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Iconic Southern California rock ‘n’ roll band Social Distortion have announced a headlining US tour beginning October 14 through Nov 23 in support of the their highly anticipated forthcoming album due out later this fall.

Touring for the first time since 2009’s memorable excursion of Europe and the US, which included dates with Pearl Jam, and the band’s recent jaunt to Brazil and Argentina earlier this year, Social Distortion will be performing a few select warm-up shows before hitting the main stage at this summer’s Lollapalooza and Outside Lands. Following the festival dates, the band will take a month off before returning to the stage to unveil their first new album in six years for music hungry fans across the country on one of the fall’s most awaited tours.

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Epitaph Records is proud to welcome Southern California’s iconic rock ‘n’ roll group Social Distortion to the label with plans to release their first studio album since 2004 in Fall 2010. The signing pairs one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most renowned bands with one of the most respected independent labels for what could be the greatest match in decades.

“We feel that Epitaph has a natural understanding of Social Distortion; both the history of the band and the direction we want to go,” says frontman Mike Ness. “Combine that with their successful track record and it felt like a good next step for us. We’ve always been open to new ideas and pushing the envelope, but we have also been very conscientious about the decisions we’ve made. We considered a lot of options, but in the end, Epitaph feels like the right home for us. We’re looking forward to taking this step forward, opening some new doors with this upcoming album and this next chapter of Social Distortion.”

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Social Distortion played two shows with Pearl Jam in Philadelphia’s Wachovia Spectrum this week.

During Social Distortion’s set, Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready joined the band on stage and performed “Ball & Chain” with them. Mike Ness and Jonny “2Bags” Wickersham then later joined Pearl Jam on stage during “Down”. Check out the live footage HERE.

On May 18th, Social Distortion performed at the House Of Blues Anaheim for Rock To Recovery - A Benefit For Jay Thomas And His Battle With Spinal Cord Injury.

Together with The Vandals, The Black Tibetans and Japanese Motors, they raised $ 41,607 in ticket sales alone! For everyone who wasn’t able to attend and would like make a donation, there are some cool auction items posted on eBay, including two Fender CD60 acoustic guitars (signed by all bands that performed), signed items from Gwen Stefani, NIN, No Doubt, Kelly Slater, Tony Hawk and a great gift pack courtesy of KROQ.

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