Detroit, MI’s We Came As Romansis premiering their new music video for “Hope” today on wecameasromans.com.

Bassist Andrew Glass, who has always played an integral role in the visual and artistic direction of the band – ranging from album art to music videos – speaks of the concept behind the video for “Hope” explaining, “Standing up and becoming united as one, is what the main idea of the video is. In the video, you see our vocalists Dave Stephens and Kyle Pavone becoming inspired and compelled to create a change within themselves and others. Hope is a fire that burns inside us all and one which can never be put out.”

The music video was filmed by directors Dan Kennedy and Rasa Acharya (Say Anything, Texas In July).

The song comes from their recently released digital deluxe version ofUnderstanding What We’ve Grown To Be, which in addition to “Hope” includes two more new songs – “Let These Words Last Forever” and “The King of Silence”. The deluxe album is available now through digital retailers such as iTunes and Amazon. A physical release is scheduled for the Spring with more information and pre-orders to be available soon through MerchNOW.com. Understanding What We’ve Grown To Be was originally released in September 2011 and debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard Current Top 200.

This past week the band was also announced as a main stage artist on this Summer’s 2013 Vans Warped Tour. This will be the band’s second time on the tour and first time performing on the main stage. We Came As Romans is currently on tour with The Used, on the 11th Annual Take Action Tour, which is raising money and awareness for the It Gets Better Project. In March, immediately following the tour, We Came As Romans will return to the studio to begin recording their third full-length album, with producer John Feldmann (The Used, All Time Low).

We Came As Romans charged through 2012 with several international runs, including massive performances in the Philippines, South America, Russia, Japan, and multiple runs throughout Europe/UK, and North America; And saw appearances on the covers of Alternative Press and Substream Music Press magazines, the front pages of the NJ Star-Ledger and Asbury Park Press newspapers, exclusive features in Journeys stores, a main feature in Hot Topic’s back-to-school campaign, and appeared in Revolver Magazine, Guitar World, Rock Sound, Kerrang!, Outburn Magazine, AMP Magazine, and on RollingStone.com, Nikon.com, MTV Buzzworthy Blog, Axe Body Spray Sites, and Sirius XM Liquid Metal.

All upcoming We Came As Romans tour dates can be seen below.

TOUR DATES
2013 Take Action Tour
w/The Used, We Came As Romans, Crown The Empire and Mindflow
Feb 01 Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
Feb 02 Atlantic City, NJ @ House of Blues
Feb 03 Greensboro, NC @ Blind Tiger*
Feb 04 Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
Feb 05 Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor
Feb 06 Jacksonville, FL @ Murray Hill Theater*
Feb 07 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
Feb 08 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s Front Room
Feb 10 Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
Feb 11 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
Feb 13 Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
Feb 14 Houston, TX @ House of Blues
Feb 15 Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock*
Feb 16 Austin, TX @ Emo’s East
Feb 17 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
Feb 19 San Antonio, TX @ Backstage Live
Feb 20 El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls
Feb 22 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
Feb 23 Tucson, AZ @ The Rock*
Feb 24 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
Feb 25 San Luis Obispo, CA @ SLO Brewing Company*
Feb 26 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Feb 27 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Mar 01 Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre

