Take Action 2010
If the recent, devastating earthquake in Haiti has shown us anything, it's that Americans can step up and make a difference for a worthy cause. What’s heart-breaking is that it takes these catastrophic events to get people involved when thousands of other, equally important charitable organizations, are working hard day-in and day-out just to get a thousandth of the recognition and support that Haiti Relief has received. Enter the Take Action tour and compilation album. This annual series focuses a charity spotlight on one of these less prominent, but life saving organizations. With the support of countless corporate sponsors, bands and venues, Sub City has helped raise over 1.5 million dollars for various charities since Take Action was founded in 1999.
This year's spotlight focuses on Driving For Donors; the brainchild of 14-year-old Patrick Pedraja who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at age 10. The cure for this type of cancer comes in the form of bone marrow transplants; a procedure so difficult to successfully complete that just forty years ago there was a zero percent survival rate for this disease. However, because of the advancements in bone marrow transplants and the ability to quickly and successfully find matching donors, the survival rate in recent years has jumped to between 20-75%. Driving For Donors’ mission is to sign people up for the National Marrow Registry to help find these life saving bone marrow matches for people in need of transplants. Since the charity started back in 2007, Driving For Donors has registered over 22,000 donors and saved 24 lives.
How can you help? By listening to music! Releasing on February 9th via Sub City Records, you can pick up the new Take Action Tour Compilation Volume 9. Not only is this two-CD set packed with previously unreleased songs and remixed versions from bands like Taking Back Sunday, Cobra Starship, 3OH!3, A Rocket to the Moon, and more, but 5% of album sales are donated to Driving For Donors.
Additionally, you can see a handful of the Take Action bands live at any one of their 32 tour stops starting today and running through early March. 10% of the cost of all tickets sold will also be donated to further the cause started two years ago by Patrick Pedraja.
We invite you to participate each and every way that you can. Below are the links to pre-order the Take Action compilation album, or purchase tickets to any one of the tour dates listed. Because when it comes to saving lives, we all need to TAKE ACTION!
Take Action - Volume 9, A Compilation for Charity! | Pre-Order Now!
* Indicates an exclusive previously unreleased version
| DISC ONE | DISC TWO |
| 01. We the Kings – PSA* | 01. 3OH!3 – Don’t Trust Me (Casey Bates Remix)* |
| 02. We the Kings – The Middle (Acoustic)* | 02. Cobra Starship – Hot Mess (Innerpartysystem Remix)* |
| 03. Mayday Parade – The Silence (Hurley Studio Acoustic)* | 03. Let’s Get It – Maps (Joey Sturgis Remix)* |
| 04. There for Tomorrow – Backbone (Acoustic)* | 04. The Secret Handshake – TGIF |
| 05. A Rocket to the Moon – Fool Everyone* | 05. Lights – Saviour (Colin Munroe’s Unsung Mix) |
| 06. The Ready Set – Drain Notes* | 06. VersaEmerge – Whisperer (Brian Southall Remix)* |
| 07. We Are in the Crowd – Never Be What You Want | 07. Bring Me the Horizon – Sleep With One Eye Open (Tek One Remix)* |
| 08. Every Avenue – Picture Perfect | 08. August Burns Red – Indonesia (Alternate Version) |
| 09. The Bigger Lights – Queen of Broken Hearts | 09. eatmewhileimhot! – xXBurritoXx |
| 10. This Providence – Keeping on Without You | 10. I Set My Friends on Fire – Things That Rhyme with Orange |
| 11. The Friday Night Boys – Permanent Heartbreak (Acoustic)* | 11. Taking Back Sunday – Swing (Live at Dairy Studios, London ’09)* |
| 12. Anarbor – Passion for Publication (Acoustic)* | 12. All Time Low – Poison |
| 13. The Dangerous Summer – Surfaced (Acoustic)* | 13. The Downtown Fiction – I Just Wanna Run |
| 14. Hit the Lights – Liars and Cheats (Acoustic)* | 14. The Almost – Birmingham |
| 15. The Summer Set – Punch-Drunk Love (Acoustic)* | 15. Set Your Goals – The Lost Boys |
| 16. The Swellers – Feet First (Acoustic)* | 16. Take Notice – Northward Winds Were Bound to Happen |
| 17. Frank Turner – Rock and Roll Romance* | 17. Broadway Calls – Jump at Shadows |
| 18. Fake Problems – Mr. Rock & Roll (Acoustic)* |
Tour Dates | Get Tickets Now!
(w/ We The Kings, Mayday Parade, A Rocket To The Moon, There For Tomorrow, Call The Cops)
1/25/2010 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
1/26/2010 Nashville, TN – Rocketown
1/27/2010 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
1/28/2010 Chicago, IL – House of Blues
1/29/2010 St. Paul, MN – Station 4
1/30/2010 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave II
1/31/2010 Pontiac, MI – The Crofoot
2/01/2010 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
2/02/2010 Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
2/04/2010 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
2/05/2010 Hartford, CT – Webster Theater
2/06/2010 Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
2/07/2010 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts [Matinee Show]
2/08/2010 New York, NY – Highline Ballroom
2/09/2010 Baltimore, MD – Bourbon Street Ballroom
2/11/2010 Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
(w/ We The Kings, Mayday Parade, A Rocket To The Moon, There For Tomorrow, Stereo Skyline)
2/12/2010 St. Petersburg, FL – State Theatre
2/13/2010 Tallahassee, FL – Floyds Music Store
2/15/2010 Houston, TX – House of Blues Houston
2/16/2010 McAllen, TX – Las Palmas Event Center
2/17/2010 Austin, TX – Emo’s
2/19/2010 Tucson, AZ – The Rock
2/20/2010 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
2/21/2010 West Hollywood, CA House of Blues
2/22/2010 San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
2/23/2010 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
2/24/2010 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
2/26/2010 Murray, UT – Murray Theater
2/27/2010 Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
2/28/2010 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
3/01/2010 Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
3/02/2010 Dallas, TX – The Door
