The beauty of a band like Motion City Soundtrack is that not only are they awesome musicians, but they’re also amazing people that are really supportive of music and the scene. They’ve done everything from intimate solo sets dictated by Twitter followers to big 3-night performances to play all their material. They just announced their latest endeavour, the first ever Popsickle Festival, which supports up-and-coming national bands and bands from their Minnesota home. 
Popsickle Festival is a fest comprised of bands of a variety of genres. Motion City Soundtrack headlines and is joined by Minus the Bear, Foxy Shazam, Gold Motel and many others. It’s inspired by the early 90s version of Lollapalooza.
The festival is December 18 at Minneapolis’ First Avenue and 7th Street Entry. It’s all ages and tickets go onsale Saturday, November 13 at noon on Ticketmaster. The first 100 tickets will be priced at $12.50. All others will be $22.50.
Motion City Soundtrack is currently out on a co-headlining tour of the US with Say Anything, with Saves The Day supporting.The remaining tour dates are below:
Nov. 9th Nokia Theatre New York, NY
10th Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA
12th Sonar Baltimore, MD
13th Amos’ Southend Music Hall Charlotte, NC
14th Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
16th Revolution Ft. Lauderdale, FL
17th House of Blues Orlando, FL
19th The Palladium Ballroom Dallas, TX
20th Warehouse Live Houston, TX
21st Stubb’s BBQ Austin, TX
