Parachute to tour with Secondhand Serenade and Kelly Clarkson

Mercury Records group Parachute, the Virginia-based band whose debut album LOSING SLEEP rocketed to #1 on iTunes’ Overall Album chart upon its release in the spring, will head out on an extended late-summer/fall tour of North America with Bay Area acoustic rockers Secondhand Serenade – immediately followed by an even bigger tour with two-time Grammy winning mega-platinum artist Kelly Clarkson.

The 23-city tour with Secondhand Serenade will open September 3rd at House of Blues in Las Vegas, and wrap up October 4th at The Cabooze in Minneapolis. The 28-city tour with Kelly Clarkson will open October 6th at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, and conclude December 13th at Hard Rock Live – Seminole in Hollywood, Florida. (Please see all tour dates below.)

LOSING SLEEP was released digitally on May 12th (one week prior to its release in the physical marketplace) and immediately took over the top spot at iTunes. The album built on the success of its first single, “She Is Love,” moves to top 15 at Hot AC. The video for “She Is Love” continues its run on the VH1 Top 20 Countdown. To view the clip, go to the Island Records website www.weareparachute.com . A deluxe version of LOSING SLEEP will go up August 4th adding the video, rare B sides, acoustic versions, and live tracks.

In March, Parachute was the “Adult Artist To Watch” at Clear Channel’s New! site. “She Is Love” has also been heard on the CW’s 90210, the WB’s One Tree Hill, and the CBS Early Show in May, where the band performed it live. The song was featured in Nivea Body’s Smooth Sensations tv commercials, which will re-launch in September. To view the spot, go to
http://media.islanddefjam.com/Parachute/parachuteVAnivea1-27-09.mov.

PARACHUTE ON THE ROAD
Date City Venue
Sept.
3 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
4 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
5 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
6 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
8 Dallas, TX House of Blues
9 Houston, TX House of Blues
10 San Antonio, TX Scout Bar
11 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
12 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
13 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues
16 Jacksonville, FL Freebird Live
17 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore Charlotte
18 Towson, MD Recher Theater
19 York, PA Pullo Family Perf. Arts Center 20 Boston, MA House of Blues
23 New York, NY The Gramercy Theatre
25 Toronto, Ont. Opera House
26 Pontiac, MI The Crofoot Ballroom
30 Sauget, IL Pop's
Oct.
1 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
2 Omaha, NE Sokol Auditorium
3 Fargo, ND The Venue
4 Minneapolis, MN The Cabooze

KELLY CLARKSON tour dates:
Date City Venue
Oct.
6 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
9 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata
10 Fairfax, VA Patriot Center
13 Boston, MA Agganis Arena
19 Pikeville, KY Eastern KY Expo Center
21 Knoxville, TN Knoxville Civic Coliseum
23 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Theatre
25 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
27 Chicago, IL Rosemont Theatre
29 Lincoln, NE Persing Center
31 Cape Giredeau, MO Show Me Center
Nov.
2 Austin, TX Cedar Park Center
4 Lubbock, TX United Spirit Center
6 Las Vegas, NV The Joint
7 Phoenix, AZ State Fair
18 Victoria, B.C. Save-On-Food-Center
20 Calgary, Alb. Saddledome
22 Kelowna, B.C. Prospera Place
24 Seattle, WA WaMu Theatre
28 Reno, NV Event Center
29 San Jose, CA San Jose Event Center
Dec.
1 Fresno, CA Table Mountain Casino
3 Las Cruces, NM Pan American Center
5 Beaumont, TX Ford Park
7 Corpus Christi, TX American Bank Center
10 Columbus, GA Columbus Civic Center
11 Pensacola, FL Pensacola Civic Center
13 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live - Seminole