Irish Rock Band ‘The Answer’ to Open for AC/DC’s Return to North America – Itinerary Kicks Off July 28

THE ANSWER’S U.S. DEBUT RELEASE ‘EVERYDAY DEMONS’ IN STORES NOW!

NEW YORK, June 26 /PRNewswire/ — The Answer, from Northern Ireland, has been selected to continue as the only opening act for the entire North American encore leg of AC/DC’s Black Ice World Tour. The itinerary kicks off July 28 at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA and concludes on September 8 in Anaheim, CA at the Honda Center. The Answer will also headline their own club shows on off days throughout the tour.

The Black Ice World Tour represents The Answer’s second tour of America with AC/DC. Their mammoth sound is often compared to Black Crowes and Free, is fully primed for stadium and arena shows and in Europe, they’ve opened concerts for the Rolling Stones, The Who, Aerosmith and just completed a tour of Europe with AC/DC. In addition, the group has headlined tours in the U.K., Europe, Japan and Australia.

Everyday Demons is The Answer’s explosive new album was released on March 31st on The End Records, distributed through RED and was recorded in summer ’08 in Los Angeles with John Travis (Kid Rock, Static-X, Killing Heidi, etc.) producing.

In the last six months the band has appeared in Rolling Stone and Spin Magazine as well as having played on The Late Show with David Letterman. Billboard recently named the band one of the “Best Bets of 09.” The four Belfast boys also made their video game debut when Activision chose their song “Never Too Late” for Guitar Hero IV: World Tour.

The Answer is comprised of four friends, musicians and songwriters from Downpatrick, a country town some twenty miles south of Belfast: Cormac Neeson (lead vocals), Paul Mahon (guitar), Micky Waters (bass) and James Heatley (drums). The U.K.’s Classic Rock Magazine voted them 2005′s Best New U.K. Band at their prestigious Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards and called them, “The biggest new rock band of the decade.” Similarly, Kerrang! praised Rise as “the best British rock debut of the decade” and reviewed a U.K. live show by The Answer as “F*@king stupendous.”

Get ready for their triumphant return to North America on July 28th as they hit the road with AC/DC and headline gigs across the country.

For more information on The Answer, visit www.theanswer.ie; www.myspace.com/theanswerrock

    July 28  Gillette Stadium   Foxborough , MA      Supporting AC/DC w/ Anvil
    July 30  Rock n Roll Hotel  Washington DC        Headlining
    July 31  Giants Stadium     East Rutherford, NJ  Supporting AC/DC w/ Anvil
    Aug 1    Kyhber Pass        Philadelphia, PA     Headlining
    Aug 2    Times Union Arena  Albany, NY           Supporting AC/DC
    Aug 4    Grog               Cleveland, OH        Headlining
    Aug 6    Greenfield Stadium Moncton, NB Canada   Supporting AC/DC
    Aug 8    Olympic Stadium    Montreal, QC Canada  Supporting AC/DC
    Aug 10   Scotiabank Arena   Ottawa, QC Canada    Supporting AC/DC
    Aug 11   Horseshoe          Toronto, ON Canada   Headlining
    Aug 14   United Centre
              Stadium           Chicago, IL          Supporting AC/DC
    Aug 15   Beat Kitchen       Chicago, IL          Headlining
    Aug 16   Palace of
              Auburn Hills      Detroit, MI          Supporting AC/DC
    Aug 18   Van Andel Arena    Grand Rapids, MI     Supporting AC/DC
    Aug 20   Triple Rock        Minneapolis, MN      Headlining
    Aug 22   Canad Inns Stadium Winnipeg, MB Canada  Supporting AC/DC
    Aug 24   Mosaic Stadium     Regina, SK Canada    Supporting AC/DC
    Aug 26   Commonwealth
              Stadium           Edmonton, AL Canada  Supporting AC/DC
    Aug 28   Media Club         Vancouver, BC Canada Headlining
    Aug 29   BC Place Stadium   Vancouver, BC Canada Supporting AC/DC
    Aug 30   El Corazon         Seattle, WA          Headlining
    Aug 31   Tacoma Dome Arena  Tacoma, WA           Supporting AC/DC
    Sept 2   HP Pavilion Arena  San Jose, CA         Supporting AC/DC
    Sept 3   Red Devil          San Francisco, CA    Headlining
    Sept 4   Save Mart Center   Fresno, CA           Supporting AC/DC
    Sept 6   Sports Arena       San Diego, CA        Supporting AC/DC
    Sept 8   Honda Center Arena Anaheim, CA          Supporting AC/DC
    Sept 9   Spaceland          Los Angeles, CA      Headlining

SOURCE The End Records