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Funeral For A Friend has confirmed its status as one of UK's most popular rock outfits, with their just-released new album, "TALES DON'T TELL THEMSELVES," debuting this week on the official British chart at a career-high No 3. Produced by the legendary Gil Norton (Pixies, Foo Fighters), the album is the critically acclaimed Welsh band's third, following 2003's "CASUALLY DRESSED AND DEEP IN CONVERSATION" and 2005's "HOURS." "TALES DON'T TELL THEMSELVES" was released in the U.S. last Tuesday, May 15th.
Next month, Funeral For A Friend will introduce North American fans to the new album with a much-anticipated series of headlining dates. The PureVolume Presents "All Hands On Deck" tour takes off on June 11th at the Knitting Factory in New York City, then travels westward, wrapping up on June 26th at the famed Troubadour in West Hollywood, California. Support on all dates comes from Alexisonfire, Emanuel, and Fightstar. FFAF will then remain on this side of the pond to join up with the Vans Warped Tour '07, running from June 29th through August 3rd. [Itinerary below]
"TALES DON'T TELL THEMSELVES" has been reaping critical praise. In its 5K (5-star) review, Kerrang! called the album "a triumph, a remarkably assured, wonderfully cohesive work, boldly conceived and superbly executed." "It took a record about drowning for Funeral For A Friend to find their lungs," enthused Alternative Press. "I would say 'Tales...' will be one of the biggest 'grower' albums of 2007," said absolutepunk.net, "and may turn out to be the pinnacle album in Funeral For A Friend's career."
With its grand sweeping choruses, epic widescreen ambition, and soaring guitars, "TALES DON'T TELL THEMSELVES" marks the boldest statement from Funeral For A Friend thus far. Fueled by tracks like the powerful first single, "Into Oblivion (Reunion)," the album stands as a culmination of everything the band has done to date as well as a breathtaking reinvention.
FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND North America 2007
6/11-27 - "All Hands On Deck" Tour w/Alexisonfire, Emanuel, and Fightstar - 6/29-8/3 - w/Vans Warped Tour '07
JUNE
11-12 New York, NY The Knitting Factory
13 Millvale, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre
15 St. Louis, MO Creepy Crawl
16 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck
17 Colorado Springs, CO The Black Sheep
19 Boise, ID The Venue
20 Seattle, WA El Corazon
22 Orangevale, CA The Boardwalk
23 Bakersfield, CA The Dome
24 San Diego, CA Soma
26 West Hollywood, CA The Troubadour
27 Las Vegas, NV University Theatre
29 Pomona, CA Pomona Fairplex
30 Ventura, CA Seaside Park
JULY
1 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheater
3 Vancouver, BC Thunderbird Stadium at UBC
5 Edmonton, AB Northlands Park
7 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fairgrounds
8 Denver, CO Invesco Field @ Mile High Stadium
11 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
12 Las Cruces, NM NMSU Practice Field
13 Selma, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
14 Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Center
15 Houston, TX Reliant Center
17 New Orleans, LA The Sugarmill Room (with Coheed And Cambria, Killswitch Engage)
18 Atlanta, GA HiFi Buys Amphitheater
19 Green Cove Springs, FL Reynolds Park Yatch Center
20 St. Petersburg, FL Vinoy Park
21 Miami, FL Bicentennial Park
22 Orlando, FL Tinker Field
23 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
24 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
25 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
26 Scranton, PA Montage Mountain PAC
27 Detroit, MI Comercia Park
28 Chicago, IL 1st Midwest Bank Amphitheater
29 Minneapolis, MN Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
31 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater
AUGUST
1 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
2 Cleveland, OH Time Warner Cable Amphitheater
3 Camden, NJ Tweeter Center @ Waterfront
