Take Action Tour

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Take Action Tour
Genre Emo, indie, post-hardcore, pop punk, metalcore
DatesFebruary - April
Location(s) United States
Years active1999 - present
Founded by Sub City Records and Hopeless Records
Website http://www.takeactiontour.com

The Take Action Tour is an annual spring tour that not only hosts several bands, but also tries to get people alerted about the issues with teen suicide, and ultimately tries to prevent it. The tour was created by both Sub City and Hopeless Records. A portion of the ticket sales and compilation CD sales are donated to the cause. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Contents

In recent years, the tour has chosen bands that have fans more of the demographic age group.

In 2011, Sub City Records announced a new beneficiary Sex, Etc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising teen awareness of sexually transmitted diseases and the benefits of safe sex.

Tours By Year

2002 [9]


2003 [10] [11]


2005


2006 [12]


2007


2008 [13] [14]


2009


2010


2011


2013


2014


2015

Compilation CDs

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