311, Cypress Hill and more annouce Unity Tour

311, Cypress Hill and G Love & Special Sauce will join forces for Unity Tour 2013.  This marks the 11^th consecutive summer that 311 has headlined amphitheatres with their summer Unity Tour.

This year’s installment of the annual summertime trek hits amphitheaters nationwide from July 2^nd to August 4^th and will visit the L.A.-area with a Friday, August 2^nd Verizon Wireless Amphitheater show (full tour itinerary below).

Tickets for the August 2^nd Verizon Wireless Amphitheater show go on sale Saturday, April 27^th at 12 noon at www.livenation.com. 

311 vocalist, Nick Hexum says:

“We’re super excited for Unity Tour 2013!  We had a blast touring with Cypress Hill in ’96 and with G Love in ’03…and we’re really glad we can all hit the road together this summer.  Will make for a killer show.  Lots of sick hip-hop beats and summertime grooves.  Gonna be fun!”

After years of incessant touring, 311 have developed a reputation as one of the most entertaining live bands in the U.S.  Their celebratory live shows and hybrid sound have earned them a massive grassroots following and a catalog of modern rock hits, including “Down”, “All Mixed Up”, “Amber”, “Come Original” “Beautiful Disaster” and “Sunset in July”.

Cypress Hill have sold over 18 million albums worldwide.  With hits such as “Insane in the Brain”, “(Rock) Superstar” and “Hits from the Bong,” they’ve been nominated for three Grammy awards and are heralded as one of the best known and most respected groups in all of Hip-Hop.

G Love & Special Sauce bring their alternative-blues-hip-hop sound back to the Unity Tour – after joining 311 for summer 2003.  G Love’s unique sound has led the group to major festival appearances (Bonnaroo, Lolapalooza, etc) – and to collaborations with artists such as Jack Johnson and the Avett Brothers.

311’s Unity Tour has included Snoop Dogg, Sublime with Rome, The Offspring, Slightly Stoopid, Matisyahu, The Wailers, The Roots and Ziggy Marley. Unity Tour 2013 featuring 311, Cypress Hill and G Love & Special Sauce promises to hold tradition by being the concert party of the summer!

UNITY TOUR 2013

311 with CYPRESS HILL and G LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE

JULY

7/2      Tues    Kansas City, MO         Starlight Theatre

7/3      Wed    Chicago, IL                 Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island

7/5      Fri       Cincinnati, OH            Riverbend Music Center *

7/7      Sun      Detroit, MI                  DTE Energy Music Theatre

7/9      Tues    Holmdel, NJ                PNC Bank Arts Center

7/10   Wed    Philadelphia, PA        Penns Landing

7/12   Fri       Mansfield, MA            Comcast Center

7/13   Sat       Wantagh, NY              Jones Beach Amphitheatre

7/14   Sun      VA Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live Amphitheatre

7/17   Wed    Charlotte, NC             Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

7/19   Fri       Bristow, VA                Jiffy Lube Live Amphitheatre

7/20   Sat       Atlanta, GA                 Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood

7/21   Sun      West Palm, FL            Cruzan Amphitheatre **

7/23   Tues    Tampa, FL                  Ask Gary Amphitheatre **

7/24   Wed    Pensacola, FL             Civic Center

7/26   Fri       Austin, TX                   ACL Live at Moody Theatre

7/27   Sat       tba, TX                        tba

7/29   Mon    Morrison, CO             Red Rocks Amphitheatre

7/30   Tue     Salt Lake City, UT      USANA Amphitheatre

AUGUST

8/1      Thurs San Francisco, CA      American’s Cup Pavilion

8/2     Fri       Irvine, CA                  Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

8/3      Sat       Chula Vista, CA          Sleep Train Amphitheatre **

8/4      Sun      Las Vegas, NV            The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel

*    G Love will not be on the Cincinnati show.

**   Sublime with Rome and Pennywise added to lineup.