TAKOTA begin UK tour with Plain White T's on MONDAY !!!
 

Orange County epic-rockers TAKOTA have just touched down in the UK to prepare themselves for their tour with fellow rockers Plain White T's which kicks off in Liverpool on MONDAY !!

The fivesome, comprising ex-members of Reel Big Fish, Spindle & Varota, enjoyed huge critical acclaim for their last album, 'The Ivory Tower' (produced by Brandon Saller of Atreyu) released last year on Ares/Revelation Records.

Having recently signed to Island records, they'll be releasing new material very soon !!!

Catch the guys live at one of the following:

Mon 27-Aug Liverpool Academy
Tue 28-Aug Glasgow King Tuts
Wed 29-Aug Newcastle Academy 2
Fri 31-Aug Manchester Academy
Sat 01-Sep Birmingham Academy 2
Sun 02-Sep Cardiff Barfly
Tue 04-Sep Leeds Cockpit
Wed 05-Sep Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
Thur 06-Sep Reading Fez Club
Fri 07-Sep London Kings College

*'The Ivory Tower' was produced by Brandon Saller of Atreyu... Takota marks Brandon's debut as a producer

*Brandon Saller adds guest vocals to 'City Drugs' (track 4 on 'The Ivory Tower')

*'The Ivory Tower' was engineered / Mixed by E (Thrice, Atreyu, All, Bad Brains)

*Takota's drummer was formerly in Reel Big Fish

*Takota's singer Grant Arnow received a Bachelor's Degree in Classical (operatic) voice

*Takota's guitarist Andy Lara has played in previous bands with Dan Jacobs (guitarist for Atreyu), Marc McKnight (bassist for Atreyu) and Brandon Saller (drummer for Atreyu)

*Takota has toured with Bullets and Octane, Further Seems Forever, Rooney, Number One Gun, Your Enemy's Friends, Bleed The Dream, Augustana

*Takota has more than 77,000 Myspace friends

*Takota has been called 'A Band To Watch In 2006' by The Los Angeles Times

*The video for 'Carpark Conversation' was directed by Mike Wildt, who had previously worked with Atreyu and Haste the Day