Motion City Soundtrack - Touring

Touring

Motion City Soundtrack has embarked on tours frequently from the start. Being a small-time band from Minneapolis, they featured in tours alongside other local acts such as AMP 176. As they grew a larger fan base they began playing shows with other bands in a similar progression towards success. They played basement shows with Fall Out Boy and The All-American Rejects before they all found their commercial success, with Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz opening some small punk club shows for them. Since then Motion City Soundtrack has said that their level of success was due to the constant touring they have always done; it has gained them recognition as one of the hardest working bands in the genre of pop punk. Backed by the success of their first album and their signing to Epitaph, Motion City Soundtrack toured for quite some time, having venues in the UK upgraded to accommodate a larger audience for shows alongside The All-American Rejects and Limbeck. In 2004 they played around 320 shows. They were invited to tour with Blink 182 through Europe and Japan, with Blink 182 singer/bassist Mark Hoppus taking a liking to them and later producing their second album, Commit This to Memory.

Gradually working their way up, the band have been on multiple worldwide tours, notably through Japan, the UK and Australia where they've built a name for themselves with their enthusiasm and energetic live shows. In 2005, the band's heavy touring saw them on their first Australian tour alongside punk rockers MxPx, the Nintendo Fusion tour with Fall Out Boy, The Starting Line, Boys Night Out and Panic at the Disco, as well as playing their third straight Warped Tour. They also performed at Houston's Buzzfest in October that same year.

In late 2007 they embarked on a US Fall Tour with Anberlin, Metro Station and Mae. Continued support for their third album saw them supporting headliners Panic at the Disco alongside The Hush Sound on the 2008 Honda Civic Tour. Motion City Soundtrack now holds a reputation as a headline act and main stage performer at large concerts and music festivals. Headlining dates on America’s Warped Tour in 2008 and playing main stage around Australia’s Soundwave festival in 2008, alongside massive acts The Offspring, Killswitch Engage and Incubus.

Motion City Soundtrack embarked on a co-headlining US tour alongside Chiodos, Hit the Lights and Person L, from September 22 up until October 2, 2008.

The went on tour tour in supporting their newest record, My Dinosaur Life entitled "The Dino Initiative Tour" with openers Set Your Goals, The Swellers and This Providence.

They are scheduled to play Soundwave 2010 in Australia, the band's second time appearing on this festival.

They made an appearance on the 2010 Vans Warped Tour in the line-up from June 24 to July 18.

They played at the Reading and Leeds Festival in 2010, sharing the Main Stage with bands such as Blink-182 and All Time Low.

They are also confirmed to be co-headlining with indie-rock band Say Anything on tour this fall between October and November. Along side openers including Saves the Day, Valencia and A Great Big Pile of Leaves.