Virgin Records southern rock quintet Saving Abel, currently conquering a wide swath of rock radio with the winningly uninhibited first single, “Addicted,†will be bringing their hard-playing, hard-partying sound all around the country, with the announcement of a two-month series of tour dates with Puddle of Mudd, kicking off in early July.
Since the March release of the band’s self-titled Skiddco/Virgin debut album, the featured track “Addicted†has zoomed to the No. 2 position nationally at active rock radio, also rising in the Top 10 at mainstream rock, and the Top 20 at the alternative rock format. The Saving Abel album, increasing in sales in each of its four weeks of release, has also charted at No. 2 in Billboard’s Top Heatseekers chart of developing artists. They are the Clear Channel radio chain’s New! rock band of the month.
Online, the Saving Abel MySpace.com page has amassed over 1.2 million song streams, increasing by thousands daily. A special unrated version of the “Addicted†video premiered on Playboy.com in March.  The video reached #5 on the iTunes video chart. Buzz has also followed the band as frontman Jared Weeks has been reported to be dating Spike TV Total Non-Stop Action Wrestling star Angelina Love.
Saving Abel – named after the Biblical sibling of Cain – was formed by Jared Weeks and guitarist Jason Null in 2004 in their hometown of
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For more info on Saving Abel, visit www.myspace.com/savingabel or www.savingabel.com
Saving Abel on Tour
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With Puddle Of Mudd:
07/14/2008Â Â Â FirstTier
07/15/2008   Val Air Ballroom                                          Â
07/16/2008   Mayo Civic Center Auditorium                  Â
07/17/2008Â Â Â Heart of
07/19/2008   Leach Amphitheatre                                   Â
07/21/2008   House of Blues                                            Â
07/22/2008   Bogart’s                                                       Â
07/24/2008   Harrah’s Casino                                           Council Bluffs, IA
07/25/2008   Guaranty Bank Lot                                      Â
07/26/2008   Ozark Empire Fair                                      Â
07/27/2008   Cain’s Ballroom                                           Â
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07/30/2008   Ramkota Exhibit Hall                                   Sioux Falls, SD
08/02/2008   Ogden Theatre                                             Denver, CO
08/05/2008   The Big Easy                                               Â
08/06/2008   Big Easy                                                      Â
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08/11/2008   The Orbit Room                                           Â
08/12/2008   Piere’s                                                         Â
08/17/2008   Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom            Â
08/21/2008   Rams Head Live!                                        Â
08/22/2008   House of Blues                                            Â
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