The Sidekicks Announce Summer Tour

Ohio indie rockers The Sidekicks have announced a late summer tour with Philadelphia ’s Hop Along, which kicks off August 24 in Chicago IL . The band will also lend support on a string of The Gaslight Anthem’s fall tour dates, starting September 6^th.

Tour Dates:

Jul 26 Grog Shop w/ Ted Leo and The Pharmacists Cleveland , OH

Aug 18 Weapons of Mass Creation Fest Cleveland, OH

Aug 24 Beat Kitchen w/ Hop Along Chicago , IL

Aug 25 Mac's Bar w/ Hop Along Lansing , MI

Aug 26 ANAF Hall w/ Hop Along, Wayfarer Guelph , Canada

Aug 27 The Mansion House w/ Hop Along, Wayfarer St. Catharines , Canada

Aug 28 Hard Luck Bar w/ Hop Along, Wayfarer Toronto , Canada

Aug 29 II Motore w/ Hop Along, Wayfarer Montreal , Canada

Aug 30 University of New Hampshire ( Memorial Union Building ) w/ Hop Along Durham , NH

Aug 31 The Space w/ Hop Along Hamden , CT

Sep 02 Middle East w/ Hop Along Cambridge , MA

Sep 03 First Unitarian Church w/ Hop Along Philadelphia , PA

Sep 04 Asbury Lanes w/Hop Along Asbury Park , NJ

Sep 05 Saint Vitus w/ Hop Along Brooklyn , NY

Sep 06 Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel w/ The Gaslight Anthem Providence , RI

Sep 08 The Paramount w/ The Gaslight Anthem Huntington , NY

Sep 09 The Norva w/ The Gaslight Anthem Norfolk , VA

Sep 11 Bogarts w/ The Gaslight Anthem Cincinnati , OH

Sep 12 Mr. Small's w/ The Gaslight Anthem Pittsburgh , PA

Sep 13 Mr. Smalls Theatre w/ The Gaslight Anthem Millvale , PA

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