Jackie VanZelst June 26th, 2014 - 5:03 PM
The Gaslight Anthem have announced the upcoming release of their fifth album, Get Hurt. The follow up to 2012’s Handwritten will drop on August 19. And fans of the band will be happy to hear that they have also announced a tour in support of the new release. The fall tour will arrive in Philly on September 12th when The Gaslight Anthem performs at The Mann. Accompanying them on the Skyline Stage will be openers Against Me! and Jimmy Eat World. We definitely lucked out, because Jimmy Eat World are only scheduled to appear at two of the shows on the tour, ours and the Jersey stop the following day.
The Gaslight Anthem themselves hail from New Jersey. They formed back in 2006 and released their debut album, Sink or Swim, in 2006. Just this week, they finally released the first track of their newest, and fifth studio album. You can listen to the single “Rollin’ and Tumblin'” here. Lead singer, Brian Fallon, promised us back in May that we could expect something “completely different than [they have] ever done before” with the new album. He said, ” Instead of going that extra step of just adding some organ or some background vocals, this time we actually really changed up a lot of the sounds.” Stay tuned for more when the album is released in August.
As mentioned, those who arrive early will be treated to opening sets from Against Me! and Jimmy Eat World. Against Me! have been steadily touring on their own for much of the year. They’ll be touring throughout July and August with Philly’s own Creepoid as well as Jenny Owen Youngs. Against Me! released their sixth studio album, Transgender Dysmorphia Blues in January of this year. The album is their first since lead singer, Laura Jane Grace, came out as a transgender woman. Fellow openers, Jimmy Eat World, released their eighth studio album in 2013. Damage has been described as “an attempt at making an adult breakup record.” Formed in 1993, Jimmy Eat World surely has a large collection of music to pull from when they take the stage this fall. Head to The Mann this September to hear all of these great bands on the same stage!
The Gaslight Anthem w/ Jimmy Eat World & Against Me! @ The Mann
Friday, September 12th
Show @ 7:00 PM (Doors @ 6:00 PM)
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