*We Came As Romans w/Crown The Empire only

2013 Vans Warped Tour – Main Stage ft. We Came As Romans
Jun 15 Seattle, WA @ White River Ampitheatre
Jun 16 Portland, OR @ Portland Expo Center Parking Lot
Jun 19 San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Jun 20 Pomona, CA @ Pomona Fairplex
Jun 21 Pomona, CA @ Pomona Fairplex
Jun 22 Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
Jun 23 Ventura, CA @ Seaside Park
Jun 26 Las Cruces, NM @ N.M.S.U. Practice Field
Jun 27 Phoenix, AZ @ Quail Run Park
Jun 28 Las Vegas, NV @ VENUE TBD
Jun 29 Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah State Fairpark
Jun 30 Denver, CO @ Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Jul 03 Indianapolis, IN @ Klipsch Music Center
Jul 05 Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Jul 06 Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Jul 07 Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Concert Center
Jul 09 Virginia Beach, VA @ Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
Jul 10 Washington, D.C. @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Jul 11 Boston, MA @ Comcast Center
Jul 12 Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
Jul 13 New York, NY @ Nassau Memorial Coliseum
Jul 14 Hartford, CT @ The Comcast Theatre
Jul 16 Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion
Jul 17 Pittsburgh, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion
Jul 18 Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
Jul 19 Detroit, MI @ The Palace Of Auburn Hills
Jul 20 Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Jul 21 Minneapolis, MN @ Canterbury Park
Jul 23 Kansas City, KS @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Jul 24 St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre – St. Louis
Jul 25 Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Jul 26 Tampa, FL @ Vinoy Park
Jul 27 West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre
Jul 28 Orlando, FL @ Central Florida Fairgrounds
Jul 29 Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jul 30 Cincinatti, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
Jul 31 Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheatre
Aug 02 Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion
Aug 03 San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
Aug 04 Houston, TX @ Reliant Center Parking Lot

The Take Action Compilation Volume 11 is now available for pre order! This years compilation will help benefit the It Gets Better Project!

Pre Order here: www.takeactiontour.com/2013

The compilation will be released January. 8.2012.

Take Action Vol. 11 Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. The Used – The Lonely*

2. We Came As Romans – Fair-weather*

3. AWOL Nation – Sail  (Unlimited Gravity Remix)*

4. Bad Religion  - Fuck You*

5. The Wonder Years  - Local Man Ruins Everything (Nervous Energies)*

6. Mayday Parade –  Oh Well, Oh Well

7. Falling in Reverse – The Drug In Me Is You

8. Enter Shikari – Warm Smiles Do Not Make You Welcome Here (Tek One Mix)*

9. Whitechapel – Animus

10. Periphery – Far Out (Instrumental)*

11. Sleeping With Sirens  -  James Dean & Audrey Hepburn (Acoustic

Version)

12. All Time Low – The Reckless & The Brave (Acoustic)*

13. Never Shout Never – Pray For Peace (Demo)*

14. 3OH!3 – You’re Gonna Love This (Wuki Remix)*

15. The Summer Set – Fuck U Over

16. Say Anything – Their Notions

DISC 2

1. Glass Cloud – Everybody Wants To Rule The World*

2. Ice Nine Kills – What I Never Learned in Study Hall (6 Feet Below)*

3. Memphis May Fire –  Prove Me Right

4. Upon This Dawning – A New Beginning

5. Parkway Drive – Dark Days

6. SHARKS – Sea Of All Seas*

7. Balance & Composure – Quake

8. Silver Snakes – All My Eye*

9. Broadway Calls – Bring On The Storm*

10. We Are The Ocean – Machine

11. Transit – Skipping Stone (Alternate Version)

12. Seahaven –  Understanding*

13. Set It Off – Dream Catcher

14. I Am The Avalanche –  I’ll Be Back Around

15. The Scene Aesthetic – Carelessly (feat. Dresses)*

16. Plug In Stereo – I Hope You Know (feat. Tay Jardine)*

17. William Beckett – 48 In A Hospital *

18. Itch – London Is Burning*

19. Twin Atlantic –  Make A Beast Of Myself (Space Brother Remix)*

20. The Animal In Me – Speak*

21. Hell Or Highwater – Come Alive (Acoustic)*

22. Palisades – Bury It (Acoustic)*

* denotes rare or unreleased

Celebrating its eleventh year of raising funds and awareness to non-profit organizations, Sub City (Hopeless Records’ 501c3 non-profit organization, which has raised more than two million dollars for charity), is pleased to announce the 2013 edition of the Sub City Take Action Tour Featuring The Used. This year the tour will be benefiting the It Gets Better Project, a national organization created to show young LGBT people the levels of happiness, potential, and positivity their lives will reach – if they can just get through their teen years. The It Gets Better Project wants to remind teenagers going through tough times that they are not alone — and it WILL get better.

