AFI has some Warped Tour stops this year. To date, only a tentative schedule is available, but confirmed stops are expected soon.
The successful act continues to work on their album which is expected to bring back some "really aggressive and have -- dare I say -- pretty heavy hardcore leanings," Ã la 1997's Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes. "There are just a few -- by no means is the record weighted in that direction. But there are definitely some hardcore moments on there."
Conversely however, "there are some songs that are more heavily loop-based. We tinkered with different time signatures, and even different rhythms we haven't worked with. There are moments within some of these tracks that sound like nothing we've really touched as a band, artistically, before."
In addition, the group has added backing vocals from Tiger Army's Nick 13, Dan Smith from Day of Contempt, Bleeding Through's Brandon Schieppati, Eighteen Visions' Keith Barney, and Ronan Harris from VNV Nation, among others.
The album follows Sing the Sorrow and a release date is expected soon.
| Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2006 | Raleigh, NC | Alltell Pavilion |
| June 30, 2006 | Houston, TX | Reliant Center |
| July 2, 2006 | San Antonio, TX | Amphitheatre Lot |
| July 3, 2006 | Las Cruces, NM | N.M.S.U Practice Field |
| July 14, 2006 | Boise, ID | Idaho Center Amphitheatre |
| July 16, 2006 | Portland, OR | Columbia Meadows |
| July 18, 2006 | Vancouver, BC | Thunderbird Stadium |
| July 20, 2006 | Calgary, AB | Race City Speedway |
| July 26, 2006 | Cincinnatii, OH | Riverbend Music Center |
| July 27, 2006 | Pittsburgh, PA | Post Gazette Pavilion |
| July 28, 2006 | Indianapolis, IN | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot |
| August 1, 2006 | Buffalo, NY | Darien Lakes Fields |