The Get Up Kids Announce Winter U.S. Tour
The Get Up Kids will hit the road in the States this November, with Kevin Devine and the Whiffs in tow.
Emo pioneers The Get Up Kids are heading out on tour in America this winter. The band has announced a U.S. tour starting in November, with Kevin Devine and The Whiffs opening for them on the first handful of shows.
Get excitable and just a bit sad at one of the dates below:
November
13 – Denver, Colo. @ Oriental Theater
14 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ Urban Lounge
15 – Boise, Idaho @ The Shredder
16 – Portland, Ore. @ Doug Fir Lounge
17 – Seattle, Wash. @ The Crocodile
19 – San Francisco, Calif. @ Great American Music Hall
20 – Fresno, Calif. @ Strummer’s
21 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Echoplex
22 – Anaheim, Calif. @ Chain Reaction
23 – San Diego, Calif. @ Soda Bar
24 – Phoenix, Ariz. @ Crescent Ballroom
December
04 – Dallas, Texas @ Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
05 – Austin, Texas @ Barracuda
06 – Houston, Texas @ Secret Group
07 – New Orleans, La. @ One Eyed Jacks
08 – Memphis, Tenn. @ Growlers
10 – St. Louis, Mo. @ Blueberry Hill
11 – Cincinnati, Ohio @ Southgate House
12 – Cleveland, Ohio @ Grog Shop
13 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Rex Theater
14 – Buffalo, N.Y. @ Buffalo Riverworks
15 – Detroit, Mic. @ Loving Touch
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While discussing their legacy with to Kerrang! earlier this year, members of the Get Up Kids said that they still feel the same heavy emotions they did in their early days, only through a more mature lens.
"I think those ‘emotional’ feelings that we get made fun of so much, I don’t think those go away when you get older," said vocalist/guitarist Matt Pryor, "but they become more well-rounded and less one-dimensional. We still feel very strongly about things, it’s just way more complicated than it as when you’re 19."
"People use being sincere as a gimmick," said lead guitarist Jim Suptic. "Which is kind of what emo turned into. But I think we were never anything but ourselves and I hope that comes across in everything that we’ve done."
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