The tour will feature alt-rock headliner, The Used, with support from We Came As Romans, Crown The Empire, and Mindflow. Kicking off at Las Vegas’ House of Blues on January 11^th, the annual nationwide charity tour will circle the US through February, showcasing some of the best bands in music today while raising funds and awareness for It Gets Better and the concept that we can all help play a part in making a positive impact. Ten percent of the cost of each ticket purchased will be donated to It Gets Better and Sub City. The 2011 Take Action Tour raised nearly $50,000 to help further the mission of the non-profit, SEX, ETC., with over 19,000 fans attending the 30-stop city tour. Previous benefitting charities of the Sub City Take Action Tour also include Driving For Donors, Do Something, America’s Youth Hotline, ReachOut.com and The National Hopeline Network. To date, Sub City and the Take Action Tour have donated over 2 million dollars to over 50 non-profit organizations.

Tickets are on sale today, here: www.takeactiontour.com/2013. VIP ticket options will be available to fans, which include front of the line passes, collectable laminate and signed copy of Vulnerable II.

It Gets Better Project is a place where young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or struggling to find themselves can see how love and happiness can be a reality in their future.  It’s a place where our straight allies can visit and support their friends and family members.  It’s a place where people can share their stories, take the It Gets Better Project pledge and watch videos of love and support.

“The It Gets Better Project is thrilled to collaborate with The Used and Hopeless Records on the upcoming Take Action! tour. The Used are powerful voices for young people, well known for their community involvement and outreach, and for encouraging young people to embrace their individuality.” Stephanie Laffin, Board of Directors at It Gets Better Project, stated. “We look forward to working together to share the message of the It Gets Better Project with young people across the US, and letting LGBT youth know that it can and will get better.”

Bert and Jeph from The Used have created an It Gets Better video to help support the cause. Fans can view the video HERE: http://youtu.be/N-0MtFYFs-g.

“It’s our privilege to work with such a lovely charity that does so much good in this confusing world. Please check out itgetsbetterproject.org and we’ll see you on the Take Action Tour,” says The Used frontman, Bert McCracken.

We Came As Romans’ guitarist/lyricist, Joshua Moore, also tells us, “We’re excited to be back touring in the US after three months. Though it’s fun to do international tours, there’s nothing like touring our own country, especially with such a well respected band like The Used, who a lot of our band grew up listening to, and on such a renowned annual tour. We can’t wait!”

In addition, Hopeless Records, in partner with their non- profit organization Sub City, presents Take Action Compilation Volume 11, a compilation album for charity. This year features two CDs full of unreleased and exclusive tracks from The Used, Bad Religion, AWOL Nation, All Time Low, 3OH!3 and many more. 5% of the suggested retail price from the sale of this compilation will go to continue to fulfill Sub City’s mission to connect bands, fans and causes they are passionate about. For the most current donation total and full list of charities benefiting from this and other Sub City releases, please visit: SubCity.net.

THE USED: www.TheUsed.net

Selling over 3 million albums worldwide in the span of their career, The Used released their highly anticipated album “Vulnerable” earlier this year on their own label, Anger Music Group partnered with Hopeless Records. The album has sold over 70k copies to date and continues to climb. The band will headline the Take Action Tour benefitting ItGetsBetterProject, a cause they are extremely passionate about.

The band is also excited to announce the release of Vulnerable II- a 2 disc re- issue of the highly successful 2012 release Vulnerable that includes the 12 original tracks, 4 brand new songs, 3 acoustic versions and 3 remixes. Vulnerable II will be released January 22, 2013.

The CD and bundle packages are now available for pre order here: www.hopelessrecords.com/theused

2013 Take Action Tour Dates:

***A limited number of four pack tickets will be available through venue ticketing sites.  Buy four tickets for the price of three.   These will be sold in limited quantities so act fast! This will be available in all of the markets except:  Asheville, Washington DC, Atlantic City, and Tampa.***

