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Mar 11, 2010 - MYSPACE BLOG: Awake Guitar Tab Sheet Music Books Now Available on Skillet’s webstore! Comments (0)
Mar 10, 2010 - MYSPACE BLOG: Awake & Alive Tour Pre-Sales! Comments (0)
Mar 09, 2010 - MYSPACE BLOG: SKILLET UNVEILS NEW AWAKE & ALIVE TOUR! Comments (0)
Mar 04, 2010 - MYSPACE BLOG: Skillet "Awake Tonight Tour" Twitter Contest Comments (0)
Mar 03, 2010 - MYSPACE BLOG: Awake & Alive Tour Pre-Sales Comments (0)
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Feb 04, 2010 - MYSPACE BLOG: New Awake Tonight Tour Shows on Pre-Sale Today! Comments (0)
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Feb 01, 2010 - MYSPACE BLOG: John Cooper's List of Top 10 Monsters! Comments (0)
Jan 21, 2010 - MYSPACE BLOG: More Awake Tonight Tour Fan Club Pre-Sales Announced Today! Comments (0)
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Shows
03/18/10 - Hershey, PA
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Awake Tonight Tour with Skillet and TobyMac - Giant Center
7PM (Doors @ 6PM)
800.965.9324
03/19/10 - Baltimore, MD
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Awake Tonight Tour with Skillet and TobyMac - 1st Mariner Arena
7PM (Doors @ 6PM)
800.745.3000
03/20/10 - Johnstown, PA
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Awake Tonight Tour with Skillet and TobyMac - War Memorial Aud
7PM (Doors @ 6PM)
800.745.3000
03/21/10 - Toledo, OH
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Awake Tonight Tour with Skillet and TobyMac - Lucas County Arena
7PM (Doors @ 6PM)
800.745.3000
03/25/10 - Tallahassee, FL
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Awake Tonight Tour with Skillet and TobyMac - Civic Center
7PM (Doors @ 6PM)
800.745.3000
03/26/10 - Ft. Myers, FL
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Awake Tonight Tour with Skillet and TobyMac - Germain Arena
7PM (Doors @ 6PM)
800.745.3000
03/27/10 - West Palm Beach, FL
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Awake Tonight Tour with Skillet and TobyMac - Cruzan Amp
7:30PM (Doors @ 6:30PM)
800.745.3000
03/28/10 - Auburn, AL
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Awake Tonight Tour with Skillet and TobyMac - Beard-Evans Memorial Col.
6PM
334.502.8805
04/01/10 - New Orleans, LA
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Awake Tonight Tour with Skillet and TobyMac - UNO Lakefront Arena
7PM (Doors @ 6PM)
800.745.3000
04/02/10 - Tyler, TX
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Awake Tonight Tour with Skillet and TobyMac - Oil Palace
7PM (Doors @ 6PM)
903.566.2122
04/03/10 - Jackson, MS
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Awake Tonight Tour with Skillet and TobyMac - Mississippi Coliseum
7PM (Doors @ 6PM)
800.745.3000
04/08/10 - Norfolk, VA
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Awake Tonight Tour with Skillet and TobyMac - Norfolk Scope Arena Prism Theatre
7PM (Doors @ 6PM)
800.745.3000
04/09/10 - Huntington, WV
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Awake Tonight Tour with Skillet and TobyMac - Big Sandy Superstore Arena
7PM (Doors @ 6PM)
800.745.3000
04/10/10 - Lynchburg, VA
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Awake Tonight Tour with Skillet and TobyMac - Liberty University
7:30PM (Doors @ 6:30PM)
434.582.7328
04/11/10 - Asheville, NC
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Awake Tonight Tour with Skillet and TobyMac - Asheville Civic Center
6PM (Doors @ 5PM)
800.745.3000
04/15/10 - Scranton, PA
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The Awake & Alive Tour - Scranton Cultural Center (w/Red & The Letter Black)
7pm (Doors @ 6pm)
800-965-9324
04/17/10 - Richmond, VA
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Richmond Raceway Complex
TBA
04/20/10 - Broomfield, CO
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1STBANK Center (w/ Daughtry)
TBD
866.461.6556
04/23/10 - Hilton Head Isle, SC
The Awake & Alive Tour - Shoreline Ballroom (w/Red)
TBD
04/24/10 - Aiken, SC
