To honor the memories of two young fans who passed recently, Bullet For My Valentine is posthumously taking them out on the road this summer.
James Simmons (18) and Corran “Coz” Powell (21) were huge Bullet For My Valentine fans involved in a fatal car crash in late 2014. Following their passing, both families shared portions of their sons’ ashes to be made into jewelery and sent to the band, who had offered to take the pieces out on tour as a memorial gesture when Cowell’s brother reached out to them.
Powell’s piece is in the shape of a cog reminiscent of Gears of War, and Simmons’ family had his remains preserved in a cylindrical, gold piece. Both families emphasized how much this would have meant to their sons, who music meant a lot to. James’ father Mike Simmons shared, “Music really was Coz and James’ life. James was a big fan of Bullet for My Valentine, Slipknot and My Chemical Romance.”
These meaningful pieces of jewelery will follow Bullet For My Valentine across North America on their “Summer’s Last Stand” tour with Slipknot, Lamb of God and Motionless in White. You can view the dates here and below:
07/24 West Palm Beach, FL – Cruzan Amphitheatre
07/25 Tampa, FL – Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
07/26 Atlanta, GA – Aaron’s Amphitheatre
07/28 Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
07/29 Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake PAC
07/31 Saratoga Springs, NY – Spac
08/01 Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach
08/02 Hartford, CT – Xfinity Theatre
08/04 Boston, MA – Xfinity Center
08/05 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
08/06 Pittsburgh, PA – First Niagara Pavilion
08/08 Seiad Valley, CA – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
08/11 Washington, DC – Jiffy Lube Live
08/12 Virginia Beach, VA – Farm Bureau Live
08/14 Indianapolis, IN – Klipsch Music Center
08/15 Chicago, IL – First Midwest Bank Amp
08/16 St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
08/19 Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
08/24 Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
08/26 Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
08/28 Las Vegas, NV – MGM Resort Festival
08/29 Phoenix, AZ – AK-Chin Pavilion
08/30 Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
09/02 Austin, TX – Austion 360 Amphitheater
09/04 Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
09/05 Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavilion
(via Loudwire)
