311 Announces Unity Tour 2011, Release New Single

by Kevin Johnson Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

311 In gearing up for their new album due mid-July, 311 has announced an extensive amphitheater tour about the U.S. The Unity Tour 2011 begins July 6th in Wichita, Kansas and will include support from Sublime with Rome, DJ Soulman, and DJ Trichrome. The schedule also has the band’s first 3-day 311 Pow Wow Fest, which has the group hosting acts ranging from the Deftones to G. Love.

The group’s new album, Universal Pulse, will be out July 19th. Until then, the group has released their first single, “Sunset in July.”

Bassist Aaron “P-Nut” Wills says their latest effort has a special vibe to it.

“This time it totally feels different,” the bassist told SoundSpike. “There’s something in the air, momentum-wise for us that feels like it hasn’t felt in a good bit… I think the songs are strong enough to support that kind of emotional parade and the summer is our time—especially for our diehard fans. Us going out with Sublime with Rome, us having done the cruise, another 311 day coming up. There’s a lot going on in 311-land. It seems like more people have their ear to what we’re doing in the present tense than maybe the last 10 years.”

311 Unity Tour 2011 Tour Dates:

July 6, 2011: Wichita, KS – Orpheum Block Party
July 8, 2011: Bonner Springs, KS – Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone
July 9, 2011: Maryland Heights, MO – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 10, 2011: Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest (311 only)
July 12, 2011: Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
July 13, 2011: Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 14, 2011: Chicago, IL – Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
July 16, 2011: Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
July 17, 2011: Columbus, OH – Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
July 19, 2011: Omaha, NE – TD Ameritrade Park (Red Sky Music Festival)
July 21, 2011: Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
July 22, 2011: Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
July 23, 2011: Mansfield, MA – Comcast Center
July 25, 2011: Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
July 26, 2011: Philadelphia, PA – Festival Pier
July 28, 2011: Virginia Beach, VA – Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
July 29, 2011: Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
July 30, 2011: Atlanta, GA – Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
August 1, 2011: Charlotte, NC – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 2, 2011: Raleigh, NC – Time Warner Cable Pavilion
August 4, 5, 6, 2011: Live Oak, FL – Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (311 Pow Wow Festival)
August 11, 2011: Lake Charles, LA – L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resort
August 12, 2011: The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 13, 2011: Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavilion
August 14, 2011: Bee Cave, TX – The Backyard at Bee Cave
August 16, 2011: Morrison, CO – Red Rock Amphitheatre
August 17, 2011: Salt Lake City, UT – Usana Amphitheatre
August 19, 2011: Chula Vista, CA – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
August 20, 2011: Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
August 21, 2011: Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl
August 23, 2011: Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
August 25, 2011: Eugene, OR – Cuthbert Amphitheater
August 26, 2011: Redmond, WA – Marymoor Amphitheatre