Paramore Scores Gold With “The Final RIOT!”; CD/DVD Set Is Certified by the RIAA as Punk-Pop Sensations Begin Recording Follow-Up to 2007′s Platinum Breakthrough, “RIOT!”; Nashville-Based Band to Spend Summer Supporting No Doubt on Eagerly Awaited Tour

NEW YORK, NEW YORK–(Marketwire) – Fueled By Ramen recording group Paramore’s 2008 DVD, “The Final RIOT!,” has been certified gold by the RIAA for U.S. sales in excess of 50,000. Filmed and recorded during the band’s blockbuster 2008 summer tour, the CD/DVD set features ebullient live renditions of hits such as “Misery Business” and “That’s What You Get,” alongside the exclusive documentary feature, “40 Days of RIOT!” The live performance was directed by Michael Thelin and mixed by Jeff Juliano while the documentary was directed by Brandon Chesbro.

The news comes just as Paramore has begun sessions for their hugely anticipated follow-up to 2007′s RIAA platinum-certified second album, “RIOT!” The Nashville-based band is currently hard at work in a Los Angeles studio with famed producer Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Kid Rock, My Chemical Romance) behind the board. The as-yet-untitled album will be available later this year.

Paramore will road test some of their new material as the main support act on No Doubt’s eagerly awaited reunion tour. The dates kick off with Tiger Jam XII, the annual charity event benefitting the Tiger Woods Foundation as well as other Las Vegas-based charities, set for May 16th at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Events Center. The North American trek will then criss-cross the continent through a three-night tour finale at Irvine, California’s Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on July 31st, August 1st, and August 2nd (see below itinerary).

In other news, an acoustic rendition of Paramore’s RIAA gold-certified hit single, “Decode,” is among the bonus tracks featured on Chop Shop/Atlantic’s newly released deluxe two-disc version of “TWILIGHT–ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK.” The special CD/DVD edition of the RIAA platinum-certified musical companion to the blockbuster Summit Entertainment film includes an exclusive interview with Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams, as well as the “Decode” companion video and a behind-the-scenes documentary. The deluxe edition of “TWILIGHT–ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK” is in stores now.

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(TOUR ITINERARY BELOW)

PARAMORE
On Tour 2009
All Dates w/No Doubt

MAY
16 Las Vegas, NV Tiger Jam XII – Mandalay Bay Events Center
19 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
20 Bakersfield, CA Rabobank Arena
22 San Diego, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
23 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
25 Salt Lake City, UT The E Center
27 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
28 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
30 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
31 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

JUNE
2 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
3 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
5 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre
6 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
8 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
10 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
11 Philadelphia, PA Susquehanna Bank Center
13 Pittsburgh, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion
14 Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion
16 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
17 Montreal, QC Centre Bell
19 Darien Center, NY Performing Arts Center
20 Boston, MA Comcast Center
22 Verona, NY Turning Stone Resort & Casino
24 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
26 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
27 Wantagh, NY Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
29 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
30 London, ON John Labatt Centre

JULY
2 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest – Marcus Amphitheater
3 Detroit, MI Palace Of Auburn Hills
5 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
6 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
8 St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
10 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
11 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
13 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
15 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
16 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
18 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place
19 Seattle, WA White River Amphitheatre
21 Concord, CA Sleep Train Pavilion
22 Universal City, CA Gibson Amphitheatre
24 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
25 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
27 Universal City, CA Gibson Amphitheatre
28 Universal City, CA Gibson Amphitheatre
31 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

AUGUST
1 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
2 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre