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Extreme Hinder
The band will launch their 28-city assault July 13 at Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing, Mich., and will crisscross the country through September. Other stops on the trek include The Lawn at White River State Park in Indianapolis (July 18), The Fillmore Auditorium in Denver (July 24), the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, Calif., The Pearl Concert Theater at Palms in Las Vegas (August 8), the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md. (August 25), and the Peoria Civic Center Arena in Illinois (September 9).
Tickets for a few dates on the tour are on sale through Ticketmaster.
The name of Hinder’s debut release, Extreme Behavior, is an apt description of the band on and off stage. Lead singer Austin Winkler said in the band’s opinion, that’s just how it should be.
“We grew up watching Guns N’ Roses and Mötley Crüe on MTV,” Winkler told Pollstar. “We always wanted to be part of that. Rock ‘n’ roll is supposed to be fun. It’s not supposed to be dead and boring. You’re not supposed to go to a concert and be pissed off. You go to a concert to get drunk and get chicks and have a great time with the band.”
And from all accounts, Hinder lives up to that credo.