Avicii House for Hunger Tour

For anyone who hasn’t yet experienced the multiple Levels of Grammy-nominated, Swedish superstar remixer/producer/DJ, Avicii, real name Tim Bergling, January will be your chance after yesterday’s announcement of his 27-day, 26 stop House for Hunger Tour. But euphoric beats won’t be the only thing that he’ll be contributing to the masses. According to the press release, Avicii, who received a Best Dance Recording Grammy nomination for “Sunshine,” a track that he co-produced with David Guetta, will, “...donate $1 million dollars in gig fees personally received from the tour to Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization comprised of more than 200 member food banks across the country.” Creating a tour around an actual cause is seen as a maverick move for the EDM industry. In the release, Arash “Ash” Pournouri, Avicii’s manager, had this to say, "This is the first time in electronic music history that someone is stepping up in such a massive way to engage fans in a movement to give back in their communities...I felt it was time to turn a corner and tear down the negative stereotypes of drugs and reckless partying often associated with the house/trance/dance music scene as it’s a far cry from what the reality of electronic music is today.” he concluded.

Avicii intends to use this tour as a vehicle, giving back in myriad ways. The press release details, “For me personally when I found out how widespread the hunger problem in the United States actually was it blew my mind...It feels right to kick off this movement of giving back in the US, seeing how many amazing experiences and opportunities America has given me over the past two years, as well as the support I've gotten from my fans here,” he added. The House for Hunger Tour will break even more boundaries for Avicii by taking him to a selection of brand new cities where for the first time, fans will be able to hear the newly released single “Le7els” which has been declared the “Tune of 2011″ by David Guetta in DJ Mag. To get a taste of this sweet Avicii pie, see the cities that he will be heading to below. After all, it’s for a good cause!

Tour Dates:

January 5: The Fillmore in Detroit, MI
January 6: Epic Nightclub in Minneapolis, MN
January 7: The Rave in Milwaukee, WI
January 8: Stage AE Amphitheater in Pittsburgh, PA
January 9: Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH
January 10: The Pageant in St. Louis, MO
January 12: The Midland Theatre in Kansas City, MO
January 13: Boulder Theater in Boulder, CO
January 14: Reno Downtown Ballroom in Reno, NV
January 15: (Day Show) University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ
January 15: (Night Show) Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, AZ
January 16: Austin Music Hall in Austin, TX
January 17: Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio, TX
January 18: Buchanan’s Event Center in El Paso, TX
January 19: Stereo Live in Houston, TX
January 20: The Palladium Ballroom in Dallas, TX
January 21: TBA
January 24: Orpheum Theatre in Madison, WI
January 25: Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA
January 26: Main Street Armory in Rochester, NY
January 27: University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL
January 28: Coliseum of Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico
January 29: Summit Series in Squaw Valley, CA
January 30: Ryan Center in Kingston, RI
January 31: Mullins Center in Amherst, MA