Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Busta Lends Gym Class Heroes A Hand On New LP


By Roman Wolfe

Alternative Hip-Hop group Gym Class Heroes have announced the date of their third album, titled The Quilt.

The album is the follow up to the Geneva, New York group's album As Cruel as School Children, which has been certified gold and contained the group's No.1 single, "Cupid's Chokehold/Breakfast In America."

The Quilt features production from Cool & Dre, The-Dream and Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy and cameos by Busta Rhymes, Estelle and Daryl Hall of Hall and Oates fame.

The first single from the album is titled "Cookie Jar," which was produced by The-Dream.

Gym Class Heroes will debut new material from The Quilt as headliners on the Vans Warped Tour.

The Quilt is in stores and online on September 9th.

JULY
1 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
2 Bonner Springs, KS Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
3 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
5 Selma, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
6 Houston, TX Sam Houston Race Park
8 New Orleans, LA House of Blues *
9 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheater
10 Orlando, FL Central Florida Fairgrounds
11 St. Petersburg, FL Vinoy Park
12 Miami, FL Bicentennial Park
13 St. Augustine, FL St. Johns Fair
14 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
15 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
16 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
17 Cleveland, OH Time Warner Cable Amphitheater
18 Detroit, MI Comerica Park
19 Toronto, ON Downsview Park
20 Montreal, QC Parc Jean Drapeau
23 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center For The Performing Arts
24 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
25 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
26 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
27 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
28 Englishtown, NJ Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
29 Burgettstown, PA Post Gazette Pavilion
30 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
31 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center

AUGUST
1 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater
2 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
5 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Center
6 Calgary, AB Race City Speedway
7 Missoula, MT Wilma Theater *
8 Nampa, ID Idaho Center Amphitheater
9 George, WA George Amphitheater
10 St. Helens, OR Columbia Meadows
11 Eugene, OR McDonald Theater *
13 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
14 Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
15 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheater
16 Marysville, CA Sleep Train Amphitheater
17 Carson, CA Home Depot Center

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