November 17th, 2015 – In celebration of their fifteen-year anniversary, The Used will be hitting the road for a North American tour in spring of 2016! The band will be playing two shows per city, performing Self-Titled and In Love and Death in their entirety, plus more each evening. The tour will kick off on April 5th in Seattle, WA and wrap on May 28th in Los Angeles, CA. With each online ticket purchase, fans will get a digital copy of the band’s upcoming release, The Used: Live & Acoustic at The Palace. Tickets will be available this Friday, November 20th at www.TheUsed.net.
In addition to the upcoming tour, The Used has announced Live and Acoustic at The Palace, a live CD/DVD, set to release April 1st, 2016. This album was recorded at the band’s intimate unplugged storyteller performance, which took place at The Palace Theater in Los Angeles last month. Fans who were unable to attend the once in a lifetime performance will have a chance to watch the band perform in a way they have never performed before – with a 4-piece string quartet and harpist (arranged by Hiro Goto), a piano player, percussion and a 3-piece gospel choir. Fans can pre-order Live and Acoustic at The Palace now here: www.TheUsed.net.
About Live and Acoustic at The Palace, lead singer Bert McCracken shared, “I think we really captured the night perfectly and listening back to the mixes it reminded me how music can allow us to be children once again and once you open yourself up to that emotion it’s like a virus, it’s contagious.” He continued, “Nearly every eye in the venue was weepy the night we played with the orchestra because these songs are so emotional and this recording is a truly special thing that I can’t wait for everyone to hear. It still gives me goose bumps.”
In order to fully recontextualize these songs, the group worked with Hiro Goto on the strings and harp. Together, they arranged the various musical elements and helped the band bring out dimensions in these songs that they didn’t even know existed. “The whole time we were making this I couldn’t believe it was happening,” McCracken explains, adding that 3 gospel singers and instruments like the harp helped these songs take on an entirely different emotional resonance than the post-hardcore, guitar-driven dynamics that initially propelled them. “I’m so proud of this band for working hard to pull this off and at same time I feel like this is what we deserve because we worked so hard to get here that it felt like a victory lap in a lot of ways.”
Fifteen years ago, four teenagers from Utah created a band and released a collection of albums that shaped the space of the alternative rock scene. High energy live shows, gut wrenching relatable lyrics, and melodies that blended pop sensibility and hard rock was the perfect combination to make an everlasting impression on fans globally.
Since forming in Orem, Utah in 2001, The Used have released 6 albums and 2 EPs – The Used (2002), In Love and Death (2004), Lies for the Liars (2007), Shallow Believer EP (2008), Artwork (2009), Vulnerable (2012), The Ocean of the Sky EP (2013), and Imaginary Enemy (2013).
The Used’s latest LP Imaginary Enemy put the band’s political frustrations and commitment to social change at its forefront and has opened up the platform for conversation among fans and critics alike. The album climbed high on the Independent, Tastemaker Albums, Hard Rock, Alternative, Digital Albums and Top Rock charts. Fans can purchase Imaginary Enemy on iTunes here: http://bit.ly/ImaginaryEnemy.
Going into year 15, The Used are stronger than ever and are looking forward to an incredible evening of making memories.
The Used is Bert McCracken (vocals), Jeph Howard (bass), Dan Whitesides (drums), and Justin Shekoski (guitar).
Upcoming Tour Dates:
April 5 Showbox Seattle, WA
April 6 Showbox Seattle, WA
April 8 In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT
April 9 In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT
April 12 Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ
April 13 Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ
April 15 House of Blues Dallas, TX
April 16 House of Blues Dallas, TX
April 19 House of Blues Orlando, FL
April 20 House of Blues Orlando, FL
April 22 Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD
April 23 Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD
April 26 Playstation Theater New York, NY
April 27 Playstation Theater New York, NY
April 29 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ
April 30 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ
May 3 Trocadero Theatre Philadelphia, PA
May 4 Trocadero Theatre Philadelphia, PA
May 6 House of Blues Boston, MA
May 7 House of Blues Boston, MA
May 10 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI
May 11 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI
May 13 The Rave Milwaukee, WI
May 14 The Rave Milwaukee, WI
May 17 House of Blues Chicago, IL
May 18 House of Blues Chicago, IL
May 20 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
May 21 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
May 24 Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas, NV
May 25 Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas, NV
May 27 Club Nokia Los Angeles, CA
May 28 Club Nokia Los Angeles, CA
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November 17th, 2015 – In celebration of their fifteen-year anniversary, The Used will be hitting the road for a North American tour in spring of 2016! The band will be playing two shows per city, performing Self-Titled and In Love and Death in their entirety, plus more each evening. The tour will kick off on April 5th in Seattle, WA and wrap on May 28th in Los Angeles, CA. With each online ticket purchase, fans will get a digital copy of the band’s upcoming release, The Used: Live & Acoustic at The Palace. Tickets will be available this Friday, November 20th at www.TheUsed.net.