Legendary Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA, will return to North America for a massive headlining tour next April/May in support of their upcoming Nuclear Blast Records debut. Joining them will be a veritable united nations on metal in the form of Austrias BELPHEGOR, Norways KEEP OF KALESSIN, Polands HATE, Canadas NEURAXIS, and California-based thrashers BONDED BY BLOOD. Starting May 23rd, Seattle Washingtons NEVERMORE will replace Belphegor to finish out the tour.
"We are very happy to play once again in the US, especially after a long time away from the American and Canadian stages, commented guitarist Andreas Kisser. Were also excited to start working with our new label Nuclear Blast. They have a rich history in the heavy music business and we are honored to have such a partner. We are currently working on a new record, that will be released together with the American dates, so it will be our first tour for the new album. Hope to see you all at the shows! We will play the whole history of the group and were going have a blast! See you on the Sepultour 2011!"
Confirmed North American shows for 2011 are as follows:
January (with Angra)
13 - House of Blues Anaheim, CA
14 - House of Blues Hollywood, CA
April (with Belphegor, Hate, Keep Of Kalessin, Neuraxis, Bonded By Blood)
18 - The Opera House Toronto, ON
19 - Imperial de Quebec Quebec City, QC
20 - Club Soda Montreal, QC CANADA
22 - The Palladium Worcester, MA
23 - Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ
24 - The Trocadero Philadelphia, PA
25 - The Gramercy Theatre - New York, NY
26 - Tremont Music Hall Charlotte, NC
27 - The Club at Firestone Orlando, FL
28 - Culture Room Ft. Lauderdale, FL
29 - The Masquerade Atlanta, GA
May (with Belphegor, Hate, Keep Of Kalessin, Neuraxis, Bonded By Blood)
1 - Clicks Tyler, TX
2 - Scout Bar Houston, TX
3 - Trees Dallas, TX
5 - Jake's Lubbock, TX
6 - Sunshine Theater Albuquerque, NM
7 - The Clubhouse Tempe, AZ (+ D.R.I.)
8 - Club DV8 Tucson, AZ (+ D.R.I.)
9 - House of Blues San Diego, CA
10 - The Knitting Factory Reno, NV
11 - The Grand Ballroom at Regency Center San Francisco, CA
12 - Hawthorne Theater Portland, OR
13 - El Corazon Seattle, WA
14 - The Knitting Factory Spokane, WA
16 - Gothic Theater Englewood, CO
18 - Station 4 St. Paul, MN
19 - Reggies Rock Club Chicago, IL
20 - Blondie's Detroit, MI
21 - Montage Music Hall Rochester, NY
22 - Peabody's Cleveland, OH
May (with Nevermore, Hate, Keep Of Kalessin, Neuraxis, Bonded By Blood)
23 - Expo Five Louisville, KY
24 - The Rave Milwaukee, WI
26 - The Zoo Winnipeg, MB
27 - The Exchange Regina, SK
28 - Dickens Calgary, AB
29 - Starlite Room Edmonton, AB
31 - Rickshaw Theater Vancouver, BC
Sepultura have now added a special event VIP ticket for a pre-show meet-and-greet to take place one hour before doors. Each night, fans will get to meet and greet the band. VIP and reduced service charge tickets on sale now exclusively through Enterthevault.com until December 28th, at which time they go on sale through all other normal ticketing systems.
Sepultura will play their Arise album in its entirety at the 16th anniversary celebration for the Manifesto Bar in São Paulo, Brazil, on Saturday, December 11th. Further details here.