1/11/13             Las Vegas, NV                          House of Blues

1/12/13             Salt Lake City, UT                    In the Venue

1/14/13             Denver, CO                             Summit

1/16/13             Kansas City, MO                      The Beaumont

1/17/13             Minneapolis, MN                     First Avenue

1/19/13             Milwaukee, WI                                    The Rave

1/20/13             Indianapolis, IN                        Egyptian Room

1/22/13             St. Louis, MO                           The Pageant

1/23/13             Chicago, IL                              House of Blues

1/25/13             Pittsburgh, PA                          Stage AE

1/26/13             Rochester, NY                          Water Street Music Hall

1/28/13             Washington, DC                      930 Club

1/29/13             Boston, MA                              House of Blues

1/30/13             Sayreville, NJ                           Starland Ballroom

2/1/13               Hartford, CT                             Webster Theatre

2/2/13               Atlantic City, NJ                       House of Blues

2/4/13               Atlanta, GA                              Tabernacle

2/5/13               Tampa, FL                                The Ritz Ybor

2/7/13               Asheville, NC                          The Orange Peel

2/8/13               Cincinnati, OH                         Bogarts

2/10/13             Detroit, MI                               Fillmore

2/11/13             Cleveland, OH                         House of Blues

2/13/13             Tulsa, OK                                 Cain’s Ballroom

2/14/13             Houston, TX                             House of Blues

2/16/13             Austin, TX                                Emo’s East

2/17/13             Dallas, TX                                House of Blues

2/19/13             San Antonio, TX                       Backstage Live

2/20/13             El Paso, TX                              Tricky Falls

2/22/13             Albuquerque, NM                    Sunshine Theatre

2/24/13             Phoenix, AZ                             Marquee Theatre

2/26/13             San Francisco, CA                    The Fillmore

2/27/13             San Diego, CA                         House of Blues

3/1/13               Los Angeles, CA                      Wiltern

Take Action Vol. 11 Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. The Used – The Lonely*

2. We Came As Romans – Fair-weather*

3. AWOL Nation – Sail  (Unlimited Gravity Remix)*

4. Bad Religion  - Fuck You*

5. The Wonder Years  - Local Man Ruins Everything (Nervous Energies)*

6. Mayday Parade –  Oh Well, Oh Well

7. Falling in Reverse – The Drug In Me Is You

8. Enter Shikari – Warm Smiles Do Not Make You Welcome Here (Tek One Mix)*

9. Whitechapel – Animus

10. Periphery – Far Out (Instrumental)*

11. Sleeping With Sirens  -  James Dean & Audrey Hepburn (Acoustic

Version)

12. All Time Low – The Reckless & The Brave (Acoustic)*

13. Never Shout Never – Pray For Peace (Demo)*

14. 3OH!3 – You’re Gonna Love This (Wuki Remix)*

15. The Summer Set – Fuck U Over

16. Say Anything – Their Notions

DISC 2

1. Glass Cloud – Everybody Wants To Rule The World*

2. Ice Nine Kills – What I Never Learned in Study Hall (6 Feet Below)*

3. Memphis May Fire –  Prove Me Right

4. Upon This Dawning – A New Beginning

5. Parkway Drive – Dark Days

6. SHARKS – Sea Of All Seas*

7. Balance & Composure – Quake

8. Silver Snakes – All My Eye*

9. Broadway Calls – Bring On The Storm*

10. We Are The Ocean – Machine

11. Transit – Skipping Stone (Alternate Version)

12. Seahaven –  Understanding*

13. Set It Off – Dream Catcher

14. I Am The Avalanche –  I’ll Be Back Around

15. The Scene Aesthetic – Carelessly (feat. Dresses)*

16. Plug In Stereo – I Hope You Know (feat. Tay Jardine)*

17. William Beckett – 48 In A Hospital *

18. Itch – London Is Burning*

19. Twin Atlantic –  Make A Beast Of Myself (Space Brother Remix)*

20. The Animal In Me – Speak*

21. Hell Or Highwater – Come Alive (Acoustic)*

22. Palisades – Bury It (Acoustic)*

* denotes rare or unreleased

For more information on Take Action Tour, please visit: TakeActionTour.com/2013

Supporters of Take Action include Tilly’s, Anger Music Group, Hopeless Records, Equal Vision Records, Rise Records and all of the artists and labels included on the 2013 compilation.

