MUSIC NEWS - The 2009 lineup for Hopeless Records' TAKE ACTION! TOUR has been announced. This years tour, the eighth, will feature headliner alt rockers, Cute is What We Aim For. Also on the tour are, MEG & DIA, BREATHE CAROLINA, EVERY AVENUE, and ANARBOR. Final itinerary for the tour, which is planned to begin in February 2009, will be announced soon, according to organizers. This annual US charity tour raises funds and awareness for youth involvement in charitable action, and for the second straight year Take Action has chosen not-for-profit organization DoSomething.org to benefit from the monies raised and to help spread their message of action to young people. DoSomething.org is a national not-for-profit that inspires, empowers and celebrates a generation of doers: young people who recognize the need to do something, believe in their ability to get it done, and then take action.
Again this year, each Take Action tour stop will be a unique experience where fans will be exposed to a great show along with encouragement and information from the bands, charity partners, and sponsors on how they can get involved with causes important to them. In addition to the good time and inspiration, 10% of the ticket price from each ticket sold is donated to DoSomething.org, which makes each fan in attendance an active participant in supporting non profit action. So far, over $550,000 has been raised through the Take Action initiative. The tours have previously featured many great acts, including: The Plain White T’s, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Paramore, Every Time I Die, Jimmy Eat World, Avenged Sevenfold, Hawthorne Heights, Chiodos, Thrice, Anti-Flag, Silverstein and Dillinger Escape Plan.
This year’s headliner CUTE IS WHAT WE AIM FOR, touring in support of its second full-length release Rotation, is one of the brightest bands in the current music scene. From Buffalo, NY lead singer Shaant Hacikyan says of being on the Take Action! Tour: “It’s an awe inspiring opportunity to be a part of such an empathetic tour and cause. It has endured the years and has remained a staple based on its brilliant fuel: consideration. Knowing that we are able to do what we love and simultaneously lend a helping hand is a beautiful thing. We are beyond thrilled to be a part Take Action!”
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