Incubus to Drive Civic Tour 2002 - "Civic Tour Presents Incubus Morning View" Kicks Off on April 11 in Portland -- Exclusive Ticket Pre-Sale to Run February 16-22 at Civictour.com
By: Business Wire
February 15th 2002 2:01pm
VENICE, Calif., Feb 15, 2002 (AutomotiveWire) -- Today, Honda announced that
Civic Tour will hit the road again on April 11 with multi-platinum rockers
Incubus in the driver seat. On the heels of the resounding success of the
inaugural Civic Tour in 2001 (with two separate legs featuring blink-182 in
major markets and Everclear in secondary markets playing to intimate packed
houses), the expanded Civic Tour 2002 will feature Southern California rockers
Incubus for a 50-date arena tour across the U.S. An exclusive online ticket
pre-sale will launch February 16 at civictour.com. Incubus' musical diversity goes beyond rock to a unique mix of pop, metal,
hip-hop and jazz-fusion performed by Brandon Boyd (vocals/percussion), Mike
Einziger (guitars), Dirk Lance (bass), Jose Pasillas (drums) and Chris Kilmore
(turntables). With six albums released over the past 6 years, including the
multi-platinum "Make Yourself," featuring the hit single "Drive," Incubus has
built such a loyal following that their current CD, "Morning View," went
platinum in just 10 weeks. With their hard rocking sensibilities and soulful
lyrics, Incubus will fill Civic Tour arenas with fans ranging from metal heads
and young punk rockers to hip hop and alternative rock enthusiasts alike. "The band is really excited to be involved with Honda and the Civic Tour because
it gives us a chance to play much bigger venues at a ticket price that we think
is very reasonable," said Dirk Lance of Incubus. "On top of that, we're able to
offer our fans the chance to win a new Civic Si that's been customized by the
band at a price that seems about as good as you can get! God knows it's a better
version of the Hondas that we first owned." Civictour.com will also host the exclusive "Civic Tour Presents Incubus Morning
View" ticket online pre-sale beginning February 16 at 10 a.m. ET through
February 22 at 11:59 p.m. ET, giving fans who log on the opportunity to buy the
best tickets available before they go on sale to the general public. In addition
to the unique giveaway and ticket pre-sale, beginning March 11 fans can check
out civictour.com for Incubus information, including the tour schedule, band
scrapbook, exclusive streaming audio and video, and more TBA. Through special
radio promotions, Civic Tour will also give fans chances to win Civic Tour
tickets and to meet the band before the show. "Last year's inaugural Civic Tour proved to be the perfect way for Honda to
connect with the contemporary youth market, so we're bringing it back for an
expanded effort this year to reach even more music fans," said Doug Hoffman,
national advertising manager at American Honda. "Honda expects the partnership
with Incubus to be a huge success and is delighted to bring them closer to their
fans across the country through live performances and customized Civic Si's." Civic Tour is a unique promotion where music fans can catch one of their
favorite acts and have a chance at winning new customized Honda Civic Si's
designed and autographed by Incubus. Created and produced by
marketingfactoryinc., Civic Tour is bringing the new Civic Si closer to
youthful, contemporary drivers, while offering music fans more from their
favorite bands. Incubus will custom-design and autograph six all new Honda Civic
Si's, which will tour the country on display at their concerts. One of the
Incubus Si's will be awarded to a lucky fan through a national online promotion
at the official Web site, civictour.com, and the other five through additional
media promotions TBA. When the first Honda Civic Si was introduced in 1986, it
rewrote the book on street-performance; the new '02 Si invites owners to write
the latest edition, with Incubus adding a unique artistic touch to a
one-of-a-kind Si. "Civic Tour Presents Incubus Morning View" is scheduled to visit the following
cities (dates and venues subject to change). Tickets for all cities will go on
sale beginning February 23 through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com).
