Guaranteed to be one of the most explosive tours of the spring, the trek will kick off on March 15th at the Icon in Buffalo, NY, with dates continuing through an April 7th show at the Glass House in Pomona, CA.

In other news, the band recently made their U.S. television debut performing 'Red Flag' on NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien.

BILLY TALENT II has drawn critical hosannas from such major national publications as Spin.com, who extolled the band as 'Canada’s answer to Fall Out Boy.' 'Resistance is futile,' declared Alternative Press, whose 4-out-of-5-rated review acknowledged Billy Talent as 'one of the most underrated punk bands in operation today.'

BILLY TALENT SPRING TOUR 2006
All Dates w/ Cancer Bats and Drive By

3/15  Buffalo, NY    The Icon
3/16  South Hackensack, NJ  School of Rock
3/17  Baltimore, MD   Ottobar
3/18  Philadelphia, PA   Trocadero
3/20  New York, NY   Rebel
3/21  Boston, MA    Axis
3/24  Detroit, MI    St. Andrews Hall
3/26  Chicago, IL    House of Blues
3/27  Grand Rapids, MI   Intersection
3/28  Milwaukee, WI   Miramar Theatre
3/29  Minneapolis, MN   7th Street Entry
4/3  Seattle, WA    El Corazon
4/5  San Francisco, CA   Slim’s
4/6  Los Angeles, CA   Troubadour
4/7  Pomona, CA    Glass House

Guaranteed to be the most high-energy tour of the upcoming season, the month-long trek will kick off on October 23rd at the House of Blues in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, with dates continuing through a November 22nd show at Atlantic City’s House of Blues.

Having just wrapped up an explosive three-week run on the annual Vans Warped Tour, Billy Talent will gear up for the U.S. tour with a series of eagerly awaited European headline dates. Among the stops on the month-long itinerary will be Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

BILLY TALENT II has already drawn critical hosannas from such major national publications as Spin.com, who recently extolled the band as 'Canada’s answer to Fall Out Boy'.  'Resistance is futile,' declared Alternative Press, whose 4-out-of-5-rated review acknowledged Billy Talent as 'one of the most underrated punk bands in operation today.'  The review further praised the album’s first single, 'Devil In A Midnight Madness', as “a perfect storm…buoyed by the band’s call-and-response yelping'.

BILLY TALENT - FALL TOUR 2006
All Dates w/ Rise Against, Thursday, and Circa Survive

OCTOBER
23 Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
24 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
26 Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
27 Austin, TX - Stubb’s BBQ
28 Ft. Worth, TX - Ridgelea Theatre
30 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
31 San Diego, CA - Soma

NOVEMBER
4 Irvine, CA - Bren Events Center
5 San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
6 Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
7 Seattle, WA - Fenix
9 Magna, UT - The Great Salt Air
10 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
11 Kansas City, MO - The Beaumont Club
11 Minneapolis, MN - The Quest
14 Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre
15 Detroit, MI - State Theatre
16 Columbus, OH - The LC Pavilion
17 Niagara Falls, NY - The Dome Theatre
18 Worcester, MA - The Palladium
20 Philadelphia, PA - The Electric Factory
21 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
22 Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues

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If you haven't heard music yet from the new album, be sure to check out the Billy Talent e-card and enter to win a digital camera!

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From the rehearsal space to Bryan Adams’ Warehouse Studios in Vancouver, Billy Talent take you inside the making of BILLY TALENT II.  See what it was like for the guys as they prepared and recorded their sophomore album. Click on the links below to check it out!

BILLY TALENT (In The Studio)

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The new Billy Talent E-card is here! Listen to tracks from BILLY TALENT II and enter to win a Canon Powershot Digital Elph Camera. Click here to check it out.

Artist and long time friend Henry Fong designed the artwork for the album. When asked about the feedback he's received from the artwork so far, Henry commented: 'Hmmm…. Well everybody I’ve shown the drawings to seem to like them so far! Now I’m eager to find out what the Billy Talent fans think.'  Head over to www.billytalent.com to check out the new site, and read an interview with Henry.

