SUM 41 headlines Eastpak Antidote Tour 2010!!

EASTPAK, the authentic urban lifestyle brand, announces the 6th edition of one of the hottest punk rock tours ever to hit Europe. For over one month, four of the world’s most serious ranking bands will be turning it inside out all over Europe from Bristol to Barcelona, Leipzig to Lyon, Stockholm to Southhampton. The EASTPAK Antidote Tour is live. It is loud. And it is coming on 6 November to the Rockhal!

Fall would not be fall without the EASTPAK Antidote Tour looming on the horizon. Now in its 5th year, the Tour, organized by The Agency Group, is set to rock Europe to its core with a star-studded line-up featuring US punk rock sensation, Sum 41, Jim Lindberg’s newest venture The Black Pacific, Texas-based rock and rollers The Riverboat Gamblers and, with a reputation that’s beginning to overtake them, the up-and-coming Veara. 27 cities in all across 13 countries will witness the aural awe of the biggest, loudest, boldest EASTPAK Antidote Tour yet.

THE BANDS
Fresh from the Vans Warped Tour in the US and hard on the heels of the release of their latest album, “Underclass Hero”, Sum 41 will lead the bill of the 2010 EASTPAK Antidote Tour with more than a mild dose of raucous punk-rock and thunderous heavy metal. Following the recent loss of guitarist, Dave Brownsound, “Underclass Hero” represents a significant turning point in the group’s evolution; according to many their most personal and “together” album yet. It’s Sum 41 like you’ve never seen them before… and this time, with no regrets.

The Black Pacific is sure to raise both eyebrows and heartbeats amongst hard-core punk-rockers. After 20 years with Pennywise, vocalist and songwriter Jim Lindberg has transformed the aggression and energy typical of the Californian group and sent it in a whole new experimental direction.

No strangers to the punk-rock scene, The Riverboat Gamblers will also be pumping out their ballsy, in-your-face sound on the EASTPAK Antidote Tour. To match vocalist Mike Wiebe’s energetic stage antics, loyal fans will be treated to an earful from the group’s latest full-length album, “Underneath the Owl”.

Undoubtedly the “find” of this tour opening act Veara brings a unique breed of mosh-pop charm to the mix. Indeed, the group’s full-length album “What We Left Behind” (Runningman / Epitaph Records) has already blown the lid off the punk-rock scene with its explosive cocktail of edgy punk riffs and catchy pop tunes.