Date City Venue
11-Apr Portland, OR Memorial Coliseum
12-Apr Seattle, WA Key Arena
14-Apr San Jose, CA Event Center
15-Apr Sacramento, CA Arco Arena
16-Apr San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
18-Apr Los Angeles, CA Forum
19-Apr TBA
20-Apr San Diego, CA Cox Arena
21-Apr Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay
23-Apr Albuquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum
24-Apr Wichita, KS Kansas Coliseum
25-Apr Lincoln, NE Pershing Auditorium
27-Apr Cedar Rapids, IA U.S. Cellular Center
28-Apr Peoria, IL Civic Center Arena
29-Apr Ft. Wayne, IN Memorial Coliseum
1-May Birmingham, AL Boutwell Auditorium
3-May TBA
4-May TBA
5-May TBA
7-May Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
9-May Roanoke, VA Civic Center Arena
10-May Washington, DC Patriot Center
11-May Philadelphia, PA Spectrum
13-May Worcester, MA Centrum
14-May TBA
15-May Wilkes-Barre 1st Union Center
24-May Minneapolis, MN TBD
25-May Milwaukee, WI TBD
26-May Detroit, MI TBD
27-May Indianapolis, IN TBD
29-May Chicago, IL Rosemont Allstate
31-May Grand Rapids, MN Van Andel Arena
1-June Toronto, ON Copps Coliseum
3-June Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena
4-June Cleveland, OH Convocation Center
5-June Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
11-June Portland, ME Cumberland County Civic
12-June TBA
13-June TBA
15-June TBA
21-June New York, NY Madison Square Garden
23-June Richmond, VA Coliseum
24-June Raleigh, NC Entertainment & Sports
25-June Charlotte, NC Cricket Arena
27-June Jacksonville, FL Coliseum
28-June Orlando, FL TD Waterhouse
29-June Pensacola, FL Civic Center
1-July New Orleans, LA UNO
2-July Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
3-July San Antonio, TX Freeman Coliseum Based in Venice, Calif., marketingfactoryinc. is a full-service boutique
entertainment marketing agency, specializing in merging music and popular
lifestyle brands. Since incorporating in April of 1999, marketingfactoryinc. has
enjoyed successful partnerships with national clients by developing and
producing innovative entertainment marketing campaigns, connecting brands with
bands. marketingfactoryinc. created and continues to produce Civic Tour for
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., which debuted in 2001 with blink-182 and
continued with Everclear. Also in 2001, marketingfactoryinc. developed
promotional programs for Acura in support of the Acura Music Festival, as well
as mp3.com for Heineken. Recently, marketingfactoryinc. created and produced
promotions for the Vans Warped Tour, Spin Magazine and ChickClick.com, while
also servicing Yahoo!, Sony PlayStation, Diamond Rio, Wherehouse Music, OP,
EIDOS Interactive and Feld Entertainment. Honda is the world's preeminent engine-maker, and built more than 12 million
engines globally in 2001 for its diverse line-up of automobiles, motorcycles,
power products and ATVs. Honda began operations in North America in 1959 with
the establishment of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Honda's first overseas
subsidiary. Using domestic and globally-sourced parts, Honda began assembling
motorcycles in America in 1979, with U.S. automobile manufacturing starting in
1982. Honda designs, manufactures and markets its products in North America and
worldwide. Honda currently builds products in 11 manufacturing plants in North
America, with three major R&D centers in the U.S. Rubin Postaer and Associates is an independent, full-service advertising agency
with billings totaling $850 million. The agency represents: American Century
Investments, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (both Acura and Honda vehicles),
ampm convenience stores, ARCO Products Company, Gardenburger(R), The Getty,
Morningstar, Inc., UNICARE (Division of WellPoint) and VH1. In addition to its
Santa Monica headquarters, RPA operates a full-service office in Chicago, along
with six additional media-buying offices across the U.S.
CONTACT: marketingfactoryinc.
Eileen Grobe, 310/314-8008
Eileen@marketingfactory.com
or
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Art Garner, 310/783-3163
Art_garner@ahm.honda.com
or
REN Management
Melissa Dragich, 310/271-7120
melissa@renmanagement.com URL: http://www.businesswire.com
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