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The Awake & Alive Tour - USC Aiken Convocation Center (w/Red & The Letter Black)
7pm (Doors @ 6pm)
04/25/10 - Pensacola, FL
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The Awake & Alive Tour - Saenger Theater (w/Red & The Letter Black)
6pm (Doors @ 5pm)
1-800-745-3000
04/29/10 - Lafayette, LA
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The Awake & Alive Tour - Cajundome Convention Center (w/Red & The Letter Black)
7pm (Doors @ 6pm)
04/30/10 - Conway, AR
Toad Suck Daze - Simon Park (w/Red & The Letter Black)
5:15 PM
05/01/10 - Greenville, IL
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Agape Festival-Greenville College
Headliner
05/02/10 - Jonesboro, AR
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The Awake & Alive Tour - ASU Convocation Center (w/Red & The Letter Black)
7pm (Doors @ 6pm)
05/04/10 - Fort Smith, AR
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The Awake & Alive Tour - Fort Smith Convention Center (w/Red & The Letter Black)
7pm (Doors @ 6pm)
05/06/10 - Wichita (Park City), KS
The Awake & Alive Tour - Hartman Arena (w/Red & The Letter Black)
7pm (Doors @ 6pm)
05/07/10 - Dodge City, KS
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The Awake & Alive Tour - Dodge City Civic Center (w/Red & The Letter Black)
7pm (Doors @ 6pm)
1-800-965-9324
05/08/10 - Tampa, FL
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Gwazi Field- Busch Gardens
5:30 PM Approx
05/09/10 - Topeka, KS
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The Awake & Alive Tour - Kansas Expocentre (w/Red & The Letter Black)
6pm (Doors @ 5pm)
800-965-9324
05/11/10 - Bismarck, ND
The Awake & Alive Tour - Bismarck Civic Center (w/Red & The Letter Black)
7pm (Doors @ 6pm)
05/13/10 - Rapid City, SD
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The Awake & Alive Tour - Rushmore Plaza Civic Center (w/Red & The Letter Black)
7pm (Doors @ 6pm)
800-965-9324
05/14/10 - Council Bluffs, IA
Westfair Amphitheatre
4:40 PM
05/15/10 - Fargo, ND
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The Awake & Alive Tour - Urban Plains Center (w/Red & The Letter Black)
7pm (Doors @ 6pm)
1-800-965-9324
05/16/10 - Indianola, IA
Balloon Classic Field
TBD
05/20/10 - Saginaw, MI
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The Awake & Alive Tour - Dow Event Center (w/Red & The Letter Black)
7pm (Doors @ 6pm)
05/21/10 - East Lansing, MI
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The Awake & Alive Tour - Michigan State University Concert Auditorium (w/Red & The Letter Black)
7pm (Doors @ 6pm)
05/22/10 - Columbus, OH
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Columbus Crew Stadium
12:00 PM
05/23/10 - Camden, NJ
Susquehanna Bank Center-WMMRBQ
TBD
05/28/10 - Del Mar, CA
Del Mar Fairgrounds
8:30 pm approx
05/30/10 - Edmonton, AB
Extreme Dream Ministries
5pm
(780) 424-9292
06/12/10 - Denver, CO
Elitch Arena-Elitch Gardens
Headliner-Main Stage
06/17/10 - Stone Mountain, GA
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Atlantafest
Headliner
06/18/10 - Wilmore, KY
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Ichthus
9:30 PM
(859) 858-3001
06/19/10 - Hot Springs, AR
Magic Springs Park
Headliner-Main Stage
(615) 822-1100
06/25/10 - Mineral City, OH
Alive Festival 2010/Atwood lake Park
9:30 PM
330.966.0023
07/01/10 - Bushnell, IL
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Cornerstone Festival
Headliner
(773) 989-2087
07/03/10 - Shirleysburg, PA
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Creation Festival East
Headliner Closing
07/08/10 - Doswell, VA
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Kings Dominion
Closer
07/10/10 - Oshkosh, WI
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Lifest - Sunnyview Fairgrounds
9:30 PM
(800) 955-5433
07/17/10 - Willmar, MN
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Sonshine Festival
Headliner-Closing
07/23/10 - Albany, OR
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Linn County Fairgrounds
8:00 PM
541-924-4555
07/24/10 - Enumclaw, WA
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Creation Festival West.