For more information on It Gets Better, please visit:

www.ItGetsBetter.org

www.Facebook.com/ItGetsBetterProject

www.Twitter.com/ItGetsBetter

ItGetsBetterProject.Tumblr.com

About It Gets Better:

In September 2010, syndicated columnist and author Dan Savage created a YouTube video with his partner Terry Miller to inspire hope for young people facing harassment. In response to a number of students taking their own lives after being bullied in school, they wanted to create a personal way for supporters everywhere to tell LGBT youth that, yes, it does indeed get better.

The It Gets Better Project™ has become a worldwide movement, inspiring more than 50,000 user-created videos viewed more than 50 million times. To date, the project has received submissions from celebrities, organizations, activists, politicians and media personalities, including President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Adam Lambert, Anne Hathaway, Colin Farrell, Matthew Morrison of “Glee”, Joe Jonas, Joel Madden, Ke$ha, Sarah Silverman, Tim Gunn, Ellen DeGeneres, Suze Orman, the staffs of The Gap, Google, Facebook, Pixar, the Broadway community, and many more. For us, every video changes a life. It doesn’t matter who makes it.

About Hopeless Records and Sub City:

Founded in 1993, Hopeless Records is a Southern California independent record label home to breakout artists All Time Low, There For Tomorrow, Anarbor, We Are The In Crowd, The Wonder Years and many more. Throughout its 17 year history, Hopeless Records has released more than 150 albums and launched the careers of Avenged Sevenfold, Thrice, and many other notable artists. In 1999, Hopeless Records formally started supporting non-profit organizations under the Sub City banner with charitable albums, tours, and events. Now itself a registered 501c3 non-profit organization, Sub City continues the mission of connecting bands, fans and the causes they are passionate about. Sub City has raised more than two million dollars for over 50 non-profit organizations.

Sub City is pleased to announce that the highly anticipated Take Action Volume 10 charity compilation is available via pre-sale starting today at http://tinyurl.com/take-action-2011. Three different packages are offered for sale:

• 2 disc Take Action compilation $5
• 2 disc Take Action compilation + wristband + Take Action shirt $20
• 2 disc Take Action compilation + wristband + Take Action hoodie $30

The tour compilation will be available at shows, at Hot Topic stores and most retailers on April 26, 2011, and will include exclusive songs, acoustic versions, and remix tracks from Silverstein, Circa Survive, VersaEmerge, Chiodos, All Time Low, Bayside, The Wonder Years, The Ready Set, among others.

Celebrating its tenth anniversary of raising funds and awareness to assorted non-profit organizations, Sub City (Hopeless Records’ non-profit organization which has raised more than two million dollars for charity), is pleased to announce the 2011 edition of TAKE ACTION TOUR. This year’s much-lauded beneficiary is SEX, ETC., the Teen-to-Teen Sexuality Education Project of Answer, a national organization dedicated to providing and promoting comprehensive sexuality education to young people and the adults who teach them. “Sex is a hot topic amongst Take Action bands and fans but rarely communicated in a honest and accurate way,” says Louis Posen, Hopeless Records president. “Either don’t do it or do it right!”

Presented by Hot Topic, the tour will feature celebrated indie rock co-headliners SILVERSTEIN and BAYSIDE, along with POLAR BEAR CLUB, THE SWELLERS and TEXAS IN JULY. Kicking off at Boston’s Paradise Rock Club on April 22nd, the annual nationwide charity tour will circle the US, presenting the best bands in music today while raising funds and awareness for Sex, Etc. and the concept that we can all play a part in making a positive impact in the world. Ten percent of the cost of each ticket sold is donated to Sex, Etc. and Sub City 501c3 non-profits. Pre-sale tickets go on sale today at: http://tixx1.artistarena.com/takeactiontour/.

“Growing up, every local show we played was a charity show,” says Silverstein vocalist Shane Told. “It was an important part of the scene that we were doing what we loved and more importantly helping others. To step back into that and work with our label to give back, it feels really great. We were a part of Take Action Tour in 2006, and when we had the opportunity to co-headline the tour this year, we jumped at the chance. We couldn’t be more proud to be leading the charge this year with our best friends, Bayside.”

