The Fray at Red Rocks on Friday, May 11

Update (2/7/12): Isaac Slade and Joe King give a track-by-track breakdown of Scars & Stories, the Fray’s new album.

On the eve of releasing their third full-length album, Scars and Stories and almost exactly a year after playing at Invesco with U2, the Fray has announced plans to return to Red Rocks for a hometown show on Friday, May 11. The Denver date is part of a tour the band is about to embark on in support of the new album, produced by Brendan O’Brien and slated for release two Tuesdays from now. No word yet on who else is on the bill, but tickets ($46.50- $56.50, plus fees) go on sale on Saturday, February 3, at 10 a.m.

The Fray
Scars & Stories Tour 2012

02/16/12 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
02/18/12 – Reno, NV – Silvery Legacy Resort Casino
02/20/12 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
02/21/12 – Redding, CA – Cascade Theatre
02/22/12 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
02/24/12 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
02/25/12 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
02/26/12 – Vancouver, BC – Orpheum Orpheum
02/28/12 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
04/11/12 – Providence, RI – Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
04/12/12 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
04/14/12 – Mashantucket, CT – MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods
04/17/12 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
04/22/12 – Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
04/24/12 – Louisville, KY – Palace Theatre
04/25/12 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
04/27/12 – Monroe, LA – Monroe Civic Center – University of LA
04/28/12 – Dallas, TX – Palidium Ballroom
04/29/12 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheatre
04/30/12 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
05/01/12 – New Orleans, LA – Tippitinas Uptown
05/03/12 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
05/04/12 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheater
05/08/12 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
05/11/12 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Related links:

– The Fray treats fan in San Jose to an unexpected pizza party/performance in her living room

– The Fray’s new album, Scars & Stories, due out 2/7/12. Listen to “Heartbeat,” the first single

– Interview: Isaac Slade on the Fray’s new album, working with Brendan O’Brien and opening for U2

– Issac Slade of the Fray talks about what it was like to open for U2, plus video of a few new songs

– The Fray films video for “Heartbeat,” the first single from its new album, Scars and Stories

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