Headliner-Closing
07/31/10 - Arlington, TX
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Six Flags Over Texas
08/03/10 - Darien Center, NY
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Kingdom Bound Festival
9:30pm
(716) 633-1117
08/06/10 - Midland, TX
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Rock The Desert Festival Field
9:00 PM
(888) 686-2904
08/07/10 - Surrey, BC
Rock the River West-MIllennium Park
TBA
08/21/10 - Calgary, AB
Rock The River West-Canadian Olympic Park
TBA
08/28/10 - Edmonton, AB
Rock the River West - Telus Field
TBA
09/04/10 - Frenchtown, NJ
Revelation Generation Festival
Headliner
(908) 483-2203
09/10/10 - Orlando, FL
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Universal Studios-Rock the Universe-Music Plaza Stage
10:15 PM Headliner
09/18/10 - Shippensburg, PA
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Shippensburg Fair Grounds
Headliner
(717) 491-1955
09/25/10 - Rosemont, IL
Allstate Arena
tba
Please email any errors or incorrect listings to tourdates@skillet.org. Thank You.
Band
Skillet
Since Skillet last hit the studio for 2006's breakthrough project Comatose, the group's toured with the likes of Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace, Seether and Flyleaf, followed by a solo headlining ranking within Pollstar's Concert Pulse Top 50 Tours for 2008. Along the way, the Grammy-nominated alternative outfit also scored three top 40 singles on Billboard's Mainstream Rock charts, earned a pair of BMI Songwriting Awards and released its first ever concert CD/DVD combo pack in support of the season called Comatose Comes Alive.
Aside from the commercial accolades, the Grammy-nominated modern rockers are rapidly approaching gold sales status, backed by both public adoration and critical praise, making the brand new Awake (Atlantic) the band's most anticipated album to date. Not only does Skillet continue in the tradition of bone crunching rockers and melodic power ballads that comprised the last trip to the studio, but there's a noticeable evolution sure to connect with longtime listeners and open the floodgates of its fan base even further than ever before.
"We found Comatose scoring the most acceptance in terms of album sales, ticket sales and radio airplay out of any of our albums so far, so there's certainly a continuation of that direction," unveils singer/songwriter/bassist John Cooper of the current collection. "But we never want to make the same record twice and that's why Awake keeps it fresh and surprising. We've built off several of the epic elements, orchestration, piano parts and male/female vocal trade offs on several songs, but there's also a balance of straight up rock stuff and tunes that are a little bit stripped down in comparison."
In addition to the increasingly cohesive chemistry by the famed front man, keyboardist/vocalist Korey Cooper, guitarist Ben Kasica and drummer/vocalist Jen Ledger, having all-star producer Howard Benson (Daughtry, My Chemical Romance, P.O.D., The All American Rejects, Hoobastank) behind the boards helped the band reach its most compelling conclusion to date.
"He's been a favorite producer of ours for quite a long time and we've talked about working with him in the past, but this time all the pieces finally fell into place," affirms Cooper. "Howard is a broad stroke painter where he casts a vision, but then incorporates that into what a band is already all about. He really has a knack for the elements an audience enjoys the most, which often times are the vocals and the lyrics, and then he gives the band a chance to be themselves and be proud of the artistic output."
And that's the exact result on all accounts, as the foursome's overwhelmingly satisfied with the entire sonic and thematic palette throughout Awake, which is loaded with plenty of anthems in the making destined to be smash singles and concert sing-a-longs. Even though Skillet possesses undeniable accessibility to this latest batch of tunes, there are still plenty of sophisticated arrangements, unpredictable chord arrangements and mounds of musical integrity all across the board.
