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April 8, 2008 (Springfield, Missouri)
Kicking off a 30-city tour this last March, Skillet — along with Thousand
Foot Krutch and Decyfer Down — is one of the hottest shows you’ll find this year. While Skillet’s latest
album Comatose was released back in 2006, it remains a chart topper and as fresh as ever. Factor in a strong dose of Thousand
Foot Krutch and Decyfer Down, and you’re practically guaranteed to have your ears ringing for at least a week. “Huh?
Whaddya say?”
I wasn’t all that familiar with Decyfer Down prior to the concert, but there is no doubt
they fit the profile of an opening act who is going places. In fact, it is hard to believe these guys started out (back in
1999) as an acoustic act, albeit with a different name. It didn’t seem like they were on stage long, but major props
goes out to any opening band that can go from zero to 60 as fast as they can. Hearing loss: 25 percent.
When Thousand
Foot Krutch took the stage, the energy level hit the roof. Frontman Trevor definitely knows how to work a crowd. I would hate
to eat my words, but I think these guys could trade places with Skillet as the headliner — they are that good. Not only
did they bring their A-game musically, but Trevor oozes charisma that takes TFK from great to “wow, dude.” Hearing
loss: 40 percent.
Sensing their mere humanity, Skillet temporarily brought things down a notch. They kicked off their
set with a lone spotlight focused on guy sawing away on a cello playing the opening riff to “Comatose.” Nice.
Cue the lights, max the amps, and out come Jon, Korey, Ben and Jennifer (their new drummer) blasting the audience back 10
feet. Charisma need not apply — the stage wouldn’t have room. Skillet clearly excels at blending several genres
of rock into one incredible wave of sound. Don’t miss Korey on the keyboard and bass guitar, while still somehow moshing
more than others. Hearing loss: Huh? Who?
This tour is definitely worth the price of admission. Don’t miss them
in a city near you.
Grade: A
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Comatose Tour Schedule:
Mar
27 2008 7:00P Club 3 Degrees - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar
28 2008 8:00P Val Air Ballroom - Des Moines,
Iowa
Mar 29 2008 7:00P Wings Stadium - Kalamazoo,
Michigan
Mar 30 2008 6:00P House of Blues - Chicago,
Illinois
Apr 1 2008 6:30P Coronado Theater - Rockford, Illinois
Apr 2 2008 7:00P Memorial High School - Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Apr 3 2008 7:00P Paramount Theater - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Apr 4 2008 8:00P The Avenue - Tipp City, Ohio
Apr 5 2008 7:00P Reynoldsburg UMC - Columbus, Ohio
Apr
8 2008 7:00P
Remingtons - Springfield, Missouri
Apr 10 2008 7:00P
New Daisy Theater - Memphis, Tennessee
Apr 11 2008 7:00P The Underground
- Forrest Park, Ohio (Cincinnati)
Apr 12 2008 7:30P Reardon Hall/Anderson University
- Anderson, Indiana
Apr 13 2008 6:30P Elco Theater - Elkhart, Indiana
Apr 17
2008 7:00P Northway Auditorium/North Country Commons - Clifton Park, NY (Albany)
Apr
18 2008 7:00P New Life Christian Fellowship - Portland, Maine
Apr 19 2008 7:00P Grand
Ballroom (Hammerstein) - New York, New York
Apr 20 2008 6:00P North Hagerstown
High school - Hagerstown, Maryland
Apr 24 2008 7:00P S.E. Belcher Jr. Performance
Center - Longview, Texas
Apr 27 2008 6:00P Abilene Civic Center - Abilene, Texas
Apr
29 2008 7:00P 1st Baptist Of Raytown - Raytown, Missouri
May 1 2008 7:00P
Samfordwright Center - Birmingham, Alabama
May 2 2008 7:00P War
Memorial Auditorium - Greensboro, North Carolina (no TFK)
May 4 2008 7:30P Cricket
Arena - Charlotte, North Carolina
May 6 2008 7:00P Murray Hill Theatre - Jacksonville,
Florida
May 8 2008 7:00P Mobile Civic Center Theatre - Mobile, Alabama
May
9 2008 7:30P Tivoli Theatre - Chattanooga, Tennessee
May 10 2008 7:00P
Veterans Memorial - Huntington, West Virginia
May 11 2008 7:00P LMHS Fine Arts Center - Lancaster,
Pennsylvania
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SKILLET SELLS OUT 60% OF COMATOSE
TOUR
packed houses in Chicago, Kansas city, more
NEWS SOURCE: The M CollectiveMay 15, 2008
 NASHVILLE, TN….5/15/08….Atlantic/LAVA/Ardent/INO rockers Skillet
completed their “COMATOSE” headline tour with Thousand Foot Krutch and Decyfer Down this past weekend to a SOLD
OUT crowd in Lancaster, PA., something they got used to during the 2.5 month tour with 60 % of the shows selling out, turning
away hundreds, while packing out houses in Birmingham, AL (2482/The Basement), Kansas City, MO (1870/First Baptist Raytown),
Des Moines (1656/Val Air Ballroom), Chicago (1142/House of Blues), Springfield, MO (1817/Remington’s), Anderson, IN
(1383/Reardon Auditorium) and South Bend, IN (Elco Theater/1665).
