May 11, 2000 – Co-headliners Staind and P.O.D. along with special guests DOPE and Crazy Town will launch MTV's first-ever "Return of the Rock Tour." Named after the popular MTV show, the tour will celebrate rock music and some of the newest bands out there during the month of June. MTV will partner with the hottest rock and alternative radio stations in each market to present the tour locally. The tour will launch June 14 in Kansas City, MO. Initial dates are as follows:

Date	City	Venue	Radio Partner
June 14	Kansas City, MO	Beaumont	KQRC
June 15	St. Louis, MO	Pop's	KPNT
June 17	Chicago, IL	House of Blues	WKQX
June 18	Minneapolis, MN	First Avenue	KXXR
June 20	Indianapolis, IN	Egyptian Room	WRZX
June 21	Cincinnati, OH	Bogart's	WEBN
June 22	Columbus, OH	Newport Music Hall	WAZU
June 23	Detroit, MI	Harpo's	WRIF
June 25	Worcester, MA	Palladium	WBCN
June 27	NYC, NY	Irving Plaza	WXRK
June 28	Washington, DC	9:30 Club	WHFS
June 29	Philadelphia, PA	Electric Factory	WYSP

Co-headliner P.O.D. is known for creating powerful rock music that fuses elements of hip hop, reggae, Latin music and other sounds. Formed in San Diego, the group focuses on positive messages in their music. Their Atlantic release, The Fundamental Elements of Southtown is certified gold with current track, "Southtown" garnering radio airplay.

Co-headliner Staind is currently enjoying a gold record for their first Elektra release, Dysfunction. The band, known for their exciting live performances, got their first big break when Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst caught their show and approached them about working together. Staind has enjoyed strong success with current single and video, "Home."

DOPE, the inflammatory New York City rockers with a 21st century edge, will perform songs from their Flip/Epic Records release, Felons and Revolutionaries, which has logged SoundScan sales in excess of 100,000. The band is intensifying their buzz via the presence of their "Everything Sucks" single and video and their explosive live performances.

The Hollywood-based group Crazy Town are fresh off successive tours with Methods Of Mayhem and the Red Hot Chili Peppers having released their debut Columbia CD, The Gift of Game, late last year. This seven-member band combines underground hip-hop linguistics and beats with slamming rock instrumentation.

In support of the tour, MTV and Roadrunner Records will release The Return of the Rock CD June 13. The compilation is a virtual who's who of rock music with tracks from Kid Rock, Korn, P.O.D., Staind, DOPE, Slipknot, Powerman 5000, Static-X and many others.