Along with the new web site, the Billy Club, the band's official street team, is also launching.  As a member of the Billy Club you'll have access to exclusive content, cool contests and more! Sign up for the Billy Club before June 27th and you'll be entered to win a signed poster, signed vinyl copy of Billy Talent's first album, as well as a limited edition copy of the Devil in a MM 7" single! There are some exclusive videos waiting for you in there right now. Join here!

BILLY TALENT Summer 2006 - All Dates w/ Vans Warped Tour

JULY
22 - Salt Lake City, UT - Utah State Fair Park
23 - Denver, CO - Invesco Field
25 - St. Louis, MO - UMB Bank Pavilion
26 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
27 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion
28 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
29 - Detroit, MI - Comerica Lot
30 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

AUGUST
1 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake PAC
2 - Fitchburg, MA - Fitchburg Airport
3 - Philadelphia, PA - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
4 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion
5 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
6 - Old Bridge, NJ - Englishtown Raceway
8 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot
9 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot
10 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion @ Stone Ridge
11 - Cleveland, OH - Tower City Amphitheatre
12 - Barrie, ONT - Park Place
13 - Montreal, QC - Park Jean Drapeau

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BILLY TALENT II sees the band taking punk to new heights, amplifying the explosive energy and earnest lyricism that made their debut an international sensation. Powerful new songs like 'Devil In A Midnight Mass,' 'Surrender' and 'Red Flag' are alive with the band’s personal blend of angular angst and irresistible popcraft, all given distinctive focus via singer Ben Kowalewicz’ inventive, issues-oriented songwriting. (tracklisting below)

Billy Talent are currently in England, introducing fans to their new material as second-stage headliners at the sold-out Give It A Name Festival, sharing the bill with such artists as My Chemical Romance, Panic! At The Disco, and Taking Back Sunday. In June, they’ll return to the UK for an appearance at the Download Festival, the world-famous hard rock celebration at Castle Donington. From there, the band head to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland for a series of headline dates and festival showcases. In late July, the band will join up with the Vans Warped Tour for a three-week run towards the trek’s final date, set for August 13th at Montreal’s Parc Jean Drapeau. (itinerary below)

After more than a decade of hard work and nearly non-stop touring, Billy Talent hit the punk mainstream in 2003 with the release of their self-titled debut album. Fuelled by singles such as the boisterous 'Try Honesty,' the album led to the band’s widespread success in Canada (where it went 3x Platinum) and Europe, while also kick-starting the birth of an intensely loyal fan following in the U.S. Over the course of the next two years, Billy Talent toured the globe repeatedly, sharing stages with heroes like Jane’s Addiction and Buzzcocks. In addition, the band received a variety of honors, including three MuchMusic Video Awards, three Juno Awards, and a CASBY Award.

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Billy Talent - BILLY TALENT II
Complete Tracklisting

1. Devil In A Midnight Mass
2. Red Flag
3. This Suffering
4. Worker Bees
5. Pins And Needles
6. Fallen Leaves
7. Where Is The Line
8. Covered In Cowardice
9. Surrender
10. In The Fall
11. Perfect World
12. Sympathy
13. Burn The Evidence

Produced by Gavin Brown * Co-Produced by Ian D’Sa
Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge

BILLY TALENT
Summer 2006 - All Dates w/Vans Warped Tour

JULY
22 - Salt Lake City, UT - Utah State Fair Park
23 - Denver, CO - Invesco Field
25 - St. Louis, MO - UMB Bank Pavilion
26 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
27 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion
28 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
29 - Detroit, MI - Comerica Lot
30 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

AUGUST
1 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake PAC
2 - Fitchburg, MA - Fitchburg Airport
3 - Philadelphia, PA - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
4 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion
5 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
6 - Old Bridge, NJ - Englishtown Raceway
8 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot
9 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot
10 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion @ Stone Ridge
11 - Cleveland, OH - Tower City Amphitheatre
12 - Barrie, ONT - Park Place
13 - Montreal, QC - Park Jean Drapeau