Taking Back Sunday Gives You New Dates

The jaunt will give the alternative rock band an opportunity to share more tunes from its latest release, Happiness Is. Marking Taking Back Sunday’s sixth studio album, the LP debuted in March at No. 10 on the Nielsen SoundScan chart.

In its 4 out of 5 star review of the album, All Music writes, “Happiness Is shows that they’ve honed their skills, creating a beautifully crafted, well-constructed album that feels like more than merely a collection of songs, but rather an album full of soaring builds and heartbreaking collapses that lends credence to the notion that the best things come to those who wait.”

Taking Back Sunday is spending late November and December playing Europe. The band will celebrate with fans at its first annual Holiday Spectacular shows in Sayreville, N.J., at the Starland Ballroom Dec. 27-28.

The U.S. headline tour begins Feb. 18 in New Orleans. Before we get to the schedule, here’s a few words from vocalist Adam Lazzara.

“Touring is probably the most rewarding thing we do as a band,” says Adam Lazzara. “Being able to look people in the eye and see what these songs means to them as you are playing them is an experience that is hard to describe.

“We’ve done a lot of festival and co-headlining dates since Happiness Is was released, but we are really looking forward to our upcoming headlining dates where we can play a little bit longer and dive into the album and our catalogue a bit more. We also have a few extra tracks from the Happiness Is recording which should be making an appearance around that time.”

Feb. 18 – New Orleans, La., The Civic Theatre        
Feb. 19 – Houston, Texas, House Of Blues  
Feb. 20 – Austin, Texas, Emo’s
Feb. 21 – Dallas, Texas, South Side Ballroom          
Feb. 22 – El Paso, Texas, Tricky Falls
Feb. 24 – Las Vegas, Nev., House Of Blues
Feb. 25 – Riverside, Calif., Riverside Municipal Auditorium          
Feb. 26 – San Diego, Calif., House Of Blues
Feb. 27 – Hollywood, Calif., Hollywood Palladium 
Feb. 28 – Santa Ana, Calif., The Observatory           
March 1 – San Francisco, Calif., Warfield Theatre        
March 3 – Salt Lake City, Utah, The Complex – Rockwell   
March 4 – Denver, Colo., Summit Music Hall
March 6 – Chicago, Ill., Riviera Theatre       
March 8 – Milwaukee, Wis., The Rave Eagles Club 
March 10 – Cleveland, Ohio, House Of Blues          
March 11 – Detroit, Mich., The Fillmore Detroit      
March 13 – Toronto, Ontario, The Danforth Music Hall      
March 14 – Montreal, Quebec, Metropolis    
March 15 – Clifton Park, N.Y., Upstate Concert Hall          
March 16 – Buffalo, N.Y., The Town Ballroom       
March 18 – New York, N.Y., Best Buy Theater
March 21 – Philadelphia, Pa., Electric Factory          
March 24 – Huntington, N.Y., The Paramount        
March 26 – Boston, Mass., House Of Blues Boston 
March 27 – Worcester, Mass., The Palladium
March 28 – Baltimore, Md., Rams Head Live!         
March 29 – Washington, D.C., 9:30 Club     
April 1 – Atlanta, Ga., The Buckhead Theatre          
April 2 – Tampa, Fla., The Ritz Ybor
April 3 – Lake Buena Vista, Fla., House Of Blues  
April 4 – Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Revolution

Tickets are on sale now. VIP packages are also available, including exclusive merch, meet & greets, acoustic sets and more. Visit TakingBackSunday.com for more information.