Echoes Bayside bassist Nicholas Ghanbarian, “We’re really excited to be part of Take Action Tour because we’ve never been on a tour where part of the proceeds is going to charity which is great. We’re also super excited to be heading out on the road with some friends that we haven’t played with in years!”

“We were honored to have been contacted by Take Action Tour’s record label, Hopeless Records, which was looking for a nonprofit organization to be a part of the 2011 tour,” explains Answer’s Executive Director Elizabeth Schroeder, Ed. D, M.S.W. “It’s amazing that both the company and the artists they represent have been willing over the years to help educate young people about what organizations around the country are doing to serve others. We’re very grateful that Answer has been chosen to be a part of this year’s tour.”

As the teen-focused program of Answer, the award-winning national organization based at NJ’s Rutgers University, Sex, Etc.’s mission is to improve teen sexual health information and resources across the country. “Our organization’s tag line, ‘Sex Ed, Honestly,’ reflects our core belief that young people have the right to receive honest, accurate and age-appropriate information about the entire range of topics related to sexuality,” she continues. “For 30 years, we have reached millions of young people, community and school professionals, and parents throughout the United States.”

With an active online community (sexetc.org) and a national magazine of the same name, Sex, Etc. serves as a resource and destination for teens seeking advice and healthy communication on questions about sex, relationships, pregnancy, STDs, contraception, sexual orientation, and more.

Presenting sponsor Hot Topic has worked with Take Action Tour since the tour’s inception in 1999 and their commitment to helping make a positive impact continues to be as strong in 2011 as it has ever been. The music lifestyle mall retailer (hottopic.com) is a natural fit as a presenter, because they demonstrate a passion for music in everything they do. Expect to see the bands from the tour making several special appearances at local Hot Topic locations throughout the tour. Also generously supporting the 2011 tour are Alternative Press, LifeStyles Condoms, Hopeless Records, Wind-up Records, Bridge Nine Records, Fueled By Ramen and Equal Vision Records.

Learn more about this years benefiting charity…
Sex, Etc.
Answer

Take Action 2011

Maika Maile of There for Tomorrow turns to music to help deal with the difficult memories of childhood tragedy.

“Thank you mtvU and Half Of Us for incorporating There For Tomorrow and I into their efforts against detrimental human issues. Over the latest half of my life, I’ve come across a vast array of inquisitions regarding who I am and why I do what I do. I believe my past is the largest indication of what I involve myself with at given times. There are never intentions of exalting any sort of mystique with the way I reveal myself, people have just found me to be a mystery. This may help you solve it.”

Learn more about Half of Us // http://www.halfofus.com/
Nearly all mental health issues can be improved with proper treatment. When we decrease the stigma around mental health and encourage students to seek help if they need it, we are changing and saving lives.

Through Half of Us, mtvU and The Jed Foundation want to initiate a public dialogue to raise awareness about the prevalence of mental health issues and connect students to the appropriate resources to get help. In planning for the campaign, mtvU conducted extensive research on how stress and depression are affecting young people nationwide.

Hopeless Records, through its non-profit organization Sub City, is pleased to once again bring you the Take Action Tour Australia. This year the tour will once again spotlight ReachOut.com, an Australian youth service aimed to improve the mental health and wellbeing of Australian young people.

Presented by Destroy All Line, Hopeless Records, Mistake Clothing, Blunt and killyourstere.com the tour will feature headliner Attack Attack!, in addition to Pierce The Veil and Dream On, Dreamer. The annual charity tour, now in its ninth year, raises funds and awareness for youth involvement in charitable action. The tour will kick off in Adelaide on September 10 and end on September 19 in Brisbane. Tickets will go on sale on June 18.

Reach Out is a web-based service that aims to improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people aged 14-25 years by providing them with information, support and advice on issues like depression, bullying, wellbeing and relationships. The anonymous and free support website offers skill development by working with health professionals to strengthen the pathways between online and community based service delivery. 10% (excluding GST) of the cost of each ticket sold is donated to further this cause making each person attending the Take Action Tour an active participant in making the world a better place.

