DodgingCars

From Jimmy Eat World's website:

Ok peeps. Break out your festival shoes and your funnel-cake bibs, Jimmy Eat World will be rounding off the already kick-ass Pop Disaster bill with Green Day and Blink 182 this spring! Check out these dates to see when and where you can catch them. Also, be sure to check back early next week for ticket information! Tickets scheduled to go on sale on February 23rd! (NOTE: dates are subject to change as always!)

17-Apr Bakersfield, CA
19-Apr Phoenix, AZ
20-Apr Irvine, CA
23-Apr Las Vegas, NV
24-Apr Los Angeles, CA
25-Apr San Diego, CA
27-Apr San Francisco, CA
28-Apr Sacramento, CA
29-Apr Oakland, CA
01-May Tacoma, WA
03-May Salt Lake City, UT
04-May Denver, CO 06-May St. Louis, MO
07-May Kansas City, MO
09-May Dallas, TX
10-May San Antonio, TX/Austin, TX
11-May Houston, TX
13-May Birmingham, AL
14-May Tampa, FL
15-May Miami, FL
17-May Orlando
18-May Atlanta, GA

Alyoshka

i'm not really sure I agree with those three bands on tour together, it would be an odd show.

DodgingCars

Really? I think its awesome. I'm planning on going

Troy Stiffler

Overall, I like Jimmy Eat World (especially the older stuff) and Green Day. But Blink? Who put that crap in there?

slop101

If they would only replace Blink with Weezer, it'd be a great bill.

This would also result in less junior high school kids from going.

God, I hate Blink so much.... so much.

DodgingCars

I'm not accusing anyone here of this, but I noticed from talking to various people that the backlash against Blink is mostly (IMO) unwarranted.

Example:

I was at a Goldfinger/No Motiv/Good Charlotte show recently. And, I heard these girls behind me talking crap about Blink 182... talking about how they're not punk.. blah blah blah..

Ok.. wait.. YOU'RE AT A NO MOTIV/GOOD CHARLOTTE show.. shut up!

OR...

Last Sunday I was talking to this girl.. and she was saying how she liked New Found Glory... and then later in the conversation she mentioned how she hated Blink... "They think they're punk rock..." blah blah blah...

Then she asked me if I liked the Ataris.... and I straight old asked her.. What's the difference between The Ataris and Blink 182? or NFG for that matter?
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Now, if you don't like Blink's music... that's cool. But I noticed that people didn't start hating Blink until they started appealing to frat boys and 13 year old girls. Now, all of a sudden their music isn't cool enough for them. It's suddenly cool to hate Blink.

Again, if you don't like Blink because you don't like their music, that's cool.. but I'm tired of people talking crap about them because its the trendy thing to do now.

The funny thing is... People did the same thing to Green Day 8 years ago... But, somehow Green Day reclaimed their cool status.

anyway.. there's my rant.

GuessWho

Looks like they took May 16 off to go see Star Wars

Applejack

This sounds kinda cool.

I might drive down to Dallas to see it, but then again I don't know if I feel like hanging out with the moshing kid crowd who go to concerts looking to start fights and crowd surf.

I like the bands okay, and I would like to make it to see Green Day, but dealing with other concert goers can be annoying at certain types of events.

Alyoshka

as a generalization -- any "punk" you can catch on the radio is not "punk". There might be a couple variances but not many.

SnoopDogg

I was hoping they would stop in Minnesota this sucks.

Gdrlv

If only there was some way to make Jimmy Eat World the headliner...

DodgingCars

That's an interesting definition of punk. Wow.. here in LA that would invalidate a lot of bands considering that KROQ has been playing tons of punk bands for years including: Ramones, Sex Pistols, Bad Religion, NOFX, and the Dead Kennedy's. And KROQ played Bad Religion back in the early 80's.

Popularity... or lack of.. does not make one punk or not. Remember, both the Sex Pistols and The Ramones were signed to major labels.

