BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – When Projekt Revolution, the summer’s premier rock tour featuring Linkin Park, Chris Cornell, The Bravery, Atreyu, Hawthorne Heights, and a host of other headline-worthy acts, comes to cities across the U.S., Verizon Wireless will offer fans a number of opportunities to interact with the stars of the show. Customers will have a chance to attend an exclusive autograph signing with Chris Cornell and preview songs off of his upcoming album Scream at each venue. Verizon Wireless customers can also automatically be entered to win two mobile tickets to the show when they use their V CAST-capable phones to download Linkin Park content, including ringtones, ringback tones and full songs.

“I am very excited to be working with Verizon Wireless to connect with my fans in innovative new ways via their mobile phones and look forward to sharing some of my new music exclusively with the fans attending Projekt Revolution tour first,” said Chris Cornell.

Fans planning to attend one of the stops along the Projekt Revolution tour have several opportunities to interact with Linkin Park and with Chris Cornell, including:

Meet and Greet with Linkin Park – Verizon Wireless customers can win a chance to meet Linkin Park and take a photo with the band. Fans in each city will also receive autographed memorabilia.

V CAST Song ID Tent and Chris Cornell Autograph Signing – V CAST Song ID stations will be set up to demonstrate to fans how to use the service as they listen to Chris Cornell’s upcoming “Long Gone” from his new album, Scream as well as Linkin Park’s “Leave Out All The Rest” and “Given Up.” The first 200 fans to participate in the demonstration of V CAST Song ID and identify Chris Cornell’s new song “Long Gone” will be given wristbands to an exclusive autograph signing where fans will have a chance to meet Cornell the day of the show.

Chris Cornell Listening Station – Tracks from Cornell’s upcoming album Scream will be previewed exclusively at specially designed listening stations via Monster Cable’s Beats By Dr. Dre headphones. At each stop of the Projekt Revolution tour, Verizon Wireless will give fans the ability to listen to three yet to be released new tracks (“Long Gone”, “Far Away” and “Ground Zero”).

Schedule for Projekt Revolution Tour Sponsored by Verizon Wireless:

July 30 Charlotte, N.C. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte

August 1 West Palm Beach, Fla. Cruzan Amphitheatre

August 2 Tampa, Fla. Ford Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds

August 3 Atlanta, Ga. Lakewood Amphitheatre

August 7 Phoenix, Ariz. Cricket Wireless Pavilion

August 9 San Francisco, Calif. Shoreline Amphitheatre

August 10 Irvine, Calif. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

August 12 Denver, Colo. Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre

August 15 Cincinnati, Ohio Riverbend Music Center

August 16 Alpine Valley, Wisc. Alpine Valley Music Theater

August 17 Indianapolis, Ind. Verizon Wireless Music Center

August 19 Cleveland, Ohio Blossom Music Center

August 21 St. Louis, Mo. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

August 23 Dallas, Texas Superpages.com Center

August 24 Houston, Texas Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

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