P.O.D. are in the finishing stages of their new album progress. The effort, which is titled The Awakening, is tentatively due in August. The band has also booked multiple summer dates to support the album.
Tour Dates:
6/14 — South Bend, Ind. — The Bear’s Big Growl 4
6/16 — Virginia Beach, Va. — Shakas
6/19 — Winchester, Va. — Blue Fox
6/20 — Syracuse, N.Y. — Oswego Events Center – WAQX Festival
6/21 — Huntington, N.Y. — Paramount
6/22 — Pittsburgh, Pa. — Altar Bar
6/24 — Ft Wayne, Ind. — Pierre’s
6/26 — Alix, Alberta — Tail Creek Mud & Music Festival
6/27 — Detroit, Mich. — Stars and Stripes
6/28 — Ringle, Wis. — Q&Z Expo Center
6/30 — Madison, Wis. — Barrymore Theatre
7/01 — Cedar Rapids, Iowa — Reverb
7/02 — Bloomington, Ill. — Castle Theatre
7/03 — Sault Saint Marie, Mich. — Kewadin Casino
7/04 — Waconia, Minn. — Carver County Fairgrounds – Taste of Minnesota
7/07 — Minot, N.D. — Original Bar and Nightclub
7/09 — Rockford, Ill. — District
7/10 — Lansing, Mich. — Common Ground Festival
7/11 — Green Bay, Wis. — Watering Hole
7/12 — Des Moines, Iowa — Val Air
7/14 — Nashville, Tenn. — Marathon Music Work
7/15 — Hammond, Ind. — Wolf Lake Park Pavilion
7/16 — St. Louis, Mo. — Pops
7/17 — Cleveland, Ohio — Odeon
7/18 — Lancaster, Ohio — Mickeys Outdoors
In other news, P.O.D. have posted some pictures of them hanging with Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit) and rapper Sick Jacken (Psycho Realm) in the studio. Fans are speculating that they will be featured as special guests on the new album.