Rockers Skillet are gearing up for the August 25th release of their already-critically acclaimed new album Awake with plans for a 50-city tour.
The Awake And Alive Tour will feature Skillet, along with special guests Hawk Nelson, Decyfer Down and The Letter Black.
The band’s Comatose tour landed Skillet landed on Pollstar’s Concert Pulse list of Top 50 tours, with 70% of the shows sold out. The new tour promises to offer more excitement.
“Skillet wants this to be the biggest, baddest tour we’ve ever done, and we’re happy to be going out with these bands,” says front man John Cooper. “We always try to put everything we have into our shows and the Awake And Alive Tour will not disappoint – we’re pulling out all the bells and whistles we can, and these new songs are going to be incredible to perform live. We can’t wait to get out there and see everyone – our fans are amazing.”
The tour kicks off September 24 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and ends December 6 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hitting cities across the country in between. (Tour dates at the end of this post.)
You can hear Skillet’s first single from the new album, “Hero,” on Christian rock radio, and listen for another single, “Monster,” on mainstream and active rock
SKILLET’S AWAKE AND ALIVE TOUR DATES:

(dates subject to change, and dates are being added; for complete updated tour info, visit Skillet’s website)
SEPT
9/24/09 Embassy Theater- Ft. Wayne, IN
9/25/09 Grace Brethren Church -Columbus, OH
9/26/09 Awakening Music Festival -Leesburg, VA
9/27/09 The Tabernacle -Atlanta, GA
9/29/09 Freedom Hall -Johnson City, TN
October
10/1/09 Washington Avenue Armory Convention Center -Albany, NY
10/2/09 Manhattan Center Studios – Hammerstein Ballroom -New York, NY
10/3/09 The Palladium -Worster, MA
10/4/09 Electric Factory–Philadelphia, PA
10/6/09 Salem Civic Center -Salem, VA
10/8/09 Minglewood Hall -Memphis, TN
10/9/09 Riverfest Amphitheater -Little Rock, AR
10/10/09 Cullman County Fairgrounds – Youthquake Cullman, AL
10/11/09 Mobile Civic Center -Mobile, AL
10/15/09 Spirit Bank Event Center -Tulsa, OK
10/16/09 South Plains Fair Coliseum- Lubbock, TX
10/17/09 Abraham Chavez Theater- El Paso, TX
10/18/09 Kiva Theater -Albuquerque, NM
10/20/09 Mcgee Park – Memorial Coliseum -Farmington, NM
10/22/09 Celebrity Theater -Phoenix, AZ
10/23/09 Club Nokia LA Live- Los Angeles, CA
10/25/09 Warnors Theater -Fresno, CA
10/27/09 Redding Convention Center Auditorium -Redding, CA
10/29/09 Medford Armory -Central Point, OR
10/30/09 Ost Pavillion -Salem, OR
10/31/09 Showare Center -Seattle, WA
November
11/1/09 Inb Performing Arts Center Spokane, WA
11/3/09 Toyota Center Kennewick, WA
11/5/09 Qwest Arena Boise, ID fall tour
11/6/09 Saltair Salt Lake City, UT
11/7/09 Paramount Theater Denver, CO fall tour
11/13/09 Stephens Auditorium – Iowa State Univ. Ames, IA
11/14/09 Minn Convention Center Aud -Minneapolis, MN
11/15/09 House of Blues- Chicago, IL
11/19/09 Maude Cobb Center- Longview, TX
11/20/09 Palladium Ballroom -Dallas, TX
11/21/09 The Berry Center- Cypress, TX
11/22/09 Abilene Civic Center- Abilene, TX
11/27/09 Remingtons- Springfield, MO
11/28/09 Adler Theater- Davenport, IA
11/29/09 Duluth Entertainment Conv. Center -Duluth, MN
December
12/3/09 Memorial Auditorium- Chattanooga, TN
12/4/09 Hobart Arena Troy, OH
12/5/09 Agora Theater -Cleveland, OH
12/6/09 Deltaplex -Grand Rapids, MI
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