INCUBUS HITS THE ROAD IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM
IF NOT NOW, WHEN?
BROADCASTING FIRST SHOW LIVE FROM DENVER’S RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATER
“HQLive On the Road” Gives Fans Ultimate Backstage Access
New York, NY – On the heels of their #2 debuting new album “If Not Now, When?,” Incubus is gearing up for the US leg of their tour hitting over 30 cities across the US. The tour kicks off with a sold-out show at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver on August 17, 2011. Back in 2004, the band recorded a highly successful concert DVD “Live at Red Rocks” and to commemorate the event and the launch of the US tour the band will be giving fans across the world access to their first show of the tour live at www.livestream.com/incubus.
Leading up to the launch of the new album, Incubus has been using a number of cutting edge web technology products to connect with their vast fan base as part of their groundbreaking weeklong web event called “HQ Live” June 30th to July 6th. The success of the band’s social media site www.incubushq.com spawned the week of live concerts and band interaction with their fans broadcast live on the web that helped launch the new album to a #2 debut on the Billboard Charts. Incubus is now taking the “HQLive” concept on the road using an exciting mobile streaming backpack called LiveU. The LiveU device transmits broadcast-quality live video from anywhere by bonding multiple cellular connections, allowing roaming videographers equipped with only a portable backpack and camera to cover on and off the stage activities, while getting real-time feedback from fans via social media.
In addition, the band will be setting up an IncubusHQ “meeting point” at every tour stop where IncubusHQ members can gather and meet other fans from around the country. “HQLive On the Road” will be broadcasting each show night, from the IncubusHQ “meeting point” as well as backstage, around the venue, and on the road. At the “meeting point,” Incubus fans will have opportunities to participate in the live broadcast, and to win seat upgrades and Incubus memorabilia.
Incubus fans in the US and around the world will be able to stay up to speed on all the tour activities with the IncubusHQ Mobile Roadie app which is available for Iphones, Ipads, and Android devices. Fans that download the app will have access to all kinds of features including news, chat, photos, tour merchandise, Livestream content, and the ability to access exclusive video and audio content.
Tickets for the tour are now on sale.
Tour Itinerary:
Aug. 17th Red Rocks Denver, CO
Aug. 19th Sporting Stadium Kansas City, MO
Aug. 20th Verizon Wireless Amp St. Louis, MO
Aug. 21st Charter One Pavilion Chicago, IL
Aug. 23rd Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis, IN
Aug. 24th DTE Energy Music Theatre Detroit, MI
Aug. 26th Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica Cleveland, OH
Aug. 27th Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, OH
Aug. 28th Molson Amphitheatre Toronto, ON
Aug. 30th Promowest Pavilion Columbus, OH
Aug. 31st Stage AE Pittsburgh, PA
Sept. 1st SPAC Saratoga Springs, NY
Sept. 3rd Jones Beach New York, NY
Sept. 4th PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ
Sept. 7th Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, CT
Sept. 9th Comcast Center Boston, MA
Sept. 10th Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, NJ
Sept. 11th Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD
Sept. 13th Virginia Beach Amphitheatre Virginia Beach, VA
Sept. 16th Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte, NC
Sept. 17th Verizon Wireless at Encore Park Atlanta, GA
Sept. 18th 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre Tampa, FL
Sept. 20th Bayfront Park Miami, FL
Sept 23rd St. Augustine Amphitheater St. Augustine,FL
Sept 24th Big Spring Jam Huntsville, AL
Sept 27th Freeman Coliseum San Antonio, TX
Sept. 29th Gexa Energy Pavilion Dallas, TX
Sept. 30th Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Houston, TX
Oct. 1st Backyard Austin, TX
Oct 4th Santa Ana Star Center Albuquerque, NM
Oct. 5th Comerica Theatre Phoenix, AZ
Oct. 7th Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 8th Hard Rock Las Vegas, NV
Oct. 9th Shoreline Amphitheatre San Francisco, CA
Oct 11th Raley’s Field Sacramento, CA
Oct 13th Avila Beach Resort Avila Beach, CA
Oct 14th Save Mart Center at Fresno State Fresno, CA
Having sold over 13 million albums worldwide, Incubus’ extraordinary career has spanned over a decade, and includes six studio albums, which have spawned a total of thirteen Top 10 Rock hits with four singles debuting at #1 upon their release. The multi-platinum quintet’s last studio album Light Grenades debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 (highest charting album debut of band’s career) and has sold over 800k copies to-date in the US.
Hailing from Calabasas, California, Brandon Boyd, Mike Einziger and Jose Pasillas formed Incubus in 1991 while they were in high school with Chris Kilmore joining in 1998 and Ben Kenney joining in 2003. The band’s break came in 1999 with the singles, “Pardon Me,” “Stellar” and “Drive,” from their second full-length, double-platinum selling disc Make Yourself. The group’s third album, Morning View, released in 2001, debuted at #2 on the album chart and included the radio hits “Wish You Were Here,” “Nice to Know You” and “Warning.” In 2004 Incubus released A Crow Left of the Murder which achieved platinum status on the strength of the #1 hit “Megalomanic.”
KEVIN HARRIMAN