The tour’s headliners Attack Attack!, hailing from central Ohio, have gone from strength to strength since the release of their debut full-length, Someday Came Suddenly. Amidst the sensationalist reviews, mainstream news coverage and viral video crazes, the brash quintet has ignored the naysayers and persevered to become one of the most rapidly rising and exciting bands in heavy music today! With their self-titled second record quickly cementing their position atop the post-hardcore heap, Attack Attack! are here to move and shake the very foundations of the genre.

No strangers to the road, San Diego four-piece Pierce The Veil will also be making their first appearance on Australian shores as part of Take Action. After the breakout success of their Equal Vision backed debut A Flair For The Dramatic, the forward-thinking quartet racked up some serious miles in the van with everyone from Bring Me The Horizon and The Devil Wears Prada to Four Year Strong and Mayday Parade, while still finding the time to write their smashing new album, Selfish Machines.

Joining these US acts on the road will be Melbourne newcomers Dream On, Dreamer, who recently released their debut EP Hope through Boomtown Records.

Take Action Tour Australia 2009, spearheaded by the chart-topping All Time Low and pop-punk sensations Set Your Goals raised over $17,000 for the youth suicide prevention team at ReachOut.com, an achievement that is set to repeat itself off the back of this year’s eclectic line-up.

The Take Action Tour is always comprised of the brightest up-and-coming stars of tomorrow. Previous acts involved include: The Plain White T’s, All Time Low, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, We The Kings, Paramore, Every Time I Die, Jimmy Eat World, Avenged Sevenfold, Hawthorne Heights, Chiodos, Thrice, Anti-Flag, Silverstein, Dillinger Escape Plan, and many more.

About Hopeless Records and Sub City: Founded in 1993, Hopeless Records is a Southern California independent record label home to breakout artists All Time Low, There For Tomorrow, Anarbor, We Are The In Crowd, and many more. Throughout its 15-year history, Hopeless Records has released more than 100 albums and launched the careers of Avenged Sevenfold, Thrice, and Melee. In 1999 Hopeless Records formally started supporting non-profit organizations under the Sub City banner with charitable albums, tours, and events. Now itself a registered 501c3 non-profit organization, Sub City continues this mission of raising funds and awareness for worthy causes, and to date has raised nearly $2 million dollars for over 50 non-profit organizations.

TICKETS ON SALE JUNE 18, 9AM

FRIDAY 10 SEPTEMBER
FOWLERS, ADELAIDE (LIC AA)
Tickets from Moshtix on 1300 438 849 or www.moshtix.com.au & Venuetix on (08) 8225 8888 or www.venuetix.com.au

SATURDAY 11 SEPTEMBER
THE CORNER HOTEL, MELBOURNE (18+)
Tickets from the Corner Box Office on (03) 9427 9198 or www.cornerhotel.com and Fist2Face

SUNDAY 12 SEPTEMBER
THE CORNER HOTEL, MELBOURNE (U18)
Afternoon show! Tickets from the Corner Box Office on (03) 9427 9198 or www.cornerhotel.com and Fist2Face

TUESDAY 14 SEPTEMBER
TUGGERANONG YOUTH CENTRE, CANBERRA (AA)
Tickets from Moshtix 1300 438 849 www.moshtix.com.au and Landspeed Records and The Music Shop

WEDNESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER
THE FACTORY, SYDNEY (LIC AA)
Tickets from Metro Theatre Box Office 02 9550 3666 www.metrotheatre.com.au, Ticketek on 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

THURSDAY 16 SEPTEMBER
OASIS YOUTH CENTRE, WYONG (AA)
Tickets from Oztix 1300 762 545 www.oztix.com.au, Moshtix 1300 438 849 www.moshtix.com.au, Resist Records, Macron Music Erina (Oztix outlet) and Leading Edge Music Lake Haven

FRIDAY 17 SEPTEMBER
ALBERT WATERWAYS, GOLD COAST (AA)
Tickets from Oztix 1300 762 545 www.oztix.com.au, Moshtix 1300 438 849 www.moshtix.com.au, Sunflower, Cooly Hotel, All Music And Vision and Kill The Music

