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Posted September 11, 2007

SUMMER UNITY TOUR COMPLETED:
311 has now finished their coast to coast Summer Unity Tour 2007. Playing 50 shows across 33 states, 311 played approximately 1,053 songs this summer; and a total of 91 different songs were played! At least 8 songs were represented this tour from each studio album, from 'Music' to 'Don't Tread on Me'. The album that had the most songs performed (167) was 'Grassroots'. Overall 311 rocked all of their classics and resurfaced some rare tracks including Creature Feature, Hostile Apostle, Loco, Don't Let Me Down, Electricity, No Control, Starshines, Salsa, Lose, Six, Borders, Sever, Cali Soca and Let the Cards Fall.

Another true highlight this summer was Matisyahu often joining 311 on stage for a special collaboration of "Love Song". And lets not forget about the new drum-circle arrangement 311 performed every night during "Applied Science"!! No one does it like 311.

To check out all the Set Lists, click here .
And to check out all the Tour Stats, click here .
Thanks to Ryan Harris for his assistance in compiling & maintaining these stat pages!
TICKET TALK:
This summer 311 celebrated 17 years of existence...and enjoyed some of their biggest shows ever. THANK YOU for enjoying the ride with us!! Shows that eclipsed the 10,000 ticket mark included Atlanta (15,685), Boston (13,377), New Jersey (13,171), Irvine (12,747), VA Beach (11,724), Charlotte (10,760), and St Louis, West Palm Beach and Red Rocks each attracted right around 10,000 excitable-ones! All in all, the summer tour really proves 311 is again an undeniable touring phenomenon cultivating a grassroots fanbase that is thriving now more than ever!!
THANKS TO ALL:
A heartfelt THANKS goes out to Matisyahu, the English Beat, Dirty Heads, The Rivalry, Particle and Shootyz Groove for being a part of our great adventure. And thanks to The Wailers, Pato Banton and The Expendables for making the Irvine show so special. The positive vibes were in full effect. Much respect.

311 had a fantastic time and we truly thank YOU, our friends, for all the good times along the way!
THANK YOU to everyone that came out to rock the house...And special thanks to all of you that traveled to catch multiple shows!!

We asked you, via a myspace blog, to share your favorite highlight of the summer Unity Tour with us. You can read 10 plus pages of fan responses at the band's myspace page, www.myspace.com/311 (look for the blog titled "Unity Tour Completed / The Fans Speak"). Thanks for all the amazing comments!!
STUDIO TIME THIS FALL:
311 will take a week or two to unpack and unwind before jumping right into the studio to begin work on the new album!! The band is truly excited about the momentum they feel going into The Hive to start work on new songs. It's undetermined how long the band will take to write, record and mix the new album, but you can bet they'll be back with an amazing new album! We'll of course keep you updated along the way, including release plans for 2008.

A few words from NICK...
Hell yeah! It's been a fantastic summer!
The joy of playing live has reached a new height in 311. The positive energy and good vibes have been palpable. We're excited to get the writing and demo recording under way for the next album.
We're trying to refrain from making estimates on release dates on the album because we don't want to feel rushed. Rest assured that we are working hard on new tunes. Lately, there has been excitement around jamming and improvising. We're going to let the muse lead us wherever it wants. More will be revealed! Have a great Fall. See ya in '08!
2008 SPRING TOUR
311 are hoping to do a short 2 to 3 week Spring Tour, including a 3-11 Day show!! Once we have any concrete details we will be sure to share. But do yourself a favor, mark your calendars now for 3-11-08, and start to make your plans to be off from work or school (or maybe you're on spring break), so you can join us for the celebration of all celebrations that is 3-11 DAY!!! I know we'll be doing all that we can to make it bigger and better for the 311 Community to unite and enjoy!!

311 ONLINE STORE:
A BIG thanks to all the 311 fans who came out and visited the merchandise booth at the shows. It was great to see everybody wearing the new 311 Unity Tour threads! For those of you who missed it, no worries, we have now added select Unity Tour 2007 designs to the 311 Online Store!! Be sure to get your new 311 Tour t-shirts, tank tops and accessories sold exclusively at www.the311store.com while supplies last!
We also have previous designs too, including 13 shirt designs priced at just $13 each and lots of accesorries from $5 to $10, including posters, keychains, wristbands, ipod covers & sticker packs!

311 at MYSPACE:
Join the official 311 MySpace page at: www.myspace.com/311 .
We are now over 330,000 Friends!! Thanks for being an important part of the 311 Family!

MISCELLANEOUS:
101X interviews P-Nut & Nick (video interview) www.roxwel.com

Traction Radio inteviews Nick & P-Nut (video interview)
www.youtube.com

Nick talks to Last Word Features

Tim talks to San Diego Union Tribune
www.signonsandiego.com

SA talks to Boston Music Spotlight
www.bostonmusicspotlight.com

US Mens National Soccer Team claims 311's "Amber" as unofficial team song for Gold Cup, (check out the blog entries for Wed, June 20 (10am and 6pm posts) :
www.ussoccer.com

Sports Illustrated, (6/25/07, page 24-25), in the SI Players section, tennis star Venus Williams says:
On her perfect day without tennis...
"No tennis in it? That's nice. I would wake up late, watch a movie, then go to the beach with a book and fall asleep. I'd also have candy. All day, all the candy I want. At night I'd go to a concert. My favorite band is 311."

PHOTOGRAPHS:
Thanks to Austen Risolvato, Chris Sins, Marcello Ambriz, Jen Langman, Evan Compton and Scott Lagato for the photos on this News page.

THANKS AGAIN FOR A GREAT SUMMER!!

Peter
311 Mgmt Office
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