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CKY To Headline North American "Rock Adio Tour"

posted Jun 27, 2005 at 1:30 PM by deathbringer.  (5 Comments)

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Island recording group CKY, whose long-awaited album, AN ANSWER CAN BE FOUND, will be released on June 28th, will commence their first major North American tour in 2 years when they kick off the Rock Adio Tour on August 8th at Soma in San Diego. (See complete tour dates below.) In advance of tour dates, members of the hyper-revolutionary fanbase known as the CKY Alliance will be able to purchase tickets before they go on sale to the general public. For more information about public on-sales check the official website ckymusic.com.

The 5-week Rock Adio Tour, with special guests Fireball Ministry and The Knives, is sponsored by Adio Footwear, makers of skateboard footwear for such luminaries as Tony Hawk, Bam Margera and creators of the CKY shoe, to be introduced this summer. CKY will headline the 8th annual Skate Fest on September 9th at The Palladium in Worcester, MA.

The new album was written by CKY and produced by guitarist Chad I Ginsburg, with the first single “Familiar Realm,” hitting the radio charts. On Friday, May 27th, M2 premiered CKY’s A Very Special Special.

The Rock Adio tour dates are as follows:

Aug. 8 San Diego, CA Soma
Aug. 9 Phoenix, AZ Marquee Theatre
Aug. 11 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
Aug. 12 San Francisco, CA The Pound
Aug. 13 Reno, NV New Oasis
Aug. 14 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
Aug. 15 Vancouver, B.C. Croatian Cultural Centre
Aug. 17 Seattle, WA El Corazon
Aug. 18 Spokane, WA Big Easy Concert House
Aug. 19 Boise, ID The Big Easy
Aug. 20 Salt Lake City, UT Lo Fi Café
Aug. 21 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Aug. 23 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
Aug. 24 Minneapolis, MN The Quest
Aug. 25 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
Aug. 26 Sauget, MO Pops
Aug. 27 Chicago, IL House of Blues
Aug. 30 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
Aug. 31 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
Sept. 2 Toronto, Ont. Docks
Sept. 3 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
Sept. 4 Pittsburgh, PA Club Zoo
Sept. 5 Reading, PA The Silo
Sept. 6 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Sept. 8 Hartford, CT Webster Theater
Sept. 9 Worcester, MA The Palladium
Sept. 10 Baltimore, MD Sonar
Sept. 11 Norfolk, VA The Norva Theatre

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5 Comments on "CKY To Headline North American 'Rock Adio Tour'"

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1. BOB writes:

hey the new album is out today.

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2. Terry writes:

sorry cky fans but the new cd aint that great.

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3. Ray writes:

the new album suck f***ing balls. every song has the same style n beat except different lyrics.

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4. Lara writes:

I havent bought it yet but Ill most likely get it today. The songs that I heard demoed do sound similar, but that makes it all the more exciting to hear the songs over and over and pick out the awesome differneces. CKY rocks. Cant wait for Anaheim!!!

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5. Charlie writes:

hey, the new album sounded a little disapointing to me at first, but the more i listen to it, the more i absolutely love it! they were not going to just make another IDR album, come on, every band wants to try and top what they've done in the past.

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