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Fans who have been arguing for years that Jimmy Eat World's 'older records are better than the band's more recent stuff,' will finally have a chance to relive their past as the band is planning to play 1999's Clarity in its entirety on their upcoming Winter 2009 tour. Details.

Jimmy Eat World will hit the FUSE airwaves with an interview from Bamboozle on Steven's Untitled Rock Show.

airs next Weds, 05/14 at 4p EST/1p PST

Buzznet caught up with Jimmy Eat World at Bamboozle Left to discuss touring with Paramore, pirate ships and a past confrontation with someone in the mosh pit. Continue.

Head to iTunes to purchase the new video album Tempe Sessions. Featuring live, in-studio performances of songs from Chase This Light and exclusive interviews available with full album purchase, Tempe Sessions provides a unique look into the creative process behind the making of Chase This Light.

Download Jimmy Eat World's Tempe Sessions on

Hey guys!! Check out our tour dates to see if we'll be coming to your hometown!! For any more additional info, check out our official bandsite at www.jimmyeatworld.com!!


1/25/2008 Concert
Memphis, TN FedEx Forum

1/28/2008 Concert
Brussels, Belgium Ancienne Belgique
Anspachlaan 110 B-1000 Support: Sparkadia

1/29/2008 Concert
Koln, DEU Live Music Hall
Support: Sparkadia

1/30/2008 Concert
Hamburg, Germany Grosse Freiheit 36
Schmuckstr. 15 20359 Support: Sparkadia

1/31/2008 Concert
Berlin, Germany Huxley's
Support: Sparkadia

2/2/2008 Concert
Bielefeld, Germany, DEU Ringlokschuppen
Support: Sparkadia

2/3/2008 Concert
Copenhagen, DNK Vega
Support: Sparkadia

2/4/2008 Concert
Oslo, Norway Rockefeller Music Hall
Torggata 16 181 Support: Sparkadia

2/5/2008 Concert
Stockholm, Sweden Debaser
Support: Sparkadia

2/7/2008 Concert
Bremen, Germany Aladin
Hannoversche Strasse 9-11 28309 Support: Sparkadia


2/8/2008 Concert
Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso
Weteringschans 6 - 8 1017SG Support: Sparkadia

2/9/2008 Concert
Munich, Germany Muffathalle
Betriebsgmbh Lilienstr. 1 81669 Support: Sparkadia

2/10/2008 Concert
Vienna, Austria Gasometer
Support: Sparkadia

2/12/2008 Concert
Milan, Italy Musicdrome
Support: Sparkadia

2/13/2008 Concert
Zurich, Switzerland Xtra
Support: Sparkadia

2/14/2008 Concert
Wiesbaden, DEU Sclachtof
Support: Sparkadia

2/15/2008 Concert
Nurnberg, DEU Lowensaal
Support: Sparkadia

2/17/2008 Concert
Southampton, UK Guildhall
Support: Sparkadia
SOLD OUT

2/18/2008 Concert
London, UK Brixton Academy
Support: Sparkadia
SOLD OUT

2/19/2008 Concert
Birmingham, UK Academy
Support: Sparkadia
SOLD OUT

2/20/2008 Concert
Manchester, UK Academy
Support: Sparkadia
SOLD OUT

2/22/2008 Concert
Leeds, UK Leeds University (Refectory)
Support: Sparkadia
SOLD OUT

2/24/2008 Concert
Newcastle, UK Academy
Support: Styrofoam
SOLD OUT

2/25/2008 Concert
Glasgow, UK Barrowlands
Support: Styrofoam
SOLD OUT

2/26/2008 Concert
Belfast, IRE St. George’s Market
Support: Styrofoam
SOLD OUT

2/27/2008 Concert
Dublin, IRE Olympia
Support: Styrofoam

2/29/2008 Concert
Liverpool, UK University
Support: Styrofoam
SOLD OUT

3/1/2008 Concert
Bristol, UK Academy
Support: Styrofoam
SOLD OUT

3/3/2008 Concert
London, UK Roundhouse
Support: Styrofoam

3/17/2008 Concert
Tokyo Shibuya AX
Tickets go on sale to the public on January 19th.

3/18/2008 Concert
Tokyo Shibuya AX
Tickets go on sale to the public on January 19th.

3/20/2008 Concert
Nagoya Club Quattro
Tickets go on sale to the public on January 19th.

3/21/2008 Concert
Osaka Namba Hatch
Tickets go on sale to the public on January 19th.

We, the members of Jimmy Eat World, would like to share with you what it took to craft and create our new album 'Chase This Light.' Here's what each song means to us and we hope you enjoy the album:




1. Big Casino
A loser anthem. Song about disgruntled burn-out dreams of success and what they would do with it.

2. Let It Happen
Always wanted to write an “I ain’t missing you”-- feigning strength as a defense song.

3. Like She'll Always Be
Song about co-dependency; vunerability exploited.

4. Carry You
With distance and time, it becomes easier to invent qualities that may not have existed in a relationship. And to falsely believe those qualities could be included in a current version of the relationship.

5. Electable (Give It Up)
Frustration with the lack of intelligent political discourse in America. Why is attempting to polarize such an effective distraction from accountability?

6. Gotta Be Somebody’s Blues
A song about apathy. Oppression is an abstraction and though of assomeone else’s problem… until it’s you that finds yourself defending your rights.

7. Feeling Lucky
A bar brawl song. Another loser anthem.

8. Here It Goes
Know what is truly important to you. Don’t lose sight of that in the face of opportunity OR in the face of desperation.  

9. Chase This Light
Becoming self-aware in the middle of a special experience. The “chase” is trying to find that feeling of discovery.

10. Firefight
Because it is new, everything is a big deal.

11. Dizzy
Unspoken awkwardness when two people are faced with their past.