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FIRST NORTH AMERICAN DATES SINCE RELEASE OF YELLOW & GREEN INCLUDES STOPS AT BONNAROO AND CHAOS IN TEJAS
| Apr. 1, 2013, Philadelphia — Baroness’s first North American tour supporting their critically-acclaimed album, Yellow & Green, kicks off May 24 with a performance at Union Transfer in John Baizley’s adopted hometown of Philadelphia.”It’s hard to find the words to express how excited we are to announce this tour,” explained guitar player Pete Adams. “Seven months ago, who knew when it would be or even if we could get back on the road. But here we are, picking right back up where we left off. A heartfelt thanks to everyone’s unconditional love and support for us through, let’s hope, the hardest time this band will ever see. We told you we’d be back so let’s do this thing!”Baizley confirmed that drummer Allen Blickle and bass player Matt Maggioni would not be touring with the band via a web posting on Mar. 25 (http://baronessmusic.com/update-3/), adding that the pair’s departure is “not sensational” and “do[es] not come with hard feelings.” Baizley went on to add that the band has already found two musicians, Nick Jost (bass) and Sebastian Thomson (drums), “who can approach our music with passion and vitality.
”Yellow & Green tour dates: May 24 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer May 25 Baltimore, MD Ram’s Head Live May 26 Norfolk, VA Jewish Mother May 28 Charleston, SC The Music Farm May 29 Atlanta, GA Center Stage May 31 Dallas, TX Trees June 01 Austin, TX Chaos in Tejas (Mohawk) June 02 Houston, TX Free Press Summer Festival June 04 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre June 05 St. Louis, MO The Firebird June 08 Grand Rapids, MI The Pyramid Scheme June 09 Madison, WI The Majestic Theatre June 11 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe @ Old National Centre June 12 Cincinnati, OH Taft Ballroom June 14 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small’s June 15 Huntington, WV V Club June 13 – 16 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo (performance date to be announced soon) August 10 – 11 Montreal, QC Heavy MTL (performance date to be announced soon) Inter Arma opens May 25 & 26; True Widow opens May 28 – 31; Coliseum opens June 4 to 15 Tickets for all headlining dates are on-sale Friday, Apr. 5 at 12 Noon eastern. |
Baroness was sidelined when their tour bus plunged off a viaduct in the Bath area of England on Aug. 15, leaving the band and crew members with a variety of serious injuries. Yellow & Green had been released less than a month when the accident happened, and with just four shows remaining in the six-week trek before the band could return home to enjoy the praise that was being heaped upon the double-album. Singer/guitar player Baizley suffered extensive injuries, which, at one point, clouded the future of both the band and his return to music.
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In October, after an unprecedented outpouring from fans, peers and friends, Baizley posted an open letter in which he painfully recounted the horrific crash (http://baronessmusic.com/update-from-baroness/), ending the ten-paragraph note with a fierce determination to return to music and touring. By December, a clip of Baizley and Adams performing an acoustic rendition of “Stretchmarker” was posted on the Baroness website (http://baronessmusic.com/a-message-from-john-stretchmark-video/) with a brief note that started with “Simply put: it’s time to get back to it.”
With that, Baroness’s return to touring was not a matter of if but when. Adams and Baizley made their first public appearance with a performance in late January at Decibel Magazine’s 100th issue celebration in Philadelphia. Earlier this month, Baizley ventured to SXSW for a solo performance at Invisible Oranges/Brooklyn Vegan’s showcase as well as pair of art exhibits (Baizley’s art can be viewed at www.aperfectmonster.com).
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