September 23, 2005

P.O.D., Staind Get In The Ring For Fall Brawl Tour

By Corey Moss (MTV.com)

Staind and P.O.D. are getting together and having a brawl.

The hard-rock titans will co-headline the inaugural Fall Brawl tour, with Taproot and Texas rockers Flyleaf opening, a spokesperson for the tour announced Thursday (September 22).

Fall Brawl kicks off November 11 in San Jose, California, and wraps up in mid-December after crossing the South and then heading north.

Staind will also be headlining a few off-dates, including November 29 in Nashville, November 30 in Chicago and December 14 in Sayreville, New Jersey. And before the outing begins, Staind will cross Canada October 29 through November 6, as well as hit Seattle and Spokane, Washington, with Taproot and Flyleaf.

Aaron Lewis and crew are promoting Chapter V, which just debuted atop the Billboard albums chart.

Taproot also just released a new record, Blue-Sky Research, which features three collaborations with Billy Corgan.

P.O.D.'s new album, Testify, is due in January and marks the band's first time working with producer Glen Ballard, known for his work with Alanis Morissette.

Fall Brawl tour dates, according to a spokesperson for the tour (all venues TBA):


11/11 - San Jose, CA
11/12 - San Bernardino, CA
11/14 - Bakersfield, CA
11/15 - San Diego, CA
11/17 - Tucson, AZ
11/18 - Phoenix, AZ
11/21 - Denver, CO
11/22 - Amarillo, TX
11/23 - Dallas, TX
11/25 - San Antonio, TX
11/26 - Corpus Christi, TX
11/27 - Houston, TX
12/6 - Orlando, FL
12/7 - North Myrtle Beach, SC
12/9 - Baltimore, MD
12/10 - Atlantic City, NJ
12/11 - Poughkeepsie, NY
12/13 - Springfield, MA