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The Architects have announced another cross country trek in support of their fourth album The Hard Way (Skeleton Crew). This time, the boys will be touring with Flogging Molly and Frank Turner.

The Architects 2010 US Tour Dates:
February 9 – HOUSE OF BLUES Dallas, TX
February 10 – HOUSE OF BLUES Houston, TX
February 12 – MINGLEWOOD HALL Memphis, TN
February 13 – TABERNACLE Atlanta, GA
February 14 – THE RITZ YBOR Tampa, FL
February 16 – HOUSE OF BLUES Orlando, FL
February 17 – HOUSE OF BLUES Orlando, FL
February 18 – THE MUSIC FARM Charleston, SC
February 19 – THE FILLMORE Charlotte, NC
February 20 – HOUSE OF BLUES Myrtle Beach, SC
February 22 – THE NORVA Norfolk, VA
February 23 – RAMS HEAD LIVE Baltimore, MD
February 25 – WEBSTER THEATRE Hartford, CT
February 26 – ELECTRIC FACTORY Philadelphia, PA
February 27 – HOUSE OF BLUES Boston, MA
February 28 – MAIN STREET ARMORY Rochester, NY
March 2 – HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM New York, NY
March 4 – LC PAVILION Columbus, OH
March 5 – HOUSE OF BLUES Cleveland, OH
March 6 – THE FILLMORE Detroit, MI
March 8 – EGYPTIAN ROOM Indianapolis, IN
March 9 – BOGARTS Cincinnati, OH
March 10 – THE PAGEANT St. Louis, MO
March 12 – EAGLES CLUB Milwaukee, WI
March 13 – ARAGON BALLROOM Chicago, IL
March 14 – UPTOWN THEATRE Kansas City, MO
March 15 – CAIN’S BALLROOM Tulsa, OK

Architects announce a slew of new 2010 tour dates, including a direct support slot for Underoath’s European tour in March and April. In addition, Architects will take part of the Soundwave Festival in Australia and tour with A Day To Remember in the UK.

Architects with Underoath tour dates:
17.03.2010 (NL) Amsterdam – Melkweg
18.03.2010 (B) Brussels – VK Club
19.03.2010 (D) Berlin – Lido
21.03.2010 (DK) Copenhagen – Pumphuset
22.03.2010 (SE) Lund (Malmo) – Mejeriet
24.03.2010 (SE) Stockholm – Arenan
26.03.2010 (SF) Helsinki – Tavastia
31.03.2010 (CZ) Prague – Lucerna Music Bar
01.04.2010 (A) Vienna – Arena
02.04.2010 (CH) Chemnitz – Talschock
03.04.2010 (D) Munich – Ampere
04.04.2010 (I) Cesena – Vidia Club
05.04.2010 (I) Rome – Blackout Club
06.04.2010 (I) Milan – Alcatraz Club

Architects with the Soundwave Festival in Australia:
20.02.2010 Brisbane – RNA Showground
21.02.2010 Sydney – Eastern Creek Raceway
26.02.2010 Melbourne – Showgrounds (sold out!)
27.02.2010 Adelaide – Bonython Park
01.03.2010 Perth – Steel Blue Oval

Architects supporting A Day To Remember:
09.03.2010 (UK) Newcastle – O2 Academy 2
10.03.2010 (UK) Glasgow – ABC
11.03.2010 (UK) Manchester – Academy
12.03.2010 (UK) London – HMV Forum
13.03.2010 (UK) Bristol – Uni Anson Rooms
14.03.2010 (UK) Birmingham – O2 Academy 2

Architects has been announced as the opener for A Day To Remember UK tour in March 2010.  Parkway Drive are rumored for the second support slot.  Dates below.

March 9 – Newcastle O2 Academy 2
March 10 – Glasgow Garage
March 11 – Manchester Academy 2
March 12 – London HMV Forum
March 13 – Bristol Anson Rooms
March 14 – Birmingham O2 Academy 2

Architects guitarist Tom Searle favorite albums of 2009:

Mastodon – Crack The Skye
Sights and Sounds – Monolith
Mew – No More Stories are Told Today, I’m Sorry, They Washed Away
Polar Bear Club – Chasing Hamburg
The Ghost Of A Thousand – New Hopes, New Demonstrations
Converge – Axe To Fall
August Burns Red – Constellations
Defeater – Travels
Every Time I Die – New Junk Aesthetic
The Mars Volta – Octahedron

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