The band's first tour, with Saliva, begins next week and runs for two weeks. The band will then hit the road and support its labelmates DragonForce for a month. TAKING DAWN will follow that tour up as part of the second leg of the first-ever, 43-date, "HardDrive" tour, where they will be supporting All That Remains and Lacuna Coil. The tour is sponsored by the nationally syndicated "HardDrive" radio show, which has been blasting on the airwaves since 1996. There are 125 stations broadcasting the show, hosted by Lou Brutus.
A 3-song EP, simply titled Taking Dawn, is currently available at all digital retailers. Additionally, the band will be selling the EP on the road and it will be available for sale via The Omega Order staring September 1. The band's Roadrunner full length debut is expected in early 2010. The EP tracklisting is "Time to Burn," "Like a Revolution" and "Godless." The band, who make rowdy hard rock, is psyched to hit the road, saying, "We are so excited to finally rock with all of you crazy motherf***ers. We are gonna bring the rock pretty f***in' hard so you better dust off those dancing shoes and get ready to bang your heads with us! Get ready for a good time!" You've been warned.
Below are the tour dates for Taking Dawn:
TAKING DAWN With Saliva:
August 16 � Click's Billiards � Tyler, TX
August 17 � Tree's � Dallas, TX
August 19 � Blue Note � Columbia, MO
August 20 � Voodoo Lounge � North Kansas City, MO
August 22 �S.Y.S. Fest 2009 � Saginaw, MI
August 24 �Grandmas Sports Garden Bar & Grill � Duluth, MN
August 26 � The Rock � Maplewood, MN
August 27 � Scatz � Middleton, WI
August 29 � Bear Creek Amphitheater � East Sparta, OH
August 30 � Jaxx � West Springfield, VA
September 3 � Northwest Missouri State Fair � Bethany, MO
September 4 � First Avenue Live � Cedar Rapids, IA
September 5 � The Machine Shop � Flint, MI
September 9 � Sauget, IL � Pop's
September 10 � Woody's Bar � Evansville, IN
TAKING DAWN With DragonForce:
September 18 � House Of Blues � West Hollywood, CA
September 19 � Regency Center @ The Grand Ballroom � San Francisco, CA
September 20 � Roseland � Portland, OR
September 21 � Commodore Ballroom � Vancouver, BC
September 23 � Edmonton Events Centre � Edmonton, ALB
September 24 � MacEwan Hall � Caalgary, ALB
September 25 � Odeon, The � Saskatoon, SAS
September 26 � Burton Cummings Theatre � Winnipeg, MAN
September 28 � The Beaumont � Kansas City, MO
September 29 � Cabooze On The West Bank � Minneapolis, MN
September 30 � House Of Blues � Chicago, IL
October 2 � Sound Academy � Toronto, ONT
October 3 � Le Medley � Montreal, QUE
October 4 � Theatre Imperial � Quebec City, QUE
October 6 � The Fillmore New York At Irving Plaza � New York, NY
October 7 � Rams Head Live � Baltimore, MD
October 9 � The Palladium � Worcester, MA
October 10 � Chance � Poughkeepsie, NY
October 11 - Theater Of Living Arts � Philadelphia, PA
TAKING DAWN With Hard Drive/All That Remains/Lacuna Coil:
October 12- Sunshine Theater � Albuquerque, NM
October 13- Marquee Theater � Phoenix, AZ
October 14 - House of Blues � Las Vegas, NV
October 16 - House of Blues � Los Angeles, CA
October 17 - The Crest � Fresno, CA
October18 - Grand Ballroom � San Francisco, CA
October 20 - The Knitting Factory � Spokane, WA
October 23 - The Fillmore � Denver, CO
October 25 - The Venue @ Playmakers � Fargo, ND
October 27 - Edmonton Events Centre � Edmonton, AB
October 28 - MacEwan Ball � Calgary, AB
October 31 - Epic � Minneapolis, MN
November 5 - Culture Room � Ft. Lauderdale, FL
November 6 - The Venue � Gainesville, FL
November 7 - The Masquerade � Atlanta, GA
November 8 - House Of Blues � Orlando, FL
November 11 - Rams Heads � Baltimore, MD
November 12 - Chameleon Club � Lancaster, PA
November 13 - Starland- Sayreville, NJ
November 14 - Webster � Hartford, CT
November 17 - Sound Academy � Toronto, ONT
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