour will kick-off October 3rd in Baltimore and run through the entire month, stopping in Atlanta, Miami, Dallas, Las Vegas, and Chicago, before things come to an end in Albany, New York on November 1st.

Tickets for the tour go on sale on Tuesday @ August 12) for Gym Class Heroes' fan club members, and this weekend for the general public.

The Gym Class Heroes have been on the road promoting their upcoming new album, The Quilt. They are currently finishing out their run on the Vans Warped Tour.

Estelle is promoting her debut, Shine, which has sold 83,000 copies since its release.

Tour dates are as follows:

10/03 - Baltimore @ Rams Head Live!
10/04 - Norfolk, Va. @ The Norva
10/05 - North Myrtle Beach, S.C. @ House of Blues
10/06 - Atlanta @ The Tabernacle
10/07 - Lake Buena Vista, Fla. @ House of Blues
10/08 - Miami @ The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason
10/10 - Houston @ Meridian, w/ Estelle only
10/11 - Dallas @ The Palladium Ballroom
10/12 - Austin, Texas @ The Backyard
10/14 - Phoenix @ The Marquee
10/19 - Las Vegas @ House of Blues
10/21 - Denver @ The Fillmore Auditorium
10/23 - Milwaukee @ Eagles Ballroom
10/24 - Chicago @ Congress Theatre
10/25 - Detroit @ The Fillmore Detroit
10/26 - Toronto @ Sound Academy
10/28 - New York @ Roseland Ballroom
10/30 - Worcester, Mass. @ The Palladium Downstairs
10/31 - Asbury Park, N.J. @ Asbury Park Convention Hall
11/01 - Albany, N.Y. @ Washington Avenue Armory

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Philly-O Says:
Wednesday - August 13, 2008 at 1:32pm

This is dope! The Roots and GCH on the same tour is crazy. It's actual BANDS playin' hip-hop...of course, I've noticed this gets no hype from the usual comment-makers around here. Props to Baller Status for puttin' this news out, even if I'm the only one who's gettin' amped up for this.

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