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Third Eye Blind Announces 2024 Summer Gods Tour With Yellowcard & A R I Z O N A

Third Eye Blind is excited to announce the fourth edition of the Summer Gods Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the tour will begin June 8 in Spokane through August 3 in Houston, with special guests Yellowcard and A R I Z O N A.

Tickets will be available for presale Tuesday, January 9 with Citi, and additional presales throughout the week. General onsale will begin Friday, January 12 at 10:00am local time at ThirdEyeBlind.com.

On Wednesday, January 10 catch a special performance and interview on “Good Morning America.”

“I have this sense that I am feeling the same way everybody else is—that we need a summer tour so badly, like more than ever,” says Stephan Jenkins. “We need the lights, the noise, the heat and everybody up close to each other, singing as one. Can’t wait.”

“Third Eye Blind self-titled is a masterclass in songwriting that blew all of our minds when it released in 1997,” says Ryan Key of Yellowcard.  “As 90s kids we were gifted with so much incredible music in our formative years and we are all such massive fans of the band because of that record. It doesn’t feel real yet that we will be sharing the stage with one of our all time favorite bands every night this summer.”

“Third Eye Blind was the soundtrack to so many summer adventures during high school!” adds Nate Esquite (A R I Z O N A). “My friends and I would drive up and down the NJ Parkway blasting “Semi-Charmed Life” out the windows and dreaming about one day playing PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel as we passed. To be a part of this tour is a dream come true in so many ways – being able to sing our hearts out to 3EB every night and playing so many incredible venues along the way.”

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of “Jumper,” Third Eye Blind is releasing the world’s first playable .999 silver-coated and .997 karat gold-coated records, in collaboration with Precious Sound.  Manufactured in Germany, each 5”, 7 ounce record is playable at 33 ⅓ RPMs on any manual record player, and pressed with 1,250 tons, using groundbreaking technology.  The B-side is an engraving celebrating the cover art of the self-titled album.

“25 years in, ‘Jumper’ makes a message of the value of a common heart. I’m happy that this is the first message immortalized on precious metals,” says Stephan Jenkins. “The song has gone from dark to light. It started as a noir—where I am talking to somebody telling what I would have said to them had they not jumped off the Coronado bridge. Pretty dark stuff. Now when I sing it, it is a celebration of understanding and inclusivity and you can see how eager people are to express that feeling. I love it. I love the transition.”

“Jumper” will be available in .999 silver coating ($450), in .997 gold coating ($800), and twenty-five 24 karat solid gold pressings (price available by request at PreviousSound.com). Pre-orders will be available at thirdeyeblind.com and precioussound.com.

As always, a portion of the proceeds will benefit SeaTrees.  Third Eye Blind has been on a mission to restore the kelp ecosystems of the entire California coastline and sequester carbon. Since 2017, Third Eye Blind has sought to mitigate the touring industry’s carbon impact and also banned plastic water bottles backstage, saving an estimated 17,000 bottles per tour.  “We have a beautiful, bright future,” with climate action in the center of it.  “That’s what I want people to know,” says Jenkins on CBS Mornings.

Precious Sound has created the world’s first playable gold, silver, and platinum records. Founded by Mark Sutton and Ursina Beerli, two friends with a deep experience in precious metals and an adoration for music. The company is based in Zurich and New York, with a production partner in Munich.

The Summer Gods tour poster was designed by Charlie Benante, the founding drummer of Anthrax and member of Pantera’s touring band.

Credit: Kylie Spinelli

Third Eye Blind Summer Gods Tour

June 8  Airway Heights, WA  BECU Live at Northern Quest

June 9  Nampa, ID  Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater

June 13  Seattle, WA  WAMU Theater

June 14  Bend, OR  Hayden Homes Amphitheater

June 15  Mountain View, CA  Shoreline Amphitheatre

June 20 Los Angeles, CA  Greek Theatre

June 21  Chula Vista, CA  North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

June 22  Las Vegas, NV  Fontainebleau Las Vegas

June 25  West Valley City, UT  USANA Amphitheatre

June 26  Morrison, CO  Red Rocks Amphitheatre

June 28  Chicago, IL  Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

June 29  St. Louis, MO  Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis

June 30  Franklin, TN  FirstBank Amphitheater

July 2  Cincinnati, OH  Riverbend Music Center

July 3  Buffalo, NY  Darien Lake Amphitheater

July 5  Cuyahoga Falls, OH  Blossom Music Center

July 6  Noblesville, IN  Ruoff Music Center

July 7  Clarkston, MI  Pine Knob Music Theatre

July 9  Burgettstown, PA  The Pavilion at Star Lake

July 11  Gilford, NH  BankNH Pavilion

July 12  Camden, NJ  Freedom Mortgage Pavilion

July 13  Mansfield, MA  Xfinity Center

July 14  Holmdel, NJ  PNC Bank Arts Center

July 16  Saratoga Springs, NY  Broadview Stage at SPAC

July 18  Wantagh, NY  Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater

July 19  Columbia, MD  Merriweather Post Pavilion

July 20  Virginia Beach, VA  Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach

