It was rumored/assumed last month that when the Philadelphia’s convergence of Mastodon, Opeth, Gojira, Eagles of Death Metal Devin Townsend Project and Russian Circles was announced for May 6th that it might just be the convergence of two amazing tours. Then it was announced by Devin Townsend that they would be opening the rest of the Opeth and Gojira tour. It was just a matter of time until we found out whether or not the other three bands would be doing an actual tour, and now it’s official – Mastodon will be touring with Eagles of Death Metal and Russian Circles.
The tour will kick off on April 14th in Missoula, MT, and while a release date for Mastodon’s follow-up to Once More ‘Round the Sun hasn’t been announced yet, it’s probably going to launch around the time of the tour, as anyone that buys a pair of tickets (except the Philly date and their festival appearances) will get a copy of the album. Here’s what the band has to say about the tour:
“Hey! Good news everybody, we are hitting the road this spring with some great friends of ours Eagles of Death Metal and Russian Circles. We couldn’t be more excited to pour majestic rock sauce all over your town. Come on down and help us celebrate the season of new beginnings where fresh buds bloom, animals awaken, the earth comes to life and there’s a new Mastodon album to melt your face off! See you there!”
Tickets will be going on sale this Friday (13) at 10am local time here. Here’s where you’ll be able to catch the tour:
04/14 Missoula, MT @ Wilma Theater
04/15 Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theater
04/16 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
04/18 San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
04/20 Los Angeles, CA @ The Palladium
04/21 Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre
04/23 Salt Lake City, UT @ Complex
04/24 Denver, CO @ Fillmore
04/26 Kansas City, KS @ Uptown Theater
04/27 St. Louis, MO @ Pageant
04/28 Birmingham, AL @ Iron City
04/29 Jacksonville, FL @ Welcome to Rockville Festival
04/30 Ft. Myers, FL @ Fort Rock Festival
05/02 Washington, DC@– Fillmore
05/03 Toronto, ON @ Rebel
05/04 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater
05/05 Concord, NC @ Caroline Rebellion Festival
05/06 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
05/08 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
05/09 Portland, ME @ State Theater
05/11 New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
05/12 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
05/13 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
05/14 Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre
05/16 Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Theater
05/17 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
05/18 Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
05/19 Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live
05/20 Austin, TX @ ACL Live