Under the Sun Tour 2013 Dates Announced: Mark McGrath's 90's Nostalgia Concert Unites Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms, Smashmouth, Vertical Horizon, Fastball

In the latest "90's nostalgia" concert, "Under the Sun Tour" 2013, Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray recently announced the majority of the upcoming dates for the summer tour featuring iconic bands from the 1990's: Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms, Smashmouth, Vertical Horizon & Fastball!

The Sugar Ray frontman decided to launch his own flashback concert after touring with fellow '90s pop/rock bands Everclear, Gin Blossoms, Lit and Marcy Playground during Summerland concert last summer.

"It was great, and it proved to me there's a market for this kind of thing. We weren't reinventing the wheel. Every decade has their tours. There's the Sixties, the Seventies, the Eighties. . . But nobody had done the Nineties yet, so Art Alexakis [of Everclear] and I kinda got together and did it. I'm looking forward to doing it again."

This time around, McGrath swapped the "Father of Mine" hit producers Everclear, "Sex and Candy" crooners Marcy Playground, and "My own Worst Enemy" musicians Lit for the "All Star" singers of Smashmouth, "Everything You Want" makers Vertical Horizon, and the "Wrong Way" band Fastball. Sticking with the "Hey Jealousy" singers of Gin Blossoms, this lineup for "Under the Sun" proves to just as awesome this summer.

"Again, we all have a ton of hits. You're going to hear them from top to bottom, quick changeovers. We proved last time this will work. I'm ready to do this for the rest of my life." McGrath tells Rolling Stone.

The Sugar Ray singer also admits to Rolling Stone that he didn't exactly see "eye to eye" with Everclear's Art Alexakis on their last tour together, so he decided to "Fly" away with Sugar Ray on his new tour.

"Unfortunately, Art and I have different ideas about what the tour is about. He's doing his own thing now, and I put together a tour called Under the Sun. It carries out a similar vibe. If you had a hit in the Nineties, you are welcome to play it."

Mark lost the other two band members of Sugar Ray when they quit back in 2011, but he continues to use the 'Sugar Ray' name as he continues on solo.

"I get called Sugar Ray all day long. We worked hard on that name. I'm Sugar Ray no matter what happens. It's something I'm proud of, so I'm fighting hard to keep the name. I think it's something that I'm entitled to. I came up with the name. I'm the voice, the face. It's something we're working on and I think we'll come up with a good resolution."

As McGrath shares in the announcement video below, you can check out about 70% of the dates for "Under The Sun 2013":

Under The Sun 2013 Tour Dates:

7/4/2013 El Paso, TX Socorro Entertainment Center
7/5/2013 TBA TBA
7/6/2013 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay - The Beach
7/7/2013 San Diego, CA Humphreys
7/10/2013 Livermore, CA Wente Winery
7/11/2013 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery
7/12/2013 Lincoln, CA Thunder Valley Casino
7/13/2013 Los Angelas, CA The Greek Theatre
7/14/2013 Tucson, AZ Ava Amphitheatre
7/16/2013 Sandy, UT Sandy Ampitheatre
7/17/2013 Loveland, CO Thunder Mountain Ampitheatre
7/19/2013 Council Bluffs, IA Harrah's Council Bluffs
7/20/2013 Highland Park, IL Ravinia Festival
7/21/2013 Clarkson, MI DTE Energy
7/24/2013 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
7/25/2013 Cincinnati, OH Horseshoe Casino - The Plaza
7/26/2013 Columbus, OH The LC Pavilion
7/27/2013 Canadaigua, NY Constellation Brands
7/28/2013 TBA TBA
7/30/2013 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino
7/31/2013 Hyannis Port, MA Melody Tent
8/1/2013 Huntington, NY The Paramount
8/2/2013 TBA TBA
8/3/2013 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory Outdoors
8/4/2013 Newport, RI Newport Yachting Center
8/6/2013 Vienna, VA Wolftrap
8/7/2013 Glen Allen, VA Innsbrook Pavilion
8/8/2013 Greensboro, NC White Oak, Amphitheatre
8/9/2013 TBA TBA
8/10/2013 Atlanta, FL Chastain
8/11/2013 TBA TBA
8/13/2013 TBA TBA
8/14/2013 TBA TBA
8/16/2013 TBA TBA
8/17/2013 TBA TBA
8/18/2013 TBA TBA

There's no telling "When it's Over" for Sugar Ray and the rest of the nostalgic bands from the decade who '90s kids just can't seem to stop listening to. If you missed Summerland last summer, be sure to catch "Under the Sun" this summer in 2013. Stay tuned for the rest of the dates and locations...