MTV Partners With Fall Out Boy on a Comprehensive Launch Plan for the Band's New Album 'Infinity On High'

MTV Partners With Fall Out Boy on a Comprehensive Launch Plan for the Band's New Album 'Infinity On High'

Whirlwind Day-Long 'Infinity Flight 206 With Fall Out Boy' Multi-City Tour Will Celebrate Album Release

Fall Out Boy Also Kicks Off 'Spankin' New Music Week' on TRL

NEW YORK, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Harnessing the full promotional power of MTV and all its multiple platforms, MTV and Fall Out Boy have partnered to celebrate the release of the band's newest CD, Infinity On High across MTV, MTV2, mtvU, MTV.com and Urge.

In order to help kick off Fall Out Boy's highly-anticipated CD, MTV's "Infinity Flight 206 With Fall Out Boy" tour takes the band to three cities in less than 24 hours on Tuesday, February 6th, treating fans to a whirlwind set of exclusive performances in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. First stop of the tour begins in New York City where Fall Out Boy will visit the MTV Times Square studios kicking off "Spankin' New Music Week: A-List Playlists" with a "TRL" take-over. The band will host the hour-long program, provide their top 10-video countdown and perform two live songs exclusively for an audience filled with their biggest fans. The band will then say goodbye to the "city that never sleeps," hop on the "Infinity Flight 206" jet and make their way to Chicago, where they will treat their hometown fans to a late-afternoon homecoming performance at the House of Blues. The day long non-stop extravaganza ends in Los Angeles with a show-stopping performance from the rooftop of a building in downtown LA. Fans that can't make the events in person will be treated to three on-air "check-ins" from the tour throughout the day.

"We are so excited that MTV is partnering with us for this amazing event, which allows us to reach so many fans on release day for free," said band member, Pete Wentz. "I hope all our fans come out to be part of this."

Tickets to see Fall Out Boy will be available to win through Falloutboy.mtv.com and the following radio stations: New York: Z-100 (100.3FM), Chicago: Q-101 (101.1FM) and KISS (103.5 FM) and Los Angeles: KIIS FM (102.7), KROQ (106.7) and KHTS (Channel 933).

Also, MTV News will travel to all three destinations with the band and will have an all-access pass to capture the excitement of each location as well as behind-the-scenes moments on the jet while the band is in route to each city. In addition, there will be updated news reports and photos throughout the day on MTV.com. Viewers can also tune-in to a MTV News produced wrap up story on the tour during "TRL's" Wednesday, February 7 show airing at 3:30pm.

Fall Out Boy will also be featured in the premiere episode of "MTV Live" which will highlight live artist performances from some of the biggest names in music. The monthly series will be recorded in front of a live audience at the Hard Rock Cafe NY in Times Square and will be presented as a multi-platform program across MTV, MTV2, mtvU, MTV Tr3s, MTV.com and on MTV Mobile on V CAST. "MTV Live" will be powered by Verizon Wireless. Fans can catch "MTV Live" featuring Fall Out Boy on MTV on February 6 at 11:30pm ET with a commercial free performance.

MTV.com will launch www.falloutboy.mtv.com which will feature the exclusive performance from TRL. Fans will also have access to all of their music videos as part of the "Fall Out Boy Video Frenzy" show. Additionally, a lucky Fall Out Boy fan will win the opportunity of a lifetime, a chance to spend the entire day with their favorite band. The winner and a guest will fly on the private MTV jet with the band to all three cities. Info for "MTV's Infinity Flight 206 With Fall Out Boy" contest can be found at www.mtvflight206.com.

Segments from MTV's "Infinity Flight 206 Tour With Fall Out Boy" will air on MTV2 during MTV2 Rock Saturday on February 10 and Fall Out Boy's TRL performance will be featured on MTV Tr3s within "Mi TRL."

Beginning Monday, February 5, and lasting all week, catch Fall Out Boy on mtvU.com as "House Band," where fans will have access to behind-the-scenes interviews, exclusive live performances and music videos. On February 6, Fall Out Boy gets a "Backstage Pass," sitting down to answer burning questions submitted by college students via mtvU.com. In addition, they will host "Dean's List," counting down their top ten favorite videos.

MTV has been a major supporter of Fall Out Boy since the release of their 2003 album, Take This To Your Grave. In 2004, the college crowd honored the band with an mtvU Streaming Woodie award, given to the band with the most downloads or streams on mtvU.com. In 2005, Fall Out Boy were voted one of MTV's "Bands To Watch" and followed that accolade with performances on MTV's Spring Break, the VMA Pre-Show (where album sales of their album From Under The Cork Tree jumped 9%), TRL and MTV's annual New Year's Eve show. The band has also found success on MTV2 winning the 2005 MTV2 Video Music Award, MTV2 also sponsored the bands the band's "Spring 2006 Black Clouds and Underdogs Tour." In addition, their video "Dance, Dance" garnered the band two "2006 Video Music Awards" Moonmen for "Best Group Video" and " Viewer's Choice Award" respectively.

"MTV Live" is sponsored by Verizon Wireless.

MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:VIA.B), is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. MTV Networks, with more than 130 channels worldwide, owns and operates the following television programming services - MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION, MTV2, VH1, mtvU, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND, SPIKE TV, CMT, NOGGIN, VH1 CLASSIC, LOGO, MTVN INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a package of 13 digital services, all of which are trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks connects with its audiences through its robust consumer products businesses and its more than 200 interactive properties worldwide, including online, broadband, wireless and interactive television services. The network also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide.

Source: MTV

CONTACT: For MTV: Melissa Barreto, melissa.barreto@mtvstaff.com, +1-212-
846-7226; For Fall Out Boy: Karen Wiessen, of Island Def Jam,
Karen.wiessen@umusic.com, +1-212-603-3950

Web site: http://www.mtv.com/
http://www.falloutboy.mtv.com/
http://www.mtvflight206.com/

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