This year, Dashboard is heading up the fourth edition of the Honda Civic Tour, set to begin May 13 in Portland, Maine. Thrice is scheduled to support on the outing, which spans six weeks and will feature special promotions including the giveaway of 10 brand new Honda Civics, customized and autographed by the band. Each car’s luxuriant Alpine audio system includes an Apple iPod.

After two solid years of touring, encompassing more than 450 shows, Dashboard Confessional enlisted producer Gil Norton (Foo Fighters, Pixies) to record A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar last spring. The album debuted at No. 2 upon its August release.

Thrice’s third album, The Artist in the Ambulance, was also released in August.

Previous Civic Tours have featured Blink-182, Everclear, Incubus, Good Charlotte and New Found Glory. Check civictour.com for ticket pre-sales and more information.