Pop punks Waterparks to release debut full-length later this year
Houston pop punks Waterparks are in Los Angeles recording their debut full-length with Benji Madden (Good Charlotte, 5 Seconds of Summer) and Courtney Ballard (5 Seconds of Summer, All Time Low).
Read more: Waterparks premiere live music video for “No Capes”—watch
Madden and Ballard also produced the band's latest EP, Cluster. The new album is expected to be released in late 2016.
“We are making our first album right now. Holy shit. That's a real thing,” says frontman Awsten Knight. “We considered a lot of options regarding who we wanted to record the album with, but making Cluster was such a good experience that this easily made the most sense. We honestly don't trust anyone more than Courtney and Benji to help bring these songs to life. Plus they just bought Will Smith's studio where Rhianna and Justin Bieber have made some crazy albums so that's sick. No pressure, right?”
Over the past year, the band, who signed to Equal Vision Records, partnered with MDDN co., released a new EP and embarked on their first ever full US tour supporting Never Shout Never. They also premiered their live music video today for “Capes” on AltPress.com.
“This year we did our first tour ever, played a bunch of sick sold out shows with Good Charlotte, left the country for the first time ever to play festivals and headline our own show and landed the cover of AP when we don't even have an album out yet. What the fuck? I couldn't have imagined this year going anywhere even close to this,” Knight shares. “This time last year…we didn't have anything like this at all. Sorry to get all feelingsy, but we feel stupid lucky and we're super thankful for everything that's happened this year. I can't wait for y'all to hear the album.”
You can catch Waterparks this summer on Warped Tour. Buy AP's annual Warped Tour Special issue featuring Waterparks now!
TOUR DATES
2016 Vans Warped Tour
Jun 24 Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion
Jun 25 San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
Jun 26 Houston, TX @ NRG Park Main St Yellow Lot
Jun 27 New Orleans, LA @ Mardi Gras World
Jun 29 Nashville, TN @ The Fairgrounds
Jun 30 Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
Jul 01 St. Petersburg, FL @ Vinoy Park
Jul 02 Orlando, FL @ Tinker Field
Jul 03 West Palm Beach, FL @ S. Florida Fairgrounds
Jul 05 Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
Jul 06 Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Jul 07 Syracuse, NY @ Lakeview Amphitheater
Jul 08 Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion
Jul 09 Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Jul 10 Hartford, CT @ XFINITY Theatre
Jul 11 Scranton, PA @ The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
Jul 13 Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
Jul 14 Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Jul 15 Pittsburgh, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion
Jul 16 Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Jul 17 Holmdel, NJ @ P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
Jul 19 Noblesville, IN @ Klipsch Music Center
Jul 20 Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
Jul 21 Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
Jul 22 Auburn Hills, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
Jul 23 Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Jul 24 Shakopee, MN @ Canterbury Park
Jul 26 Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheatre
Jul 27 Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Jul 28 Bonner Springs, KS @ Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
Jul 30 Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah State Fairpark
Jul 31 Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center Arena Lot
Aug 01 Albuquerque, NM @ Balloon Fiesta Park
Aug 02 Phoenix, AZ @ Phoenix Event Complex
Aug 05 San Diego, CA @ Qualcomm Stadium at Jack Murphy Field
Aug 06 Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
Aug 07 Pomona, CA @ Pomona Fairplex
Aug 09 Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Aug 11 Nampa, ID @ Ford Amphitheater
Aug 12 Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheater
Aug 13 Portland, OR @ Portland Expo Center
Waterparks – UK
Aug 26 Leeds, UK @ Bramham Park
Aug 28 Reading, UK @ Richfield Avenue
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