KORN, DEFTONES, STONE SOUR, FLYLEAF, DIR EN GREY To Team Up For FAMILY VALUES Tour

April 18, 2006

MTV.com is reporting that KORN and DEFTONES will be co-headlining this year's Family Values Tour. Rounding out the mainstage lineup will be STONE SOUR, FLYLEAF and DIR EN GREY.

For the first time, the trek will also feature a second stage, with acts to be announced soon. "We're gonna have some hip-hop acts and some other variety stuff gong on," KORN frontman Jonathan Davis told MTV.com.

KORN are putting the value in Family Values, offering $9.99 lawn tickets at each stop on the tour, which kicks off July 27 in Virginia Beach.

"No band can go down to $9.99 and do the production and that kind of stuff that we're doing, but the deal we did [becoming equal partners with EMI and promoters Live Nation] allows us to be able to do that, which is really cool," Davis said. "I don't want to slap bands for making their ticket prices so high, 'cause I understand production and that stuff costs a lot. ... But MADONNA's are like 300 bucks a ticket. I can't even believe that. Ten bucks for a show is ridiculous, and I think kids that aren't KORN fans will wanna go just to check out other bands or just go to have a good time."

Dates for the 30-city Family Values Tour will be announced later, but organizers released a list of cities:

Albuquerque, New Mexico
Alpine Valley, Wisconsin
Atlanta
Boston
Camden, New Jersey
Cleveland
Columbus, Ohio
Dallas
Darien, Connecticut
Denver
Detroit
Hartford, Connecticut
Holmdel, New Jersey
Houston
Indianapolis
Kansas City, Missouri
Nashville
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Raleigh, North Carolina
Sacramento, California
San Antonio
San Bernardino, California
Saratoga, New York
St. Louis
Toronto
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Wantagh, New York
Washington, D.C.
West Palm Beach, Florida

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