The Used Unveils Anniversary Plans

The Used celebrates 15 years of rockin’ the world with two-night stands in each city in which the band will deliver start-to-finish performances of its first two albums.

Photo: John Davisson
Vans Warped Tour, Central Florida Fairgrounds, Orlando, Fla.

The Used will perform its 2002 self-titled debut album during its first night in each city while 2004’s In Love and Death is feted on the second evening. 

What could be better than two nights of The Used?  How about a new concert CD/DVD?  The Used: Live and Acoustic at The Palace documents the band’s intimate unplugged storyteller performance at The Palace Theatre in Los Angeles Oct. 11.  Hardly a typical performance, The Used brought in a four-piece string quartet and harpist, a piano player, percussion and a three-piece gospel choir.

“I think we really captured the night perfectly and listening back to the mixes it reminded me how music can allow us to be children once again and once you open yourself up to that emotion it’s like a virus, it’s contagious,” lead singer Bert McCracken said.  “Nearly every eye in the venue was weepy the night we played with the orchestra because these songs are so emotional and this recording is a truly special thing that I can’t wait for everyone to hear.  It still gives me goose bumps.”

The Used: Live and Acoustic at The Palace arrives April 1 and is available for preordering via the band’s website.

Here are your dates for the 15th anniversary tour by The Used.

April 5-6 – Seattle, Wash., The Showbox
April 8-9 – Salt Lake City, Utah, In The Venue
April 12-13 – Tempe, Ariz., The Marquee
April 15-16 – Dallas, Texas, House Of Blues
April 19-20 – Lake Buena Vista, Fla., House Of Blues
April 22-23 – Baltimore, Md., Rams Head Live!
April 26-27 – New York, N.Y., PlayStation Theater
April 29-30 – Sayerville, N.Y., Starland Ballroom
May 3-4 – Philadelphia, Pa., Trocadero Theatre
May 6-7 – Boston, House Of Blues
May 10-11 – Royal Oak, Mich., Royal Oak Music Theatre
May 13-14 – Milwaukee, Wis., The Rave
May 17-18 – Chicago, Ill., House Of Blues
May 20-21 – Denver, Colo., Ogden Theatre
May 24-25 – Las Vegas, Nev., Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
May 27-28 – Los Angeles, Calif., Club Nokia

Presales begin this week and general onsales start Nov. 20.  Each online purchase includes a digital copy of The Used: Live and Acoustic at The Palace.  Click here for more details.