Posted new demo ‘Stay Out’

The band posted a new demo entitled “Stay Out”, on January 31, 2008. Notably, their first single without former lead vocalist Colin Ross. On February 19, 2008, they announced that guitarist/backing vocalist Nick Thompson was taking over the lead vocalist role for the band. On July 8, 2008, Hit the Lights released their second full-length titled Skip School, Start Fights . The band shot a music video for the song “Stay Out” in the San Francisco Bay Area on May 27, 2008. The band shot a music video for single “Drop The Girl” on October 6, 2008, in Van Nuys , California . The video includes Glee star Heather Morris in a small role. On June 23, 2009, Hit the lights released Coast to Coast which featured 2 new songs, 2 cover songs, and two acoustic tracks. The band embarked on the 2009 Warped Tour . At Cincinnati stop of the Warped Tour, former vocalist Colin Ross joined Hit the Lights on stage for the song “Bodybag”. Hit The Lights embarked on a headlining tour in late 2009, called the Manotour, with opening acts There For Tomorrow , Fireworks , Sparks The Rescue , This Time Next Year , Vinnie Caruana , and Oh No Not Stereo .