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ARTISTdirect announces SnoCore 2003, “America’s first and only winter-season, road-show celebration of cutting-edge rock and the snow-sports lifestyle.” The tour begins February 11 in Albuquerque, NM, and will play at least thirty-one dates before it winds up on the east coast in late March.
“We’ll be doing the same show in every city we play,” says John Boyle, co-producer and co-owner of SnoCore. “For the kids in Salt Lake City, the skiing and snowboarding videos we’ll show between bands will connect directly to their experiences. And for the kids in El Paso, who don’t have the opportunity to participate as much in these sports, the videos will probably be even more exciting.”
Featured acts include Sparta, Glassjaw, Hot Water Music, and Dredg. “The kind of music we’re featuring on SnoCore this year fits right in with snow-sport culture,” Boyle explains. “I grew up in Lake Tahoe, skiing, snowboarding, and playing in bands. The adrenalin you get from playing music is certainly similar to what you feel in action sports; they just go hand-in-hand.”
In the past the show has featured System of a Down, Incubus, Sublime, Blink 182, Alien Ant Farm, and Primus. Confirmed ARTISTdirect SnoCore 2003 dates are as follows (other dates may also be announced):
FEBRUARY
11 Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque, NM
12 El Paso, TX
14 La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX
15 Gypsy Ball Room, Dallas, TX
17 Nita’s Hideaway, Phoenix, AZ
18 Soma, San Diego, CA
19 Huntridge, Las Vegas, NV
20 The Mayan, Los Angeles, CA
21 House of Blues, Anaheim, CA
22 Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
23 Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
25 Roseland, Portland, OR
26 Showbox, Seattle, WA
27 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
MARCH
1 Bricks, Salt Lake City, UT
2 Ogden Theater, Denver, CO
4 Liberty Hall, Lawrence, KS
5 The Blue Note, Columbia, MO
6 Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, MO
8 The Quest, Minneapolis, MN
9 The Rave, Milwaukee, WI
10 Riviera Theater, Chicago, IL
12 Bogart’s, Cincinnati, OH
13 Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH
14 Odeon, Cleveland, OH
15 State Theater, Detroit, MI
17 Phoenix Concert Hall, Toronto, ONT
18 Water Street Music Hall, Rochester, NY
19 The Palladium, Worcester, MA
21 Roseland, New York, NY
22 Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
23 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
25 Norva, Norfolk, VA
