By Hilary Gridley
The It Gets Better Project shows young LGBT people that no matter how tough their teenage years are, they can and will go on to lead happy, successful lives. Now, thanks to Hopeless Records’ non-profit branch Sub City, better days begin January 11–no growing up required. That’s because the two organizations are teaming up to spread a message of hope around the country through the 2013 Sub City Take Action Tour.
The tour, which features alt-rock headliner The Used as well as We Came As Romans, Crown The Empire, and Mindflow, will kick off January 11 at Las Vegas’ House of Blues before circling the US through February. Ten percent of each ticket purchased will be donated to It Gets Better and Sub City.
In addition to the tour, members of The Used created this moving It Gets Better video to help support the cause.
Hopeless Records has also released the Take Action Compilation Volume 11, featuring The Used, Bad Religion, All Time Low, 3OH!3 and more. Order the CD alone or bundle it with a Take Action! T-shirt here.
It Gets Better Board Member Stephanie Laffin said of the partnership, “The It Gets Better Project is thrilled to collaborate with The Used and Hopeless Records on the upcoming Take Action! tour. The Used are powerful voices for young people, well known for their community involvement and outreach, and for encouraging young people to embrace their individuality.”
Sub City began in 1999 when Southern California’s Hopeless Records (All Time Low, There For Tomorrow) formally started supporting non-profit organizations with charitable albums, tours, and events. This is the thirteenth year of Sub City’s tour, which has benefited organizations like Driving for Donors, Do Something, America’s Youth Hotline, ReachOut.com and The National Hopeline Network. In 2011, the group helped raise $50,000 for the nonprofit Sex, Etc. and reached more than 19,000 fans in 30 American cities. Since its inception, Sub City has raised more than $2 million for charity.
See below for tour dates:
Find out when the Take Action! tour is coming to your city below, and grab tickets here.
1/11/13 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
1/12/13 Salt Lake City, UT In the Venue
1/14/13 Denver, CO Summit
1/16/13 Kansas City, MO The Beaumont
1/17/13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
1/19/13 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
1/20/13 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
1/22/13 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
1/23/13 Chicago, IL House of Blues
1/25/13 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
1/26/13 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall
1/28/13 Washington, DC 930 Club
1/29/13 Boston, MA House of Blues
1/30/13 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
2/1/13 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre
2/2/13 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues
2/4/13 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
2/5/13 Tampa, FL The Ritz Ybor
2/7/13 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
2/8/13 Cincinnati, OH Bogarts
2/10/13 Detroit, MI Fillmore
2/11/13 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
2/13/13 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom
2/14/13 Houston, TX House of Blues
2/16/13 Austin, TX Emo’s East
2/17/13 Dallas, TX House of Blues
2/19/13 San Antonio, TX Backstage Live
2/20/13 El Paso, TX Tricky Falls
2/22/13 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
2/24/13 Phoenix, AZ Marquee Theatre
2/26/13 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
2/27/13 San Diego, CA House of Blues
3/1/13 Los Angeles, CA Wiltern