Hella have reportedly been tapped to take over the opening slot on System Of A Down's North American trek with The Mars Volta beginning September 17th. The band are expected to replace Bad Acid Trip on the bill.


youve got to be fucking kidding me.

whoah...

um????

never heard of hella but bad acid trip is the perfect band to play with soad, as soon as i heard them they reminded me of a better, more metal version of soad

funny..i was asked to cover the MA show and i posted a press release earlier today on here but only jim replied to it
august 27th centrum is the date

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2005


SYSTEM OF A DOWN ANNOUNCE DATES FOR LEG TWO OF ITS NORTH AMERICAN SUMMER
TOUR

"...the most wonderfully bombastic band in modern rock..." - Boston Globe

With many of the dates on Leg One already sold out, a Top 5 track at radio
with "B.Y.O.B.," and a Platinum album for "Mezmerize" under their collective
belt, System of a Down announces dates for the second leg of their Summer
North American headline tour. In addition, the band confirms a Boston-area
date for Leg One to be played at The Centrum in Worcester on August 27.

System of a Down will wrap up Leg One in Toronto on September 1, take a
couple of weeks off, then kick off Leg Two headlining the Pacific Coliseum
in Vancouver on September 17. Leg Two will extend into mid-October (see
below for confirmed dates). As with Leg One, System of a Down has invited
The Mars Volta to be Special Guest on the second half of the tour; a third
band, to be announced, will open the shows.

Tickets for the tour dates will be priced from $32.50 to $45.00, and many of
the dates on Leg Two will go on sale this weekend (July 8 and 9). System of
a Down¹s site ­ http://systemofadown.com - will host ticket presales for all
of the dates. Log onto the site for the special password and complete
details.

The tour is in support of System of a Down¹s the brand-new album,
³Mezmerize² (American Recordings/Columbia Records), which was released May
17 and debuted in the Number One slot on the Billboard/SoundScan charts.
³Mezmerize² also experienced worldwide first-week success having soared to
the top of album charts in more than a dozen countries ­ worldwide sales for
³Mezmerize² in its first week topped 800,000 copies, and is already
Platinum. ³Mezmerize² is the first disc in a two-disc set, with disc two,
³Hypnotize,² set for a late fall release. ³Mezmerize/Hypnotize² was
produced by Rick Rubin and System¹s main songwriter/guitarist Daron
Malakian.

Since its self-titled debut in 1998, System of a Down - Daron Malakian
(guitars, vocals), Serj Tankian (vocals), Shavo Odadjian (bass), John
Dolmayan (drums) - has sold more than 10-million records world wide, and
risen to the level of an arena headliner while maintaining its musical
integrity, its core fan base, and its position as one of the most unique
bands in rock. With the unexpected commercial radio success of ³Chop Suey!,²
³Toxicity,² and the Number One ³Aerials,² the three Top 10 radio tracks from
2001¹s multi-platinum album ³Toxicity,² System blew the definition of
mainstream rock wide open. System of a Down¹s music is impossible to
pigeonhole, as it runs the gamut from Metallica to Frank Zappa to Gilbert
and Sullivan to Armenian folk tunes. Lyrically, System is highly opinionated
about numerous topics including war, religion, politics, Hollywood, love,
genocide, drugs, sex, injustice, and just having a good time.

With more dates to be announced on Leg Two, confirmed dates for BOTH LEG ONE
AND LEG TWO of System of a Down's headline tour are as follows:

LEG ONE:

August
4 -5 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA
6 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA
8 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
11 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
12 SBC Arena, San Antonio, TX
13 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX
15 Civic Center, Pensacola, FL
16 TD Waterhouse Arena, Orlando, FL
17 Office Depot Center, Miami, FL
19 Gwinnett Arena, Atlanta, GA
21 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA
22 Baltimore Arena, Baltimore, MD
23 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
26 Wachovia Spectrum Center, Philadelphia, PA
27 The Centrum, Worcester, MA
29 Belle Centre, Montreal, QC
30 Colisee Pepsi, Quebec City, QC

September
1 Air Canada Center, Toronto, ONT


LEG TWO:

September
17 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC
19 Pengrowth Arena, Calgary, AB
20 Rexall Arena, Edmonton, AB
22 MTS Centre, Winnipeg, MB
23 Xcel Center, Minneapolis, MN
29 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI
30 Allstate Arena, Chicago, IL

October
2 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
5 Key Arena, Seattle, WA
6 Rose Garden, Portland, OR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2005


SYSTEM OF A DOWN ANNOUNCE DATES FOR LEG TWO OF ITS NORTH AMERICAN SUMMER
TOUR

"...the most wonderfully bombastic band in modern rock..." - Boston Globe

With many of the dates on Leg One already sold out, a Top 5 track at radio
with "B.Y.O.B.," and a Platinum album for "Mezmerize" under their collective
belt, System of a Down announces dates for the second leg of their Summer
North American headline tour. In addition, the band confirms a Boston-area
date for Leg One to be played at The Centrum in Worcester on August 27.

System of a Down will wrap up Leg One in Toronto on September 1, take a
couple of weeks off, then kick off Leg Two headlining the Pacific Coliseum
in Vancouver on September 17. Leg Two will extend into mid-October (see
below for confirmed dates). As with Leg One, System of a Down has invited
The Mars Volta to be Special Guest on the second half of the tour; a third
band, to be announced, will open the shows.

Tickets for the tour dates will be priced from $32.50 to $45.00, and many of
the dates on Leg Two will go on sale this weekend (July 8 and 9). System of
a Down¹s site ­ http://systemofadown.com - will host ticket presales for all
of the dates. Log onto the site for the special password and complete
details.

The tour is in support of System of a Down¹s the brand-new album,
³Mezmerize² (American Recordings/Columbia Records), which was released May
17 and debuted in the Number One slot on the Billboard/SoundScan charts.
³Mezmerize² also experienced worldwide first-week success having soared to
the top of album charts in more than a dozen countries ­ worldwide sales for
³Mezmerize² in its first week topped 800,000 copies, and is already
Platinum. ³Mezmerize² is the first disc in a two-disc set, with disc two,
³Hypnotize,² set for a late fall release. ³Mezmerize/Hypnotize² was
produced by Rick Rubin and System¹s main songwriter/guitarist Daron
Malakian.

Since its self-titled debut in 1998, System of a Down - Daron Malakian
(guitars, vocals), Serj Tankian (vocals), Shavo Odadjian (bass), John
Dolmayan (drums) - has sold more than 10-million records world wide, and
risen to the level of an arena headliner while maintaining its musical
integrity, its core fan base, and its position as one of the most unique
bands in rock. With the unexpected commercial radio success of ³Chop Suey!,²
³Toxicity,² and the Number One ³Aerials,² the three Top 10 radio tracks from
2001¹s multi-platinum album ³Toxicity,² System blew the definition of
mainstream rock wide open. System of a Down¹s music is impossible to
pigeonhole, as it runs the gamut from Metallica to Frank Zappa to Gilbert
and Sullivan to Armenian folk tunes. Lyrically, System is highly opinionated
about numerous topics including war, religion, politics, Hollywood, love,
genocide, drugs, sex, injustice, and just havi