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All-American Rejects

Tyson Ritter (vocals/bass) and Nick Wheeler (guitar/programming) were in junior high when music started to influence them. Both were stuck in the ho-hum life of small-town America. Stillwater, OK, wasn't exactly the most exciting place in the world, so naturally the boys turned to music. While Ritter was staying up late, watching music videos, and rocking out to AC/DC, Wheeler was on the other side of town raiding his sister's music collection of Def Leppard, Poison, and Bon Jovi records. Wheeler soon picked up a guitar and later mastered the drums and piano. By high school, both were music freaks and in their own little cliques. At a party, Ritter spotted Wheeler; it's safe to say that the spiky rock fun of the All-American Rejects was established right there. Mike Kennerty (guitar) and Chris Gaylor (drums) were added to Wheeler and Ritter's rascal group by 2000 and the band was official. With production work from Tim O'Heir (Sebadoh, Juliana Hatfield, Superdrag), the All-American Rejects independently released their self-titled debut on Doghouse in October 2002; several months later it was reissued by DreamWorks. Move Along, which marked the band's debut for Interscope, followed three years later. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide...

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All-American Rejects 'Move Along'
Pop-punk champions The All-American Rejects will spend the remainder of 2005 on the road in support of their sophomore effort, "Move Along."
The Stillwater, OK-reared quartet will first take part in the huge anniversary concert for the web-community site myspace.com on Saturday (11/29) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Also due to appear are Jim Adkins (of Jimmy Eat World), Dashboard Confessional and Fort Minor.

Following that fandango, the band will play a Nov. 2 a gig in St. Petersburg, FL, and then move along to cover much of the Southeast, Northeast, Southwest and Midwest. The tour currently winds up Dec. 16 in Cincinnati.

The complete tour itinerary is listed below.

The All-American Rejects' latest CD, "Move Along," was released in July. The opening track on that album, "Dirty Little Secret," has been a smash on both music-video television and the modern-rock radio waves. "Move Along" follows the band's 2002 eponymous debut, which produced the hit "Swing, Swing."

[Note: The following tour itinerary has been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

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