Blue October and Switchfoot head out for new tour

Rock bands Blue October and Switchfoot have teamed up for a co-headlining summer tour to promote their new albums. The "Crazy Makin Summer Tour," kicks off on July 26 in Council Bluffs, Ia. and continues till the end of August. Ours and Longwave, will be opening acts for them throughout the tour.

Blue October is promoting their most recent album, "Approaching Normal," which was released last March. The band's fifth studio album peaked on The Billboard 200 at No. 13. Their most recent single is "Say It." Their single "Hate Me" hit No. 2 on The US Modern Rock chart.

Switchfoot is finishing up their seventh studio album, "Hello Hurricane," which will be released later this year. The band is continuing their previous tour and is also supporting The Dave Matthews Band during the summer.

Dates and venues are listed below:

July 2009
26 - Council Bluffs, IA - Stir Cove at Harrah's Casino
27 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
28 - Magna, UT - The Great Salt Air
30 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
31 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom

August 2009
1 - San Jose, CA - San Jose Civic Auditorium
5 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern Theatre
6 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
8 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
9 - El Paso, TX - Abraham Chavez Theatre
13 - Lake Charles, LA - L'Auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino
14 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
15, 16 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
20 - Louisville, KY - 4th Street Live
21 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
22 - North Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
23 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live!
27 - Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues
28 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
29 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom