MARCH 1, 2005

I'm down in south florida for a few days for springo breako. If you're down here and know of any good shows going on, email me and let me know. Speaking of good shows, we have almost all the dates for the two tours we are doing this spring - The Fueled By Ramen & Friends Tour and The Fueled By Ramen / Drive-Thru Records Tour. Check below for more info on these two incredible tours and the amazing bands on them.

- Fueled By Adam

FEATURED MERCH

Days Away EP

The Academy Is... CD

Gym Class Heroes CD

THE FUELED BY RAMEN / DRIVE-THRU RECORDS TOUR

We are very excited to announce the dates for The Fueled By Ramen / Drive-Thru Records Tour. Gainesville's Less Than Jake will be headlining the tour with Hidden In Plain View, Kane Hodder and Allister. Less Than Jake is currently working on songs for their next full-length CD and Kane Hodder is playing a few shows on the west coast. Look for Kane Hodder's full-length CD 'The Pleasure To Remain So Heartless' to be re-released April 12th with all-new artwork and a bonus DVD.

Tickets for this tour will be available soon. Head over to myspace.com/dtrfbrtour for more information on the tour and the bands.

03.30 Jacksonville, FL @ Freebird Live
03.31 Tampa, FL @ Jannus Landing
04.01 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
04.03 Carrboro, NC @ Cats Cradle
04.04 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
04.05 Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
04.06 New York City, NY @ Spirit
04.07 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland
04.10 Albany, NY @ Northern Lights
04.12 Toronto, ONT @ Phoenix
04.13 Detroit, MI @ Clutch Cargos
04.14 Grand Rapids, MI @ Orbit
04.16 Minneapolis, MN @ The Quest
04.17 Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
04.18 Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
04.19 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
04.20 St. Louis, MO @ Mississippi Nights
04.22 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's
04.23 Annville, PA @ Lebanon Valley College
04.24 Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
04.26 Buffalo, NY @ The Icon
04.27 New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place
05.02 Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues

fueledbyramen.com
drivethrurecords.com
myspace.com/dtrfbrtour

THE FUELED BY RAMEN & FRIENDS TOUR 2005

The Fueled By Ramen & Friends Tour 2005 starts NEXT WEEK! If you're one of those procrastinators that hasn't picked up tickets for this yet, then now would be the time to do so. Fall Out Boy, The Academy Is, Gym Class Heroes and our friends in Midtown and Silverstein are gonna put on an incredible show and as your friend, I don't want you to miss it. So if you're having trouble finding tickets, send me a message through the tour page at myspace.com/fbrtour and I'll help you out.

You can find tickets for most of the shows at Ticketmaster.com and Tickets.com.

The new CDs from The Academy Is and Gym Class Heroes are in stores now. Fall Out Boy's 'Take This To Your Grave' and 'My Heart Will Always Be...' are both in stores, too. Look for their incredible new full-length CD in early May. Do yourself a favor and pick up Gym Class Heroes' 'The Papercut Chronicles' so you can sing along when Travis GCH tells everybody to 'put on some coheed and fall out, boy!'

03.10 Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
03.11 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
03.12 Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo's
03.13 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
03.15 Sauget, IL @ POPS
03.16 Kansas City, MO @ The Beaumont Club
03.17 Oklahoma City, OK @ Green Door
03.19 Dallas, TX @ Tree's
03.20 San Antonio, TX @ The White Rabbit
03.22 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
03.23 Los Angeles, CA @ House Of Blues
03.24 Anaheim, CA @ House Of Blues
03.25 San Diego, CA @ Soma
03.26 San Francisco, CA @ The Grand
03.17 Sacramento, CA @ Colonial Theatre
03.29 Portland, OR @ Meow Meow
03.30 Seattle, WA @ Graceland
03.31 Boise, ID @ The Big Easy
04.01 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
04.02 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
04.03 Omaha, NE @ Ranch Bowl
04.05 Minneapolis, MN @ The Quest
04.06 Des Moines, IA @ Skate North
04.07 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
04.08 Urbana, IL @ The Canopy
04.10 Wilmington, DE @ Kahuna Concert Hall
04.12 Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
04.13 Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
04.14 Jacksonville, FL @ Freebird Cafe
04.15 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ The Factory
04.16 Orlando, FL @ House Of Blues
04.17 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade Music Park
04.19 Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
04.20 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's
04.21 Reading, PA @ The Silo
04.22 Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
04.23 Lewisburg, PA @ Uptown Nightclub
04.24 Boston, MA @ Avalon
04.26 Toronto, ONT @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
04.27 Montreal, QUE @ La Tulipe
04.28 Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
04.29 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
05.01 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance

myspace.com/fbrtour

THE FUELED BY RAMEN SPRING SAMPLER

We've posted our new sampler CD for free download at purevolume.com/fueledbyramenspringsampler. It includes songs from The Academy Is, Days Away, Gym Class Heroes, Kane Hodder, Fall Out Boy, Punchline, PANIC! At The Disco, The A.K.A.s and Less Than Jake.

You can get a real copy of the sampler with any order in the Fueled By Ramen Webstore or in copies of the next issue of Alternative Press on newsstands at the end of March/beginning of April.

purevolume.com/fueledbyramenspringsampler

FUELED BY RAMEN AT THE BAMBOOZLE

Fueled By Ramen will be all over this year's Bamboozle in Asbury Park, NJ. We'll have a booth there and almost all of our bands will be playing. On Saturday, April 30th Fall Out Boy and The Academy Is will be playing. And the next day, Punchline, Days Away, Kane Hodder and Gym Class Heroes will be playing. If you don't have your tickets for this incredible festival, head over to thebamboozle.com for more information. See you there!

thebamboozle.com

DAYS AWAY

Days Away just finished their swing through Florida on their tour with The Starting Line and Further Seems Forever. They've got copies of their limited edition "E.S.P.E.P." CD-EP with them at their merch table. We also have it available for only $3 in the Fueled By Ramen Webstore. These are very limited and will only be available until their upcoming full-length 'Mapping An Invisble World' CD hits stores on May 10th.

03.01 Little Rock, AR @ Vino's
03.02 Colombia, MO @ The Blue Note
03.03 Davenport, IA @ Quad City Live
03.04 Urbana, IL @ The Canopy
03.05 Des Moines, IA @ House Of Bricks
03.07 Fargo, ND @ Playmaker's
03.08 Minneapolis, MN @ The Quest
03.09 Green Bay, WI @ Riverside Ballroom
03.10 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
03.11 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
03.12 Toledo, OH @ Headliner's
03.13 Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
03.14 State College, PA @ The Crow Bar

daysawaymusic.com
purevolume.com/daysaway
myspace.com/daysaway

PUNCHLINE

I'm very excited to announce that my good friend Greg Wood has become a permanent member of Punchline. While Paul will certainly be missed, Greg brings a whole new energy to the band (as those of you who have seen Punchline and Greg on tour with Hidden In Plain View and Hellogoodbye recently). They'll be heading to Japan next month for a week of shows with Useless ID.

I don't know about you, but I feel like doing the food dance for some reason.

03.12 Tokyo, Japan @ Independence-D Fest
03.14 Shinsaibashi, Japan @ Club Quattro
03.15 Nagoya, Japan @ Club Quattro
03.16 Shibuya, Japan @ Club Quattro
03.17 Daikanyama, Japan @ Club Unit

punchkids.com
purevolume.com/punchline
myspace.com/punchline

THE A.K.A.S

At the end of March, The A.K.A.s will head out on tour with the legendary TSOL. Here are the dates:

03.31 Providence, RI @ The Living Room
04.01 New York City, NY @ CBGB's
04.02 Philadelphia, PA @ North Star
04.03 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
04.05 Charlotte, NC @ Casbah
04.06 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
04.07 Jacksonville, FL @ Jackrabbit's
04.09 St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre

theakas.com
purevolume.com/theakas
myspace.com/theakas

CONTESTS

Last week's winner was Debbi Baxter of Columbus, Ohio. This week I'm giving away a signed copy of the Days Away EP, a signed copy of Fall Out Boy's 'Take This To Your Grave' and a signed copy of The A.K.A.s 'White Doves & Smoking Guns.' To win these three awesome CDs, email your name, address and answers to the following questions to me at adam@fueledbyramen.com with the subject "I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance." Answers can be found through this newsletter, the Fueled By Ramen web site or on our bands' sites.

1) How many shows are on The Fueled By Ramen / Drive-Thru Records Tour?
2) Who is headlining the tour?
3) What other three bands are on it?
4) What's up?

Good luck!

-Fueled By Adam