Carnival of Madness 2012: Evanescence, Chevelle to Headline Summer Tour

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Carnival of Madness, the annual touring rock extravaganza, will make its roaring return with rock titans Evanescence, Chevelle, Halestorm and New Medicine. Kicking off Tuesday, July 31 in Springfield, lll., the 2012 trek will hit major cities across the U.S. including Boston, Baltimore, Atlanta, Nashville, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh (see full itinerary below).

Select radio pre-sale tickets will be available beginning Tuesday, May 22; Carnival of Madness fan club members can begin purchasing tickets Wednesday, May 23; artist fan club pre-sales start Thursday, May 24; and general public on-sale begins Friday, June 1. Please note that Halestorm will be performing on the majority of the tour. For more information on purchasing tickets, visit this link.

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Carnival of Madness w/ Evanescence, Chevelle, Halestorm and New Medicine tour dates:

TUE 7/31 Springfield, IL Prairie Capital Convention Center
WED 8/1 Columbus, OH LC Pavilion
FRI 8/3 Atlantic City, NJ House Of Blues
SAT 8/4 Chester, PA Harrah's Chester Downs
MON 8/6 Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion
TUE 8/7 Baltimore, MD Pier Six
WED 8/8 Charlotte, NC (**) Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
FRI 8/10 Atlanta, GA Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
SAT 8/11 Gulfport, MS Jones Park
MON 8/13 Belton, TX Bell County Expo
TUE 8/14 Laredo, TX Laredo Energy Center
WED 8/15 Midland, TX Midland Horseshoe Arena
FRI 8/17 Lubbock, TX Venue TBA
SAT 8/18 El Paso, TX Don Haskins Center
MON 8/20 Sioux City, IA Venue TBA
TUE 8/21 Milwaukee, WI (*) Eagles Ballroom
THU 8/23 Grand Rapids, MI (**) Rock The Rapids – Downtown
FRI 8/24 Detroit, MI DTE Music Theatre
SUN 8/26 Chicago, IL Toyota Park
TUE 8/28 Pittsburgh, PA (**) Stage AE
WED 8/29 Holmdel, NJ PNC Amphiteatre
THU 8/30 Uncasville, CT (**) Mohegan Sun
SUN 9/2 Buffalo, NY (**) Venue TBA
WED 9/5 Evansville, IN Venue TBA

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