Boys Like Girls Back on the Road With Headline Dates in January & Slot on the Cartel Tour in February - March

Boys Like Girls Back on the Road With Headline Dates in January & Slot on the Cartel Tour in February - March

Emerging Boston Pop/Rock Band's Debut Album Spends 21 Weeks On Billboard Top New Artist "Heatseekers" Chart

NEW YORK, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The rapidly-rising young Boston pop/rock band Boys Like Girls -- Martin Johnson (vocals, guitar), Bryan Donahue (bass), John Keefe (drums), and Paul DiGiovanni (guitar) -- will go back on the road in January for a series of headline concerts before joining Cartel and Cobra Starship for a run of shows in February -- March (see full itinerary following).

The band is currently enjoying the success of its self-titled debut album. Produced by Matt Squire (Panic! At The Disco, Northstar, Hit The Lights), Boys Like Girls has spent 21 weeks on both the Billboard Heatseekers Top New Artist chart (peaking at #9) and the SoundScan Alternative New Artist Sales chart (peaking at #5).

Boys Like Girls has also been enjoying some incredible exposure online with more than 4.6 million total plays on the group's My Space page (myspace.com/boyslikegirls) where the band has logged more than 1.7 million profile views and is the site's #3 top-rated indie emo band. In addition, the band has been a Top 10 mainstay on Purevolume's Emo and Alternative artist charts since the album's release on August 22 on Red Ink/Columbia Records.

The Boys Like Girls video for "Hero/Heroine" has been viewed more than 2,388,926 on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bReVwemN5iE and currently holds five honors on the site:

#31 - Most Viewed (All Time) - Music - All
#26 - Most Viewed (All Time) - Music - English
#72 - Most Discussed (All Time) - Music - All
#32 - Most Discussed (All Time) - Music - English
#37 - Most Linked (All Time) - Music - All

In addition to the band's YouTube exposure, Boys Like Girls will offer fans the opportunity to catch the group on broadcast television in upcoming weeks. Boys Like Girls will be featured on an upcoming MTV News "You Hear It First" segment. The group recently lensed a new video in Los Angeles for "The Great Escape," the album's first single which is slated to impact radio in mid-March.

Boys Like Girls 2007 Winter Tour Dates

DATE CITY VENUE
Sat 1/20 Phoenix, AZ That One Place
Tue 1/23 McAllen, TX Nikkie Rowe VFW
Wed 1/24 San Antonio, TX Sanctuary
Thur 1/25 Little Rock, AL Juanita's Cantina Ballroom
Fri 1/26 Birmingham, AL Cave 9
Sat 1/27 Tallahassee, FL Big Daddy's
Sun 1/28 W. Palm Beach, FL Rays Downtown
Mon 1/29 Orlando, FL Backbooth
Tue 1/30 Gainesville, FL 1982 Bar
Wed 1/31 Jacksonville FL Fuel Coffeehouse
Thur 2/1 Augusta, GA Sector G

With Cartel and Cobra Starship:

Wed 2/7 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
Fri 2/9 New York, NY Nokia Theatre
Sat 2/10 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre
Sun 2/11 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
Mon 2/12 St. Louis, MO Mississippi Nights
Wed 2/14 New Orleans, LA The Parish
Thurs 2/15 Dallas, TX Gypsy Ballroom
Fri 2/16 Houston, TX Meridian
Sat 2/17 Austin, TX Emo's
Mon 2/19 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
Tue 2/20 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
Wed 2/21 San Diego, CA House of Blues
Fri 2/23 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
Sat 2/24 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
Sun 2/25 San Francisco, CA Slims
Mon 2/26 Sacramento, CA The Boardwalk
Tue 2/27 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
Wed 2/28 Seattle, WA El Corazon
Fri 3/2 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Theatre
Sat 3/3 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre
Sun 3/4 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
Tue 3/6 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Wed 3/7 Chicago, IL House of Blues
Thurs 3/8 Winona, MN St. Mary's University Gym
Fri 3/9 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club
Sat 3/10 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
Sun 3/11 Pontiac, MI Clutch Cargos
Tue 3/13 Williamsville, NY Infiniti
Wed 3/14 Toronto, ONT Phoenix Concert Theatre
Fri 3/16 Worcester, MA The Palladium
Sat 3/17 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
Sun 3/18 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Mon 3/19 Norfolk, VA Norva Theatre
Tue 3/20 Columbia, SC Headliners Live
Thurs 3/22 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing

Source: Columbia Records

CONTACT: National press: Maggie Wang of Columbia Records,
+1-212-833-8208, Maggie.Wang@sonybmg.com; or Tour press: Renee Pfefer of On
Tour PR, +1-914-273-0007, Renee@ontourpr.com

Web site: http://www.columbiarecords.com/
http://boyslikegirls.com/
http://myspace.com/boyslikegirls

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