Alyoshka

ahh hence the generalization. I have never lived in Cali or NY or really any place that has more liberal markets, so I can't really speak for what they play.

But, I wasn't speaking of popularity, more about social standards of correctness. I think I'm addressing not the sound of the music but they philosophy of the punk movement.

Joeboo835

Hey Slug, June 17th according to pollstar.com

doesn't say where though, just minneapolis.

mdc3000

June 7th in Toronto... but note, the second half of the tour (ie. anytime after mid may) will feature Green Day, Blink 182 and Saves The Day (not jimmy eat world )...

still gonna be a great show, just wish my fave group JEW would be there too...well, at least i saw them in december....

MATT

DodgingCars

Well, I got my tickets (through MTV.com's presale). So.. I'll let you know how it was in April.

SnoopDogg

Oh cool, I only seen the dates above.

DodgingCars

This is according to Green Day's website 2/19

2002 Pop Disaster Tour
17-Apr Wed Bakersfield, CA Centennial Garden
20-Apr Sat Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless
23-Apr Tue Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand
24-Apr Wed Los Angeles, CA Great Western Forum
25-Apr Thu San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheater
27-Apr Sat San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheater
28-Apr Sun Sacramento, CA Sacramento Valley Amphitheater
29-Apr Mon Oakland, CA Oakland Arena
01-May Wed Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
03-May Fri Salt Lake City, UT E Center
04-May Sat Denver, CO Fiddler's Green
06-May Mon St. Louis, MO Riverport Amphitheater
07-May Tue Kansas City, MO Sandstone Amphitheater
09-May Thu Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Center
10-May Fri San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
11-May Sat Houston, TX Woodlands
13-May Mon Birmingham, AL Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
14-May Tue Tampa, FL Ice Palace
15-May Wed Miami, FL Mars Music Amphitheatre
16-May Thu Orlando, FL Orlando Centroplex
18-May Sat Atlanta, GA Lakewood
19-May Sun Raleigh, NC Alltell Pavilion
20-May Mon Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless
22-May Wed Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
24-May Fri Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
25-May Sat Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake
27-May Mon Hartford, CT (Memorial Day) Ctnow.com Meadows Music Center
30-May Thu New York, NY Jones Beach Amphitheatre
31-May Fri New York, NY Madison Square Garden
05-Jun Wed Washington, DC MCI Center
07-Jun Fri Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheatre
08-Jun Sat Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
09-Jun Sun Columbus, OH Shottenstein Center
11-Jun Tue Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
14-Jun Fri Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
15-Jun Sat Chicago, IL Tweeter Center (World Music Center)
17-Jun Mon Minneapolis, MN Target Center

El Scorcho

Got my tickets for the Tacoma Dome show on 5/1

I don't care what anyone says -- I love all three bands. I really couldn't give two shits about if they're punk or not.

Alyoshka

I doubt anybody really cares if they are punk or what they are, I just think it's a weird mix of bands. GD and Blink together makes sense, but I don't know if I'd like JEW with those two.

SnoopDogg

Now that they are coming to Minnesota I will be picking up tickets, should be a great show, I like all three bands. Jimmy is going to be at every show right?

El Scorcho

I'd group "Bleed American" JEW with them -- anything before Bleed American doesn't quite belong with the others.

Then again, Less Than Jake opened for Bon Jovi last year, so this one isn't really that much of a stretch compared to previous precendents.

mdc3000

No... as stated in my earlier post, JEW is only doing the first part of the tour, the last few weeks (about 3) will feature SAVES THE DAY instead of Jimmy....

MATT

slymer

Damn! I wish it would be a four band tour, and just have "Saves the Day" open for the whole tour.

I already got my tix for the San Diego show!

DodgingCars

I know that you're saying you wish JEW and Saves the Day were on the tour for the whole thing ... but I just wanted to point out that there will be one opening band for every show. They'll most likely be local bands. I don't if any have been announced though.