BEAUTIFUL FREAKS: Hot Chelle Rae, Cady Groves, Electric Touch, Action Item

American Music Awards Best New Artist winners HOT CHELLE RAE {Ryan Follesé (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Nash Overstreet (lead guitar, backing vocals), Ian Keaggy (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Jamie Follesé (drums)} are getting ready to circumnavigate the U.S. on their BEAUTIFUL FREAKS headlining tour.

Openers for the first peg leg of dates, beginning February 14, are Oklahoman sassypants CADY GROVES and Austin, TX rockers ELECTRIC TOUCH whom also open some shows for EVANESCENCE (Jan 13-21).

On March 2, HCR will head Down Under for a perch in Perth on a string of arena shows with Nashville gal pal TAYLOR SWIFT whom brought the band on stage during her Staples Center LA show last summer to sing their hit single Tonight Tonight.



Second limb of the two-legged Beautiful Freak will see ACTION ITEM replace Ms Groves whom will embark on promo for her debut album on RCA.

HOT CHELLE RAE
BEAUTIFUL FREAKS TOUR
02/10/2012 - Metarie, LA Festival Plaza, Jefferson Parish
02/11/2012 - Galveston, TX Mardi Gras
02/12/2012 - San Antonio, TX AT&T Center, Stock Show & Rodeo

HOT CHELLE RAE
BEAUTIFUL FREAKS TOUR
w/ CADY GROVES & ELECTRIC TOUCH
02/14/2012 - Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
02/15/2012 - Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
02/17/2012 - Vancouver, BC Venue
02/18/2012 - Seattle, WA Showbox Sodo
02/20/2012 - San Francisco, CA Slim's
02/22/2012 - Anaheim, CA House of Blues
02/23/2012 - San Diego, CA House of Blues
02/24/2012 - Indio, CA Riverside County Fair
02/25/2012 - Los Angeles The Roxy Theatre

HOT CHELLE RAE (opening for TAYLOR SWIFT)
03/02/2012 - Perth, Australia Burswood Dome (with Taylor Swift)
03/04/2012 - Adelaide, Australia Entertainment Centre (with Taylor Swift)
03/06/2012 - Brisbane, Australia Entertainment Centre (with Taylor Swift)
03/07/2012 - Brisbane, Australia Entertainment Centre (with Taylor Swift)
03/09/2012 - Sydney, Australia Acer Arena (with Taylor Swift)
03/10/2012 - Sydney, Australia Acer Arena (with Taylor Swift)
03/12/2012 - Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena (with Taylor Swift)
03/13/2012 - Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena (with Taylor Swift)
03/14/2012 - Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena (with Taylor Swift)
03/16/2012 - Auckland, New Zealand Vector Arena (with Taylor Swift)
03/17/2012 - Auckland, New Zealand Vector Arena (with Taylor Swift)
03/18/2012 - Auckland, New Zealand Vector Arena (with Taylor Swift)

HOT CHELLE RAE
BEAUTIFUL FREAKS TOUR
w/ CADY GROVES & ELECTRIC TOUCH
03/24/2012 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
03/25/2012 - Tampa, FL State Theatre
03/26/2012 - Jacksonville, FL Freebird
03/28/2012 - Dallas, TX House of Blues
03/29/2012 - Austin, TX La Zona Rosa

HOT CHELLE RAE
BEAUTIFUL FREAKS TOUR
w/ ACTION ITEM & ELECTRIC TOUCH
04/10/2012 - Charlotte, NC Amos' Southend
04/11/2012 - Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
04/12/2012 - New York, NY Irving Plaza
04/13/2012 - Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
04/14/2012 - Philadelphia, PA TLA (Theatre of Living Arts)
04/16/2012 - Toronto, ON The Opera House
04/18/2012 - Cleveland, OH House of Blues
04/21/2012 - Chicago, IL House of Blues
04/22/2012 - Milwaukee, WI The Rave II
04/23/2012 - Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
04/25/2012 - Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection
04/26/2012 - Detroit, MI The Crofoot
04/28/2012 - Elkins, WV Davis & Elkins College (Deja Vu Fest)
04/29/2012 - Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
05/01/2012 - Kansas City, MO The Midland by AMC
05/02/2012 - Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
05/03/2012 - St. Louis, MO Plush
05/04/2012 - Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom
05/05/2012 - Atlanta, GA Center Stage