Click the picture to go to the brand spankin’ new IC Band Tour site.

THRICE & CIRCA SURVIVE USE SPRING TOUR TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN NORTHERN UGANDA
Invisible Children Gives Fans a Chance to Win Special-Edition
Gibson, First Act Guitars, Masters of Maple Drums, Exclusive Circa Survive Song

San Diego, CA – This spring, awareness hits a new stage. Thanks to Thrice, Circa Survive, Pelican, Masters of Maple Drums, First Act, and Gibson fans can snag some sweet memorabilia while doing some good with their dollar. The Invisible Children Spring Music Raffle will give concertgoers, and avid fans, the chance to win a one-of-a-kind prize by donating a few bucks to a great cause.

This is the first time that Invisible Children has been on tour with Thrice, but the band’s song “Image of the Invisible” was used to encourage fans to find out more about the war in Uganda and the organization. Invisible Children, a media-based organization, uses innovative ways to get unlikely activists involved with the situation in northern Uganda. Through grassroots awareness and fundraising campaigns like the raffle, Invisible Children presents opportunities for all different types of people to get involved.

Dustin Kensrue, frontman for Thrice, thinks this fundraiser will encourage new ways for bands to get involved with global issues while on tour.

“We support Invisible Children in their fight,” said Kensrue. “Not only to expose people to what is happening, but also to get people involved in ways that they can really make a difference.”

Prizes up for grabs include such gems as a rack tom from Thrice’s drum set signed by the band, a hand-painted Masters of Maple Snare Drum signed by Circa Survive, and four bass drum heads signed all three bands on the tour. A First Act guitar hand painted by Circa Survive, as well as a Gibson guitar signed by Thrice will be auctioned off on eBay at the end of tour to the highest bidder. Circa Survive will also be releasing an exclusive, unreleased track during the tour with profits going to Invisible Children.

“We don’t want to just raise money with this,” said Brendan Ekstrom from Circa Survive. “We want to raise awareness so people really know where this money is going. It means a lot to us to be able to use our art to be involved with something so important.”

The best thing about it? All proceeds from the raffle contest, auctions and song downloads go to Invisible Children to further invest in peace in northern Uganda as the war is coming to a close.

The Invisible Children Spring Raffle starts April 16 and continues through the end of May, coinciding with the Thrice tour. Invisible Children has previously been on the road with Fall Out Boy, Warped Tour, The Locust, mewithoutYou and Eyeball Records.

For more information about the Invisible Children Spring Raffle, go here.
The full US Tour begins April 16 and ends May 30.

About Invisible Children, Inc.
Established in 2005, Invisible Children is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing financial resources to war-affected children by documenting their true, untold stories in a creative and relevant way. The organization was created after the release of the 2004 film “Invisible Children: Rough Cut,” a revealing documentary about the life of child soldiers in Northern Uganda.. For more information, visit www.invisiblechildren.com.

Here are the dates:

Apr 16: San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Apr 17: San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Apr 18: Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
Apr 19: Tempe, AZ @ Marquee
Apr 21: Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
Apr 22: Dallas, TX @ Palladium
Apr 23: Austin, TX @ Stubbs
Apr 25: Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
Apr 26: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
Apr 27: Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
Apr 29: Ft Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
Apr 30: St Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing
May 1: Charleston, SC @ The Oasis
May 2: Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend
May 3: Richmond, VA @ The National
May 4: East Rutherford, NJ @ The Bamboozle Festival
May 6: Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
May 7: Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
May 8: Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Café
May 9: Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
May 10: Worcester, MA @ Palladium
May 12: Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
May 13: Buffalo, NY @ Club Infinity
May 14: Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Zoo
May 15: Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo’s
May 16: Chicago, IL @ Metro
May 17: Chicago, IL @ Metro
May 18: Milwaukee, WI @ Rave
May 20: Denver, CO @ Ogden
May 21: Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
May 23: Seattle, WA @ Showbox Sodo
May 24: Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
May 25: San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
May 27: Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
May 28: Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
May 29: Hollywood, CA @ Avalon

Share This