By Jane Cohen and Bob Grossweiner
Serj Tankian, frontman for multi-platinum rock band System Of A Down, will hit the road next month for a string of headlining U.S. tour dates in support of his debut solo album, “Elect The Dead.” His tour will bracket a series of shows supporting Foo Fighters with whom he recently toured in the UK.
Tankian’s first set of headlining shows runs Feb. 11-16, then resumes March 8-21; support dates with Foo Fighters begin Feb. 18 and end March 6 with two nights in Los Angeles at The Forum.
“Elect The Dead” was released in October by Serjical Strike/Reprise Records and debuted at Number 1 on Billboard’s Hard and Alternative charts, Number 2 on the Rock chart, Number 4 on the Top 200 chart and Number 5 on the Digital chart. The first single, “Empty Walls,” was a hit at Alternative and Rock radio, as well as Elite 8 on MTV2, and Heavy Rotation on Fuse. The second single, “Sky Is Over,” will hit radio on Jan. 28
Serj Tankian itinerary:
Feb 11 Atlanta, GA Roxy Theatre
Feb 12 Charlotte, NC Amos’s South End
Feb 13 Richmond, VA Toad’s Place
Feb 15 Norfolk, VA Norva
Feb 16 Baltimore, MD Ram’s Head Live!
Mar 8 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
Mar 10 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
Mar 11 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
Mar 15 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
Mar 16 Edmonton, AB Edmonton Event Centre
Mar 19 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
Mar 21 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Foo Fighters support dates:
Feb 18 Worcester, MA The Centrum
Feb 19 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Feb 21 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
Feb 22 Binghamton, NY SUNY Gym
Feb 24 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
Feb 25 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
Feb 27 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
Feb 28 Council Bluffs IA Mid-America Center
Mar 2 Phoenix AZ Jobing.com Arena
Mar 3 San Diego CA Cox Arena
Mar 5-6 Los Angeles CA The Forum
(The image accompanying this story is from PedigreeMusic.com
