Acclaimed Los Angeles punk rock band BAD RELIGION has announced a North American headlining tour in support of its latest album, "Age Of Unreason". One leg of the trek will also feature THE LAWRENCE ARMS, while another will include DAVE HAUSE + THE MERMAID. Also announced were two New York City shows with reunited Boston punks THE EXPLOSION, two New Jersey appearances and festival performances at the California Warped Tour, NOFX's Ohio fest Camp Anarchy, NOFX's Punk In Drublic shows, Las Vegas's Psycho Las Vegas and Sacramento's Aftershock. Tour dates: Jun. 02 - Camp Anarchy - Thornville, OH Jun. 29 - Atlantic City, NJ - Warped Festival Jul. 01 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee Jul. 02 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue Jul. 04 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre Jul. 05 - Saskatoon, SK - O’Brians Event Center Jul. 06 - Edmonton, AB - Punk In Drublic Jul. 09 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre Jul. 10 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Union Jul. 13 - Vancouver, BC - Punk In Drublic Jul. 14 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo Jul. 16 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory Jul. 17 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory Jul. 19 - Ventura, CA - Majestic Ventura Theatre Jul. 20 - Mountain View, CA - Warped Festival Jul. 25 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Hall Jul. 26 - Montreal, QC - Montreal ’77 Jul. 27 - East Providence, RI - Bold Point Park Jul. 30 - Portland, ME - Aura Jul. 31 - Boston, MA - House of Blues Aug. 02 - New York, NY - Webster Hall Aug. 03 - New York, NY - Brooklyn Steel Aug. 04 - Pittsburgh, PA - Roxian Aug. 06 - Rochester, NY - Anthology Aug. 07 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Hall Aug. 09 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre Aug. 10 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom Aug. 11 - Silver Spring, MD - Fillmore Silver Spring Aug. 13 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz Aug. 14 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade Aug. 16 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Psycho Festival Sep. 21-22 - Asbury Park, NJ - Sea.Hear.Now Oct. 12 - Sacramento, CA - Aftershock "Age Of Unreason" was released on May 3 via on Epitaph Records. Since BAD RELIGION's formative years they have steadfastly advocated for humanism, reason, and individualism. Now, when these values are in decline and nationalism and bigotry are on the rise, the group's message has never been more essential. "Age Of Unreason" delivers a powerful and inspired response — a political and deeply personal treatise on all they believe in. The songs on "Age Of Unreason" are both furious and meticulously crafted. There are references to contemporary events; racist rallies, Trump's election, the erosion of the middle class, Colin Kaepernick's protest, alternative facts, conspiracy theories, and there are homages to the literary and philosophical works that have long inspired the band. "Age Of Unreason" is BAD RELIGION's 17th studio album and was co-produced by Carlos de la Garza. This record is both a dire warning and testament to resilience. The overall message being — seek truth about the world and oneself.
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