Mudvayne, Black Label Society head up 'Pedal to the Metal' tour
Hard rockers Mudvayne and Black Label Society will take to the road this summer atop the roster of the inaugural "Pedal to the Metal" tour.
Scheduled to kick off in late July, the outing will also feature Static-X , Suicide Silence, Dope and Bury Your Dead, as well as the "extremely twisted Hellzapoppin sideshow review, performing during set changes throughout the evening," according to a press release.
Tickets for the 30-plus dates on the itinerary (shown below) will be available to each band's fan-club members beginning next Wednesday (6/10) via a pre-sale at the tour's soon-to-be-launched website, which goes live that same day. The general public will get their first crack at tickets beginning June 12, according to organizers.
"The tour started as a summer tour with us and Black Label Society, but as we started fleshing out ideas, it transformed into this really cool concept," Mudvayne frontman Chad Gray said in a prepared statement. "We're really excited, because this package is a merging of great bands, good people and f---ing amazing fans. It'll be great to bring them all together."
"I was looking forward to a full throttle assault with just Mudvayne this summer, but when Chad said ‘Let's do more,' I was all-in," BLS singer/guitarist Zakk Wylde added. "On behalf of JD, Craig, Nick, the Doom Crew Inc. and myself, we can't wait to see our Black Label family and the entire Black Label nation once again, rollin' through hell and destroying everything in our path!"
"I'm very picky about who we tour with," Static-X frontman Wayne Static chimed in. "I think Static-X slaughter most bands live, and I pride myself in our show--I refuse to open for a band that I don't think is worthy, so that says a lot about Mudvayne, Zakk Wylde, and this entire package."
As noted in the itinerary below, some dates on the upcoming run are radio-station-sponsored events, and may not feature the entire " Pedal to the Metal Tour " roster, according to organizers.
July 2009
24 - Portland, ME - Cumberland County Civic Center
25 - Lowell, MA - Tsongas Arena
28 - Reading, PA - Sovereign Center
29 - Youngstown, OH - Chevrolet Center
31 - Big Flatts, NY - Tags Summer Stage
August 2009
1 - Albany, NY - Altamont Fairgrounds (radio festival)
4 - Fort Wayne, IN - War Memorial Coliseum
5 - Battle Creek, MI - Kellogg Arena
7 - Moline, IL - I Wireless Center
8 - Rockford, IL - Rockford Metro Center
9 - Madison, WI - Willow Island (radio festival)
11 - Topeka, KS - Landon Arena
12 - Mankato, MN - Alltel Arena
14 - Omaha, NE - Westfair Amphitheater (radio festival)
15 - Little Rock, AR - NS River Water Park (radio festival)
16 - Wichita, KS - KS Coliseum Lot (radio festival)
18 - Boise, ID - Idaho Center Amphitheater
19 - Missoula, MT - Ryan Creek Amphitheater
21 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena
22 - Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheater (radio festival)
23 - Portland, OR - Washington County Fairgrounds (radio festival)
25 - Eugene, OR - Cubhert Amphitheater
26 - Reno, NV - Events Center
28 - San Jose, CA - San Jose Civic Auditorium
29 - Bakersfield, CA - Rabo Bank Arena
September 2009
1 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena
2 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheater
4 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheater
5 - San Antonio, TX - Sunken Gardens
6 - Lubbock, TX - Lonestar Amphitheater
8 - Dallas, TX - To be announced
9 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheater
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