"It's a turning of the page for us because this album is even more immediate than Comatose, but there's also a noticeable maturity," contends Cooper. "Some of the songs are complex, others are just really intense rockers and overall there's a real sense that we're opening a new chapter. There are definitely some classic rock elements on the record, traces of glam rock and a lot of today's heavy rock influences as well. Depending on the song, you can hear traces of AC/DC, Metallica or Breaking Benjamin, with lots of big guitars and streamlined drum beats."
Take for instance the searing lead single "Monster," which is just as ominous as its moniker implies, loaded with towering riffs and unbridled rock n' roll abandon. Other aggressive outpourings include the hook heavy "Hero" and the militant "It's Not Me," while several fist pumpers possess dramatic orchestration, such as the unshakably infectious "You Should Have" and the carpe diem ode "One Day Too Late." Of course, no well rounded alternative album would be complete without a handful of gripping ballads, like the loss-centered "Lucy" and the melodic masterpiece "Don't Wake Me."
Skillet's massive fan base (who affectionately refer to themselves as "Panheads") are sure to agree, though they'll likely be even more impressed with the lyrical outpouring, which remains a top priority for the players. Mixing socially conscious topics with deeply personal narratives and unabashedly hopeful expressions, Awake is just as emotional as it is provocative.
"We're living in crazy times right now between the news that seems to get crazier every day and all the uncertainly throughout society in general," concludes Cooper. "Sometimes it doesn't seem like there's hope, and sure you can choose to give up, but why not face it 'Awake and Alive'? Why let what's going on around you keep you down when there's so much hope that a new day can bring? Everything we sing about on this album is something someone can relate to, and if anything, the songs will let you know you're not alone."
Music
Audio
 Awake (2009) Buy Album |
Tracklisting: 01. Hero 02. Monster 03. Don’t Wake Me 04. Awake And Alive 05. One Day Too Late 06. It’s Not Me It’s You 07. Should’ve When You Could’ve 08. Believe 09. Forgiven 10. Sometimes 11. Never Surrender 12. Lucy |
Music Videos
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"Monster" Music Video: Watch Music Video Buy on iTunes |
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"Hero" Music Video: Watch Music Video Buy on iTunes |
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"Rebirthing" Music Video: Windows Media: Streaming Highest Quality / Download Highest Quality Quicktime: Download High Quality Flash Video: Highest / High / Medium / Low |
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"Whispers In The Dark" Music Video: Windows Media: Streaming High Quality / Streaming Medium Quality / Streaming Low Quality Quicktime: Streaming High Quality / Streaming Medium Quality / Streaming Low Quality Flash Video: Highest / High / Medium / Low Real Video: Streaming Medium Quality |
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"Savior" Music Video: Quicktime: Download High Quality |
Discography
Skillet's full discography is available here.
Media
E-Cards and Widgets
"Awake & Alive Tour" E-Card
"Awake" Widget
"Comatose" E-Card
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Banners
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Press Materials
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View the archive of Reviews, Interviews, and Press Releases.
Links
Booking & Management
 Q Management Group |
| Jeff Roberts & Associates (CCM Booking) |
| APA Agency (General Market Booking) |
| Skillet on MySpace |
| Skillet on Facebook |
| Official Skillet Store |
| Skillet on PureVolume |
| Atlantic Records |
| INO Records |
| Ardent Records |
| PRS Guitars |
| Vic Firth Drum Sticks |
| GHS Strings |
| DW Drums |
| Mesa Boogie Amps |
| Vox Amps |
| Sabian Cymbals |
| Westone In-Ears |
| Focusrite |
| Ultrasone Headphones |
| Traben Basses |
| Sennheiser |
| Online Revolution Design |
Store
Get yourself some great Skillet merchandise at the Official Skillet Store
Contact
Fan Mail
skillet@skillet.com
Management
Q Management Group
Contact: info@qmanagementgroup.com
qmanagementgroup.com
Press
The Media Collective
Contact: pr@themcollective.com
theMcollective.com
CCM Booking
Jeff Roberts & Associates
Contact: info@jeffroberts.com
jeffroberts.com
General Market Booking
APA Agency
Contact: jhum@apa-agency.com
apa-agency.com
Site Credits
Design & Development: Online Revolution Design
Some Back-end Programming: Will Norris
Community
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