The foursome will join pop-punk Avril Lavigne for the east coast swing of her Best Damn Tour.
The band, including vocalist and guitarist Alex Norman, guitarist Will Marr, bassist John Doherty and drummer and singer Swav Piorkowski, will replace Boys Like Girls on the tour. The guys will join Lavigne for the Aug. 6 show at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto and will play six dates, finishing up on Aug. 13 at the Mile One Centre in St. John's Newfoundland.
The band received several nominations for the recently-held 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards and also rocked the crowd with a live, rooftop performance.
Last summer, the FIFA U-20 World Cup Soccer tournament used illScarlett's single Who's Got It as the official song of the games. The band also had an opportunity to perform the song at the tournament's opening game half-time ceremonies and performed as part of the Virgin Festival in Vancouver last summer.
For more information, or to hear the music, visit www.myspace.com/illscarlett.
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