South African rock band Seether [ tickets ] has lined up a tour of secondary markets, and is bringing along the likes of Sick Puppies [ tickets ] and Finger Eleven [ tickets ] on multiple dates. The tour kicks off on Independence Day at Milwaukee's Summerfest and continues through an Aug. 24 finale in Nampa, ID. Seether is currently enjoying one of its biggest hits to date, "Fake It," which is the lead track off of last October's "Finding Beauty in Negative Places." The second single, "Rise About This," is gaining momentum on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, where it sits at No. 92. The album, which follows 2005's gold-certified "Karma and Effect," reached No. 9 on The Billboard 200. The band also released a live, acoustic set, "One Cold Night," in 2006. Sick Puppies are touring in support of the single "What Are You Looking For," taken from the album "Dressed Up As Live," the Australian band's North American debut album.Recently, Sick Puppies--Shimon Moore (guitar and vocals), Emma Anzai (bass), Mark Goodwin (drums)--completed a two-month headline tour, as well as a series of gigs supporting Evanescence, Deftones, Velvet Revolver, Chris Cornell, Flyleaf, Chevelle, Breaking Benjamin, 3 Doors Down and Finger Eleven. Finger Eleven, who scored a hit with the song "Paralyzer," has canceled all June European dates after singer Scott Anderson injured his neck. In a message to fans on Finger Eleven's webpage, he wrote: "You see: I broke something in and around my neck area. Well, the doc says I sprained it. You know how they always say a sprain is worse than a break? Well, I think I'll stick with a sprained neck over a broken one! Am I right, Internet?" The US dates are a go. Finger Eleven is pushing its album "Them vs. You vs. Me."