July 21 Raleigh, NC  Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

July 23  Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion

July 25  Tampa, FL  MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds

July 26  Jacksonville, FL  VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena

July 27  Alpharetta, GA  Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

July 28  Birmingham, AL  Oak Mountain Amphitheatre

July 31  Rogers, AR  Walmart AMP

August 1  Dallas, TX  Dos Equis Pavilion

August 2  Austin, TX Germania Insurance Amphitheater

August 3  Houston, TX  The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman

Ticket information and more at:

www.thirdeyeblind.com

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LIVE REVIEW: THIRD EYE BLIND AND TAKING BACK SUNDAY

As Third Eye Blind vocalist Stephan Jenkins said that Summer Gods tour means to be outdoors, warm nights, music, and collective joy. Last night in New Jersey we had it all twofold and then some more. Temperatures reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit, beer was cold, venue packed and music splendid. Third Eye Blind has embarked on summer tour together with Taking Back Sunday and Hockey Dad and called it “Summer Gods: 25 Years in the Blind” to commemorate their self-titled first album released back in 1997. This tour also supports the restoration of a portion of the Palos Verdes Kelp Forest. Proceeds of each will help people at surf community at SeaTrees to restore the kelp ecosystem that sequesters carbon off the California coast.

Written by Andris Jansons

Hockey Dad, from New South Wales, Australia, offered some feel-good alternative rock, perfectly made to enjoy in the summertime.

American rock band from Long Island, New York – Taking Back Sunday came next. As bands guitarist and co-vocalist John Nolan stated that they have been fans of Third Eye Blind and they would never have imagined having a chance to tour together. And here they are …  Band opened set with the song Tidal Wave from their eponymous album released in 2016, which to date is their latest album. They followed with Set Phasers To Stun and Liar (It Takes One to Know One).  Of course, fans in every state like when a band pays tribute to their state, for New Jersey fans Taking Back Sunday has a special song called Timberwolves at New Jersey from their debut album Tell All Your Friends. Fans sang along and danced, and not only to this song but pretty much all of them as bands setlist was basically their greatest hits collection. Of course, band left best for last and closed out with Cute Without the “E” (Cut From The Team) and MakeDamnSure.

Photo by Andris Jansons

See full Taking Back Sunday photo gallery here.

Third Eye Blind stage was set in darker mono tones with tree branch like decorations. Band came on with partially lit stage on interestingly created platform and kept playing from it for the first two songs, before starting to come down to the main stage closer to fans one by one. As the tours theme would have suggested that the main emphasis in bands setlist was on their debut self-titled album as nine songs from it where played. Rest of the setlist was assembled with their hit singles and other fan favorites. Bands latest release Our Bande Apart from the last year, was represented with three songs – Box Of Bones, Box Storm and The Dying Blood. Encore as always contained the desert with Semi-Charmed Life and How’s It Going to Be.

Photo by Andris Jansons

See full Third Eye Blind photo gallery here.

Altogether band played excellent show delivering on their promise of warm summer nights and collective joy. Stephan Jenkins fashion choice must be mentioned. Maybe I’m completely out of touch with modern fashion, actually, yes I am, but his outfit was something out of early 2000’s with wide pants and bulky shoes. And for that Mr. Jenkins we salute you!

Tour has past it’s summit and is nearing the end as a dozen shows are left. So get your tickets and enjoy while you can. Tickets here.

Also, please, check SeeTrees website here.

Third Eye Blind Summer Gods: 25 Years in the Blind with Taking Back Sunday & Hockey Dad

July 23 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion

July 26 Atlanta, GA Cadence Bank Amphitheatre

July 27 Franklin, TN FirstBank Amphitheater

July 29 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall

July 30 Del Valle, TX Germania Insurance Amphitheater

July 31 Irving, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

Aug 1 Oklahoma City, OK The Zoo Amphitheatre

Aug 4 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Federal Theatre

Aug 5 Inglewood, CA YouTube Theater

Aug 11 San Diego, CA Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheater

Aug 12 Las Vegas, NV Virgin Hotels Las Vegas

Aug 13 Irvine, CA FivePoint Amphitheatre