Korn plots ‘Pop Sux!’ tour
ByAug 26, 2002 10:00 PM
Korn, which earlier this summer wrapped up the first leg of its tour behind this year’s “Untouchables,” will set out on another round of dates this fall.
Korn, which earlier this summer wrapped up the first leg of its tour behind this year’s “Untouchables,” will set out on another round of dates this fall.
Dubbed the Pop Sux! tour, the outing kicks off in early October, and is set to make stops in 35 cities over seven weeks, according to the group’s publicist. Roughly half of the dates have been confirmed so far. Tickets for the first 12 dates hit the box office the weekend of Sept. 6. (Details will appear in SoundSpike’s Sept. 3 ”Ticket Window” feature, which is updated every Thursday.)
Fans who are under the age of 20 will get a break on ticket prices; a limited number of tickets in each market will be sold to teenagers at a $10-off discount. The full-price cost was not available at press time.
Korn frontman Jonathan Davis explained the band’s decision to offer the discount tickets in a press release.
“We just think that right now, because the economy is so screwed, kids are getting it the worst,” he said. “And we know that there aren’t that many parents buying Korn tickets for kids right now, so we wanted to do something for our younger fans.”
Davis also said that Korn will not be using the same in-the-round stage featured during the tour’s first leg.
“It’s not as elaborate as the other one,” he said. “We’re making it more about the band than the huge light shows and all that other stuff. Overall, we like it a lot better.”
The group will perform in front of video screens that will feature footage shot by video-director and longtime Korn collaborator Nathan “Karma” Cox. The stage set will also include a new lighting rig.
Fellow rock acts Disturbed and Trust Company will open for Korn on the upcoming run.
“Untouchables,” Korn’s fifth album, hit stores in June, and features the singles “Here to Stay” and “Thoughtless.”
Disturbed’s “Believe,” featuring the single “Prayer,” arrives in stores on Sept. 17. Trust Company’s “The Lonely Position of Neutral,” featuring the hit “Downfall,” surfaced in July.