SATURDAY 18 SEPTEMBER
SOS, RNA SHOWGROUNDS, BRISBANE (18+)
Tickets from Oztix 1300 762 545 www.oztix.com.au

SUNDAY 19 SEPTEMBER
THE HIFI, BRISBANE (U18)
Afternoon show! Tickets from www.thehifi.com.au, 1300 The Hifi, all Oztix outlets including Rocking Horse, Butterbeats, Music Mania and Kill The Music

www.takeactiontour.com
www.reachout.com
www.myspace.com/attackattack
www.piercetheveil.net
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The Impact of the 2010 Take Action Tour:

-Over $60,000 raised to help further the mission of Patrick Pedraja and his organization Driving For Donors

-Over 30,000 fans in 31 cities proved that the world can be made a better place

-Tour reaches goal enlisting over 2010 fans to sign up for the National Marrow Registry!

-Nearly 8,000 copies of the Take Action Volume 9 compilation sold

Headlining band We The Kings, along with Mayday Parade, A Rocket To The Moon, There For Tomorrow, Stereo Skyline, and Call The Cops united an impressive amount of fans across the U.S. and Canada that cared about more than just attending a great show. The active and engaged audience stood up to make a difference by raising funds, awareness and actual life saving donor volunteers for Driving For Donors (an organization started by now 14-year-old Patrick Pedraja who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at age 10) whose mission is to sign up people to the National Marrow Registry.

Take Action 2010 raised over $60,000 for Patrick Padraja’s mission through the unique model of donating 10% of each ticket sold to charity, along with other fundraising efforts including donating 5% of the suggested retail price of each Take Action Volume 9 compilation sold.

Hopeless/Sub City would like to thank all the bands and labels involved this year that brought the message directly to fans that each one of us can take action and make the world a better place.

Take Action looks forward to continue to support Patrick Pedraja and Driving For Donors’ mission of saving lives and everyone at Hopeless Records & Sub City Non Profit is grateful for the opportunity to organize this tour to benefit him and be involved in such a great cause in even a small way. Hopeless Records & Sub City Non Profit is hard at work on the next Take Action Tour and will be announcing the next benefiting charity soon. All The latest information can always be found at Takeactiontour.com.

2010 Take Action! Tour Artists:
We The Kings, Mayday Parade, A Rocket To The Moon, There For Tomorrow, Stereo Skyline, Call The Cops

2010 Take Action Tour Sponsor:
Presenting sponsor Hot Topic has worked with the Take Action Tour since the tour’s inception in 1999 and their commitment to helping make a positive impact continues to be as strong in 2010 as it has ever been. The music lifestyle mall retailer (hottopic.com) is a natural fit as a presenter, because they demonstrate a passion for music in everything they do.

Additional generous sponsors of the 2010 Take Action Tour:
MySpace Music, Alternative Press, Absolutepunk.net, TouchTunes Interactives Networks, Go! Merch, Hopeless Records, S-curve Records, Atlantic Records, Fueled By Ramen, Myspace Records

2010 Take Action Tour Charity:
Driving For Donors exists to draw donors, attention, and funds to the National Marrow Registry. The non-profit organization is the brainchild of now 14-year-old Patrick Pedraja who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at age 10. In 2007, at age 11, Patrick and his family started Driving For Donors and traveled around the country in a special “Donormobile” with the mission of signing people up for the National Marrow Registry to help find bone marrow matches for people in need of a transplant. Since then they have added over 22,000 donors to the registry, saved more than 24 people’s lives with matches and raised over $100,000 for tissue typing fees and drive expenses by selling advertising on Patrick’s bald head.

About Hopeless Records & Sub City Non Profit:
In 1999 Hopeless Records formally started supporting non-profit organizations under the Sub City banner with charitable albums, tours, and events. Now itself a registered 501c3 non-profit organization, Sub City continues this mission of raising funds and awareness for worthy causes, and to date has raised nearly $2 million dollars for over 50 non-profit organizations.