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Acoustic rock band Dashboard Confessional's new two-disc album, “Alter The Ending” is set for release Nov. 10, around the same time the band embarks on a North American tour with New Found Glory, NeverShoutNever and Meg & Dia.

But before the tour, Dashboard Confessional will be in Greenville helping celebrate East Carolina University's annual homecoming.

Dashboard Confessional will headline ECU's Student Activities Board's homecoming concert at 7 p.m. Thursday in Minges Coliseum. Alternative-rock band Valencia will open the show.

Chris Carrabba founded Dashboard Confessional in 2000 as a side project from his main gig as the front man for Further Seems for Forever.

Carrabba recorded “Swiss Army Romance” as Dashboard and the following year he recorded Seems Forever's debut album “The Moon Is Down.” On the heels of Seems Forever's debut album release however, Carrabarra left the band and went on to record his sophomore Dashboard album “The Place You Have Come to Fear the Most,” and a follow up EP called “So Impossible.”

Three other musicians had joined Dashboard by 2002, rounding out the Boca Raton, Fla., band.

With Dashboard's successful second album, Carrabba performed on MTV's “Unplugged.” Also in 2002, Dashboard's video for “Screaming Infidelities” won the MTV2 award at MTV's Video Music Awards, beating out Norah Jones, The Strokes, The Hives, Nappy Roots and Musiq.

The following year, the band's third release, “A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar,” peaked at No. 2 on the Billboards charts proving to be the band's most commercially viable album yet.

The song “Vindicated,” recorded in 2004, was featured in the film “Spider-Man 2.” With this exposure, the band's popularity grew and they gained a sizeable audience for their next release the following summer.

June 27, 2006, marked the date of Dashboard's fourth release “Dusk and Summer” produced by famed music-industry mogul Daniel Lanois. That summer Dashboard went on a U.S. tour with Say Anything and Ben Lee, followed by a co-headlining arena tour with alternative rock band Brand New.

Carrabba is a profilic songwriter and said during a 2007 interview that he was 14 tracks into the band's sixth studio album — the one set for release Nov. 10 — and planned to have 30 songs to choose from for that album.

As a Valentine's Day 2009 gift to his fans, Carrabba released a free download on his Myspace page called “Even Now,” which will be included in their new album.

If you Go!

• What: Dashboard Confessional and Valencia
• When: 7 p.m. Thursday
• Where: Minges Coliseum
• Cost: $10 for students and $25 for other
• Call: 328-4788
• Visit: www.ecuarts.com