January 22, 2009 19:19

Fall Out Boy to perform 'The Simpsons' theme song

Episode will air in the US this Sunday (January 25)

Fall Out Boy will perform a special version of the theme to 'The Simpsons' on an episode to air this Sunday (January 25).

The band, who are named after a character from the animated series, will play their version of the song during the end credits of the episode which features the voice of actress Emily Blunt, reports okmagazine.com.

As previously reported, Fall Out Boy dedicated the song, 'Thanks For The Memories', to former president George W Bush at the Youth Inaugural Ball at the Hilton Washington on Tuesday night (January 20).

The band recently announced details of a North American tour, scheduled to kick off in April.

The dates are:

Mesa, AZ Mesa Amphitheatre (April 3)
Las Vegas, NV Pearl (5)
San Jose, CA SJSU Event Center (7)
Sacramento, CA Memorial Auditorium (8)
Portland, OR Expo Center (9)
Seattle, WA WaMu Theatre (10)
Vancouver, British Columbia Thunderbird (11)
Salt Lake City, UT The Great Saltair (13)
Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium (14)
Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre (17)
Houston, TX Sam Houston Race Park (18)
New Orleans, LA Lakefront Arena (19)
Miami, FL Mizner Auditorium (21)
Orlando, FL UCF Convocation Center (22)
Atlanta, GA Gwinnett Arena (23)
Charlotte, NC Bojangles Coliseum (24)
Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion (25)
Troy, NY RPI Fieldhouse (26)
Lowell, MA Tsongas Arena (28)
Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun (29)
Philadelphia, PA Festival Pier (May 1)
East Rutherford, NJ Bamboozle (2)
Memphis, TN Beale Street Music Festival (3)
Toronto, Ontario Ricoh Coliseum (5)
Montreal, Quebec Cepsum de Montreal (6)
Detroit, MI EMU Convocation Canter (8)
Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena (9)
Cleveland, OH TWCA at Tower City (12)
Columbus, OH LC Pavilion (13)
Indianapolis, IN The Lawn at White River Park (15)
Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom (16)
Minneapolis, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium (17)

--By our New York staff.
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