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Last year, Fall Out Boy participated in the Honda Civic Tour and created a special dark version one-off Civic hybrid. The Tour is back for the 8th year with Panic! At The Disco as the featured band. As you can see, Panic's car is a bit more colorful than last year's. The exterior features colorful nature images on the sides and a Panic! At The Disco logo emblazoned on the hood. It's also been signed by the band (click the photo above to see a high-res version of the photo). As with all the cars in the annual tour, this Civic hybrid will be given away at the end of the tour, which runs from April 10th to June 14th. Specific dates will be announced soon. Apparently, there will be eco-booths run by nonprofits Reverb and Global Inheritance at each performance.
One thing I liked about the Fall Out Boy-Honda partnership last year was that a lot of very serious Fall Out Boy fans came to AutoblogGreen trying to get tickets. If Panic! At The Disco has a similarly passionate fanbase, we look forward to their presence on these pages.UPDATE: added ! to the band nameUPDATE: added ! to the band name.
Source: Honda Civic TouPanic At The Disco Goes Coast-to-Coast in Eco-Friendly Fast Lane as Headliner of 8th Annual Honda Civic TourHonda Civic Hybrid Customized by Panic At The Disco to Be Won by Lucky FanLOS ANGELES, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Start your engines as Panic At The Disco leaves Sin City for center stage as headliner for the 8th annual Honda Civic Tour. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. announced the participation of the platinum-selling, MTV Video Music Award-winning band today at the company's U.S. headquarters in Torrance, Calif. The event featured the unveiling of the Panic At The Disco customized and autographed Honda Civic Hybrid and a surprise performance by the Las Vegas-bred quartet which was hosted by Honda Civic Tour alum Mark Hoppus of 44 and Blink-182.The Honda Civic Tour (HCT) continues to provide fans with a unique, interactive concert experience, allowing them to get up close and personal with their favorite bands. Panic At The Disco (PATD) will take the stage with material from their highly anticipated sophomore album, PRETTY. ODD., the follow-up to 2005's A Fever You Can't Sweat Out. Advance word on the new disc promises songs particularly well suited to live performance, which Honda Civic Tour fans will be the first to confirm as the band brings their dynamic stage show to intimate venues throughout the U.S. The tour kicks off April 10th in San Francisco at the Warfield Theatre and will close with an unforgettable performance at The Honda Center in Anaheim, Ca. on June 14th. Full schedule, on-sale dates and support acts will be announced at a later date.Over the past seven years nearly two million fans have enjoyed the HCT experience, and the tour has developed a reputation for putting fans first as an entertainment brand backed by Honda. The eighth year demonstrates the consistent annual commitment Honda has made to developing and supporting emerging music artists. This commitment will be demonstrated yet again with tickets priced for maximum affordability.
Said Panic At The Disco lead singer Brendon Urie: "We're taking advice from Fall Out Boy, who headlined the Honda Civic Tour last year, on how to make this year's tour even better. Those guys set the bar pretty high, but we're really looking forward to hitting the road again and are definitely up for the challenge." Guitarist Ryan Ross commented: "We were just kids when we went to see Good Charlotte and New Found Glory in Vegas during the '03 Civic Tour so it's pretty amazing to now be headlining."Beyond great music, this year's Honda Civic Tour is also deploying an environmental action plan. In the tradition of the past three Honda Civic Tours featuring the Civic Hybrid, the '08 trek is the tradition of the past three Honda Civic Tours featuring the Civic Hybrid, the '08 trek is aimed at effecting positive environmental change. New for this year, nonprofits Reverb (a leader in the "greening" of concert tours) and Global Inheritance (a champion of progressive causes with a tight connection to youth subcultures) have been selected by Panic At The Disco. They are collaborating to engage audiences in fun, fan-friendly, interactive exhibits during the tour. Additionally, this collective will make a substantial contribution to a cause to be determined by the end of the tour. The concept chosen will be selected on its merit to make a lasting impact on the generation-defining environmental movement in the name of the 2008 Honda Civic Tour with Panic At The Disco.
Tickets will equal action. For every Honda Civic Tour Panic At The Disco ticket purchased, $1 will go into a fund designated for non-profit tour partners Reverb and Global Inheritance. Being green does not get any easier than buying a ticket to the '08 Honda Civic Tour!
In keeping with one of the Honda Civic Tour's most exciting traditions, Panic At The Disco has designed a special, one-of-a-kind Honda Civic Hybrid to be showcased at each stop of the tour. Fans will have the opportunity throughout the tour to enter to win this green machine, which has been autographed by the band, making it the ultimate in HCT memorabilia. The PATD-personalized hybrid was unveiled to select Honda associates and the press at today's announcement event.The most up to date HCT news can be found at www.hondacivictour.com, and, on Jan. 30, beginning at 10 a.m. PST fans can register online to participate in a ticket pre-sale.Panic At The Disco's platinum-selling debut, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out (Decaydance/Fueled by Ramen), spawned multiple radio and video hits, among them "I Write Sins Not Tragedies," which went to #1 on MTV and was named Video of the Year at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. The band has previously been featured on the covers of Rolling Stone, Spin and Alternative Press and is nominated for a Grammy in the "Best Boxed or Limited Edition Package" for A Fever You Can't Sweat Out at the upcoming awards ceremony taking place on February 10th.Past Honda Civic Tour headliners include The Black Eyed Peas, Blink-182, Everclear, Incubus