“Skillet never ceases to amaze me. These guys bring a high energy show packed with great songs, production and an
encouraging message. Everyone in the industry is always asking ‘who is the next great headliner’? I believe we
just found it.” -Shane Quick, Premier Productions
“Very few rock bands stir the kind of excitement that Skillet does,” said Chris Barrett, President of Rock
the Sound Concerts who promoted the NYC concert. “We sold out with 9 days remaining and had to turn away hundreds. We
believe so much in Skillet and what they do and that we have booked them for Rock the Sound IV in Bridgeport, CT, our biggest
concert, at the Arena at Harbor Yard.”
NEW YORK CITY/Hammerstein grand ballroom
SOLD OUT
MINNEAPOLIS, MN/Club 3 Degrees
SOLD OUT
CINCINATTI, OH/The Underground
SOLD OUT
ALBANY, NY/northway auditorium
SOLD OUT
LANCASTER, PA/lmhs fine arts center
SOLD OUT
KALAMAZOO, MI/ wings stadium
SOLD OUT
EAU CLAIRE, WI/memorial h.s.
SOLD OUT
DAYTON, OH/the avenue
SOLD OUT
PORTLAND, ME New life Christian fellowship
SOLD OUT
HAGERSTOWN, MD/ north Hagerstown h.s.
SOLD OUT
LONGVIEW, TX/Letourneau university
SOLD OUT
ABILENE, TX/CIVIC CENTER
SOLD OUT
JACKSONVILLE, FL/MURRAY HILL THEATER
SOLD OUT
MOBILE, AL/CIVIC CENTER
SOLD OUT
CHATTANOOGA, TN TIVOLI THEATER
SOLD OUT
www.skillet.com
myspace.com/skilletmusic
Artist of the Year nominee Skillet’s explosive 2006 Lava/Atlantic/Ardent/INO Records GRAMMY-nominated release,
Comatose follows 2004’s Collide, which launched the group into the public eye and garnered the band their first prestigious
Grammy nomination. A critical fave, Comatose has become their best-selling project to date, doubling the sales of Collide
in half the time. In follow up to packed out headline club shows, a tour with FlyLeaf, and summer festivals Skillet spent
last fall opening for mainstream rockers Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace. In the process of becoming one of the hardest
working, most rocking, and broadly appealing acts of its generation, radio welcomed Comatose with open arms, as the first
single, “Rebirthing” spent seven-weeks at No.1 on Christian Rock. Their second single, “The Last Night,”
also took the top spot, this time at both Rock and CHR (CRW/R&R), while their latest singles, “The Older I Get”
(CHR/Rock) and “Comatose,” which received a 2008 GMA Dove Award for “Rock Song of the Year,” have
become their third and fourth consecutive No. 1 singles. At the end of 2007 the band was lauded with R&R’s No. 1
Christian CHR Song of the Year for “The Last Night”, which was also R&R’s No. 2 Christian Rock song
of the year. In addition, Skillet was named 2007s No. 2 top artist on both the CHR and ROCK year end lists.
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