HONDA CIVIC TOUR

The 'Honda Civic Tour' is an annual concert tour, sponsored by Honda Motor Company. It has been running since 2001. Each year the headling band/bands customize a Honda Civic. Concert goers enter their information into a random drawing to try and win the car.

Contents
2001 edition
2002 edition
2003 edition
2004 edition
2005 edition
2006 edition
2007 edition
Tour dates
Trivia
External links
Reference Notes

2001 edition


The first leg was headed by Blink182 with supporting bands Alkaline Trio, No Motiv, Sum 41, The Ataris. A second leg was headlined by Everclear and the supporting bands where American Hi-Fi, Head Automatica and The Mayfield Four.

2002 edition


Incubus headlined the 2002 year playing 47 shows. Supporting bands included Hoobastank and Phantom Planet.

2003 edition


New Found Glory, Good Charlotte, Hot Rod Circuit, Less Than Jake, MXPX, Stretch Armstrong and The Disasters all hit the stage for the 2003 Honda Civic Tour

2004 edition


Dashboard Confesional headed the tour for the 2004 year. Bands such as Thrice, The Get Up Kids, Val Emmerich, and Motion City Soundtrack also graced the stage.

2005 edition


2005 was headlined by Maroon 5 and supporting bands were Phantom Planet, The Donnas and The Thrills

2006 edition


This instantiation began in April 2006, wherein The Black Eyed Peas hit the road as the featured headliner for the 6th Annual tour, with supporting bands Flipsyde and The Pussycat Dolls.

2007 edition


The 2007 tour, the seventh edition, features Fall Out Boy, +44, The Academy Is..., Cobra Starship, and Paul Wall.
"The purpose of this tour is to promote awareness of the more fuel efficient Honda Civic also to promote global awareness of greenhouse gases," said Pete Wentz, bassist of Fall Out Boy.
The tour is working with Reverb, a non-profit environmental organization.[1]
Tour dates

The tour, previously scheduled to start April 18, was delayed due to personal reasons.[2][3]
Date City State Venue
May 11,2007DenverColoradoCoors Amphitheatre
May 12, 2007Kansas CityKansasVerizon Wireless Amphitheater
May 13, 2007Council BluffsIowaMid America Center
May 15, 2007MolineIllinoisMark Of The Quads
May 16, 2007MinneapolisMinnesotaTarget Center
May 17, 2007MilwaukeeWisconsinBradley Center
May 18, 2007St. LouisMissouriVerizon Wireless Amphitheater
May 20, 2007Cuyahoga FallsOhioBlossom Music Center
May 21, 2007CincinnatiOhioRiverbend amphitheatre
May 22, 2007PittsburghPennsylvaniaPost Gazette Pavilion
May 23, 2007Virginia BeachVirginiaVerizon Wireless Amphitheater
May 25, 2007MontrealQuebec, CanadaBell Center
May 26, 2007TorontoOntario, CanadaMolson Amphitheater
May 27, 2007ClarkstonMichiganDTE Energy Music Center
May 28, 2007Darien CenterNew YorkDarien Lake Performing Arts Center
May 30, 2007Saratoga SpringsNew YorkSaratoga Performing Arts Center
May 31, 2007MansfieldMassachusettsTweeter Center
June 1, 2007CamdenNew JerseyTweeter Center at the Waterfront
June 2, 2007HartfordConnecticutNew England Dodge Music Center
June 4, 2007ColumbiaMarylandMerriweather Post Pavilion
June 5, 2007WantaghNew YorkJones Beach Amphitheater
June 6, 2007HolmdelNew JerseyPNC Bank Arts Center
June 8, 2007NoblesvilleIndianaVerizon Wireless Amphitheater
June 9 June 10, 2007 and June 11ChicagoIllinoisCharter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
June 13, 2007CharlotteNorth CarolinaVerizon Wireless Amphitheater
June 14, 2007AtlantaGeorgiaHi Fi Buys Amphitheater
June 15, 2007TampaFloridaFord Amphitheatre
June 16, 2007West Palm BeachFloridaSound Advice Amphitheatre
June 18, 2007WoodlandsTexasJune 19, 2007DallasTexasSmirnoff Amphitheatre
June 20, 2007San AntonioTexasVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre
June 22, 2007PhoenixArizonaCricket Pavilion
June 23, 2007Los AngelesCaliforniaThe Forum
June 24, 2007Las VegasNevadaThe Pearl at The Palms
June 25, 2007Salt Lake CityUtahE Center
June 27, 2007TacomaWashingtonTacoma Dome
June 28, 2007VancouverBritish Columbia, CanadaPacific Coliseum
June 29, 2007PortlandOregonRose Garden Arena
June 30, 2007ConcordCaliforniaSleep Train Amphitheater
July 1, 2007San DiegoCaliforniaCoors Amphitheater
July 2, 2007AnaheimCaliforniaThe Honda Center

Trivia

Before +44 played "Dammit" on Pete Wentz's birthday, Mark Hoppus threw Pete's bass into the nearby water. When Fall Out Boy was playing the same day, Pete threw Mark's bass into the water before playing.

External links



Official website

Official tour community

Fall Out Boy's Official Website

PERSONAL ISSUES FORCE FALL OUT BOY TO DELAY START OF HONDA CIVIC TOUR

Reference Notes



1. http://www.reverbrock.org/site/
2. http://www6.falloutboyrock.com/falloutboy/blog_detail.php?uf_item_id=1-103258&uf_system_id=1
3. http://www6.falloutboyrock.com/falloutboy/tour.php



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