All aboard the rockin' train
Let's face it, most of us will never know what it feels like to stand in front of a huge crowd, slick with perspiration and sick with exultant glee. But we all dream, we all hope, and we all carry with us the rock star fantasy. Thus games like Guitar Hero and Rockband are born. Mediums in which to live out those dreams of stardom all without leaving the comfort of our living rooms (until that jerk friend of yours insists you all play Rockband at his place). We all got a little thrill at beating a particularly hard song, especially in front of our friends. We all got that little piece of stardom.
The people at MTV and Harmonix know all this about us. Our not-so-secret dreams of sitting backstage at a sold out show in a drugged haze, surrounded by nubile groupies while the screams of fans echo all around us. Sadly, video games have yet to provide us with this kind of experience, but MTV wants to bring you one step closer and so they're kicking off a 24 city Rockband tour starting September 9th in Las Vegas, arguably the best place in the world to kick off an event that promoting empty celebrity.
The Rockband tour will be traveling around the states not only offering folks the opportunity to get their greedy paws on the game before release, but also to participate in a "Rock Off" audition for a chance to compete with another band on MTV's Total Request Live. The winner of the competition gets to open the Rockband launch concert thus living out those dreams of fame, and while those nubile groupies may never appear, you'll have earned the envy and resentment of many of your peers.
Hit the jump for a full list of tour dates.
Las Vegas, NV
September 9 – 16, 2007
Milwaukee, WI
September 13 – 16, 2007
Sacramento, CA
September 20 – 23, 2007
Columbus, OH
September 20 – 23, 2007
Seattle, WA
September 27 – 30, 2007
Chicago, IL
September 27 – 30, 2007
Portland, OR
October 4 – 7, 2007
Pittsburgh, PA
October 4 – 7, 2007
Oakland, CA
October 11 – 14, 2007
Cleveland, OH
October 11 – 14, 2007
San Francisco, CA
October 17 – 21, 2007
Philadelphia, PA
October 18 – 21, 2007
San Diego, CA
October 25 – 28, 2007
Baltimore, MD
October 25 – 28, 2007
Los Angeles, CA
October 31 – November 18, 2007
New York, NY
November 1 – 4, 2007
Boston, MA
November 8 – 11, 2007
New Jersey
November 15 – 18, 2007
Phoenix, AZ
November 27 – 30, 2007
Atlanta, GA
November 27 – December 2, 2007
Austin, TX
December 6 – 9, 2007
New Orleans, LA
December 6 – 9, 2007
Dallas, TX
December 13 – 16, 2007
Orlando, FL
December 13 – 16, 2007
Once the 9th rolls around you can find more info here
What say you?!