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Taking A Mall dTOUR
They’re joined by Push Play, Switches, Your Vegas and Safetysuit as alternating artists on the 24-city mall tour, which features not only music but interactive games, online contests and other activities sponsored by ABC Family, Coca-Cola and Sprint.
The outing kicks off June 13 at Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua, N.H. with Voegele as the featured headliner and wraps August 24 at Orland Square in Orland Park, Ill., with Forever The Sickest Kids.
In between, some dates will feature two acts: June 21 at Roosevelt Field in Garden City, N.Y.; June 27 at Ocean County Mall in Toms River, N.J.; July 10 at Concord Mills in Concord, N.C.; and August 9 at Laguna Hills Mall in Laguna Hills, Calif.
Past editions of the Simon dTOUR have featured Jonas Brothers, Ashlee Simpson, Taylor Swift, Plain White T’s and Brooke Hogan, among others.
Among the interactive features of the tour are a Live Video Booth, in which local artists can record videos and e-mail them to friends; MySpace and Facebook sites where fans can post their own photos; ringtone downloads and contests on the tour’s Web site at SimonDTour.com.
“Simon dTOUR Live has become a full, 360-degree interactive event where sponsors are able to interact with young people in their element – hearing their favorite bands live, … downloading songs or ringtones, posting photos on MySpace.comoadie4dtour, and connecting with other dTOUR attendees at Facebook.com,” Simon Brand Ventures senior VP Cathi Weinter said.