Neon Trees Sez ‘First Things First’

Neon Trees ventures for a fall run beginning in late September in California. With No Devotion, Echosmith, The Moth And The Flame and Fictionist opening on select dates, tickets go on sale this week.

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Piazza At Schmidt's, Philadelphia, Pa.

Did you catch Neon Trees’ appearance on NBC’s “Today” show on Friday?  The group played Rockefeller as part of the Toyota Concert series on the early morning program, a fine way to spread the word about their best-selling Pop Psychology album.   The lead single, “Sleeping With A Friend,” has already been certified gold.

Now it’s tour time.  The band has a few stops before the fall tour officially begins.  Neon Trees will play Seattle’s Sept. 1 and the in Pomona, Calif., Sept. 4 before heading to Europe for a few gigs.  Returning to North America, the group will appear at the in Salt Lake City Sept. 27 and is on the lineup for the in San Francisco Sept. 28.

Neon Trees launches the “First Things First” tour in lovely Bakersfield, Calif.  Here are the dates:

Sept. 29 – Bakersfield, Calif., Fox Theater
Sept. 30 – Santa Ana, Calif., The Observatory
Oct. 1 – Santa Clara, Calif., Leavey Center
Oct. 5 – Phoenix, Ariz., Orpheum Theatre
Oct. 6 – Albuquerque, N.M., Sunshine Theatre
Oct. 7 – Boulder, Colo., Boulder Theater
Oct. 9 – Omaha, Neb., Sokol Auditorium / Underground
Oct. 12 – Mexico City, Mexico, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (Corona Capital Festival)
Oct. 17 – Harris, Mich., Island Resort & Casino
Oct. 18 – Harris, Mich., Island Resort & Casino
Oct. 21 – Wichita, Kan., The Cotillion
Oct. 22 – Oklahoma City, Okla., Diamond Ballroom
Oct. 24 – Las Vegas, Nev., Downtown Las Vegas (Life Is Beautiful Festival)
Oct. 27 – San Antonio, Texas, The Aztec Theater
Oct. 28 – New Orleans, La., The Civic Theatre
Nov. 1 – Cleveland, Ohio, Case Western Reserve University
Nov. 2 – Asheville, N.C., The Orange Peel
Nov. 4 – Birmingham, Ala., Iron City
Nov. 5 – Chattanooga, Tenn., Track 29
Nov. 7 – West Lafayette, Ind., Elliott Hall Of Music
Nov. 8 – Sioux City, Iowa, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City

Neon Trees will also play the “Fresh FM” radio festival in New York Oct. 16 and the KAMX radio show in Austin Oct. 31.  Details on both festivals to be announced.

No Devotion supports Sept. 29-Oct. 10 & Oct. 17-22.  The Moth And The Flame supports Sept. 29-Oct. 10 & Oct. 21-22.  Fictionist supports Oct. 27-Nov. 7.  Echosmith supports Oct. 27-29 & Nov. 1- 5.

General onsales begin Aug. 22.  Click here for more information.