TAI Replacing AAR In St. Louis

All American Rejects aren’t able to play tonight in St. Louis, so our friends from The Academy Is are filling in. TAI to the rescue!

- Mark Hoppus

The Weekly Summary

It’s been a busy week in music. A lot of chaos and surprises from death to anticipated leaks. Will the new week follow the trend or disappoint?

• We The Kings entered the studio to begin working on a new album, which will hopefully see the light by the end of 2009.
• blink-182 announce an added date in Santa Barbara with The Aquabats.
• Moneen’s  upcoming record due out on September 15th leaked.
• Ryan Ogren of Runner Runner will fill in for Zack Merrick on select dates during All Time Low’s upcoming European tour.
• Taking Back Sunday and The All-American Rejects announce an upcoming fall tour.
• Max Bemis announces new band with wife, Sherri Dupree.
• Now, Now Every Children announce upcoming UK dates with Paramore.
• Pete Wentz launched a new viral campaign?
• Dashboard Confessional, New Found Glory, Meg & Dia, and NeverShoutNever! announce an upcoming fall tour.

Breaking News: TAKING BACK SUNDAY/ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS TOUR ANNOUNCED

Alternative Press has exclusively learned that two-time AP cover stars the All-American Rejects will be teaming up with four-time AP cover stars Taking Back Sunday for a co-headlining tour of epic proportions. Zero-time AP cover stars Anberlin will open. (Although Stephen Christian was on our Warped cover last year; does that count?)

Both TBS and AAR are taking part in this summer’s Blink-182 reunion tour (dates), although never on the same show, so this should be the first time the two pop juggernauts have ever shared the stage outside of a festival setting.

The currently confirmed dates are below, with more to be added, according to TBS’s publicist:

11/3 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 
11/4 WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, WV 
11/5 Mansfield University, Mansfield, PA 
11/6 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT 
11/8 House of Blues at Showboat, Atlantic City, NJ 
11/10 Showcase Live, Foxboro, MA 
11/11 Showcase Live, Foxboro, MA 
11/13 Saint Vincent College, Pittsburgh, PA 
11/14 Alumni Hall- USNA, Annapolis, MD 
11/16 George Mason University- Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA 
11/20 House of Blues, North Myrtle Beach, SC 
11/24 Bricktown Events Center, Oklahoma City, OK 
11/25 Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, OK 
11/27 IP Casino, Biloxi, MS 
11/28 Horseshoe Casino, Bossier City, LA 
12/1 The Pavilion @ Concrete Street, Corpus Christi, TX 
12/2 Sunset Station, San Antonio, TX 
12/4 The Swamp, Fort Walton Beach, FL 
12/5 House of Blues, Lake Buena Vista, FL 
12/6 Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater, Miami Beach, FL