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Tour by The New Cars and Blondie (summer only)
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The New Cars first tour, the the first time an incarnation of The Cars has toured in seveteen years. The summer leg was of large-scale arenas, whereas the winter dates are scheduled to be of much smaller, theatre, venues. The tour was arranged in hopes of rekindling interest in the band, in the wake of popular new wave bands like Franz Ferdinand and The Killers. Tickets sold well, but not as well as many fans had hoped. Many fans feel perhaps the band should have embarked on a theatre tour first, and not have gone immediately into the arenas. VH-1 Classic sponsored the tour, and commercials were aired frequently on VH-1 and its sister channels to draw attention to the tour.

Winter Leg

The most notably difference between the summer and winter legs of the tour, is the apparent lack of Blondie. It is likely that the band will not be touring with The New Cars again. VIP Tickets, a popular feature during the summer tour, will also be available for most venues of the winter leg, with the exclusion of the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. Reserved fan-club seating will also be available at most venues, except the Count Basie. A ticket pre-sale is set to begin on September 18, 2006. Ticketmaster supplies the tickets for most of the venues, although Seatadvisor and various box offices do carry tickets for others.

Set

The set was reportedly designed by drummer Prarie Prince. It featured large, circular, metalic rings with screens in them suspended above the stage. The rings were meant to resemble a stop light. The srummer sat in a large glowing ring, and the keyboards were elevated behind the center of the stage. The set was concealed when Blondie performed by a large black tarp, meant to resemble the New York City skyline.

Tour cancellation

Several dates for the summer leg of the tour had to be cancelled. Guitarist Elliot Easton was on the band's tour bus when there was a traffic accident, and Easton broke his arm. He did play several shows with the broken arm, but eventually, it became evident that he would need surgery and the dates were either cancelled or postponed.

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Tour Dates

Several Dates were cancelled due to Elliot's injury.

Date	City	Country	Venue
12 May 2006	Tunica, MS	United States	Grand Casino
9 June 2006	Wantagh, NY	United States	Jones Beach Music Theater
4 June 2006	Highland Park, IL	United States	Ravinia Pavillion
10 June 2006	Holmdel, NJ	United States	PNC Bank Arts Center

The Dates Below Were Announced On Pollstar

Date	City	Country	Venue
2 November 2006	Reading, PA	United States	Sovereign Center For Performing Arts
4 November 2006	New York City, NY	United States	Nokia Theatre Times Square
5 November 2006	New York City, NY	United States	Nokia Theatre Times Square
8 November 2006	Red Bank, NJ	United States	Count Basie Theatre
10 November 2006	Jim Thorpe, PA	United States	Penn's Peak
12 November 2006	Peekskill, NY	United States	Paramount Center
13 November 2006	Buffalo, NY	United States	NY The Center For The Arts - University At Buffalo
15 November 2006	Verona, NY	United States	Turning Stone Casino
17 November 2006	Mashantucket, CT	United States	Foxwoods Casino
18 November 2006 (with Blondie)	Atlantic City, NJ	United States	Borgata Casino
19 November 2006	Portland, ME	United States	Merrill Auditorium
21 November 2006	Cleveland, OH	United States	House of Blues
22 November 2006	Detroit, MI	United States	State Theatre
24 November 2006	Clear Lake, IA	United States	Surf Ballroom
25 November 2006	Milwaukee, WI	United States	Riverside Theatre
26 November 2006	Chicago, IL	United States	House Of Blues

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-[[The New Cars]] first tour, the the first time an incarnation of [[The Cars]] has toured in seveteen years. The summer leg was of large-scale arenas, whereas the winter dates are scheduled to be of much smaller, theatre, venues. The tour was arranged in hopes of rekindling interest in the band, in the wake of popular new wave bands like [[Franz Ferdinand]] and [[The Killers]].
+[[The New Cars]] first tour, the the first time an incarnation of [[The Cars]] has toured in seveteen years. The summer leg was of large-scale arenas, whereas the winter dates are scheduled to be of much smaller, theatre, venues. The tour was arranged in hopes of rekindling interest in the band, in the wake of popular new wave bands like [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]] and [[The Killers (band)|The Killers]].
 Tickets sold well, but not ''as well'' as many fans had hoped. Many fans feel perhaps the band should have embarked on a theatre tour ''first'', and not have gone immediately into the [[arena]]s.
 [[VH-1 Classic]] sponsored the tour, and commercials were aired frequently on VH-1 and its sister channels to draw attention to the tour.
 ==Winter Leg==
-The most notably difference between the summer and winter legs of the tour, is the apparent lack of [[Blondie]]. It is likely that the band will not be touring with The New Cars again.
+The most notably difference between the summer and winter legs of the tour, is the apparent lack of [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]]. It is likely that the band will not be touring with The New Cars again.
 ''VIP Tickets'', a popular feature during the summer tour, will also be available for ''most'' venues of the winter leg, with the exclusion of the [[Count Basie Theatre]] in [[Red Bank]]. Reserved fan-club seating will also be available at ''most'' venues, except the Count Basie.
 A ticket pre-sale is set to begin on [[September 18]], [[2006]]. [[Ticketmaster]] supplies the tickets for most of the venues, although [[Seatadvisor]] and various box offices do carry tickets for others.