September 18, 2002 — Reel Big Fish are going back out on the road after a successful summer on the main stage of the Warped Tour. Their upcoming fall headlining tour will allow fans to enjoy Reel Big Fish performing a longer set of songs as well as the new material from their latest release Cheer Up.

The tour begins on September 20th in Portland, OR and will run through late October (see below for full itinerary.) Openers include Pop-punk upstarts the Starting Line and the Kicks (formerly known as Ashtray Babyhead.)

Released June 25th Cheer Up entered the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart at #115 selling almost 11,000 units in its first week and has been selling steadily since.

Cheer Up is proving to be a favorite on college campuses around the country, remaining in the Top 25 Charts for over eight weeks and counting. Over the past 8 weeks Cheer Up has been the #4 Most Added CD at College Radio (71 stations). "Where Have You Been" the first single from Cheer Up features a video directed by Randy Hackett.

Reel Big Fish Fall 2002 Tour Dates:

September 20 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
September 21 Seattle, WA The Showbox
September 22 Eugene, OR WOW Hall
September 23 Palo Alto, CA Icon Nightclub
September 24 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst
September 25 Chico, CA Brick Works
September 26 Los Angeles, CA The Palace
September 27 Sparks, NV New Oasis
September 28 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fair Park
September 29 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
October 1 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
October 2 Cleveland, OH The Odeon
October 3 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s
October 4 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
October 5 Elon College, NC Whitney Auditorium
October 7 Minneapolis, MN Quest Club
October 8 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
October 9 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
October 10 Pontiac, MI Clutch Cargo’s
October 11 Peoria, IL Madison Theatre
October 12 Columbia, MO Blue Note
October 14 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall
October 15 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre
October 16 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
October 17 Boston, MA Avalon Ballroom
October 19 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
October 20 Providence, RI Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
October 23 New York, NY Irving Plaza

Reel Big Fish are: Tyler Jones (trumpet), Matt Wong (bass), Aaron Barrett (vocals, guitar), Scott Klopfenstein (trumpet, guitar, vocals), Dan Regan (trombone), Carlos de la Garza (drums).