The Damned Things have announced they’ll make their long-awaited return to the stage for a U.S. tour in May in support of their upcoming album, High Crimes, due April 26 via Nuclear Blast Records. The month long excursion will kick off on May 1st with an intimate and undoubtedly unruly show at The Whisky in Los Angeles and will wrap in San Diego on May 25th.
Tickets for the tour go on sale Friday, March 8th (10:00AM Local Time) at thedamnedthings.com.
Fans can pre-order High Crimes in both digital and physical formats from this location: nuclearblast.com/thedamnedthings-highcrimes.
High Crimes was produced by Jay Ruston (ANTHRAX, STONE SOUR, AMON AMARTH) and is the follow up to 2010’s hugely successful debut album, Ironiclast. The music video for “Cells,” directed by Brandon Dermer (PANIC! AT THE DISCO, NEKROGOBLIKON), can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKdULf6iCng
Nine years ago, Scott Ian – guitarist and co-founder of legendary thrash metal outfit, ANTHRAX – took a meeting with the Joe Trohman (also a guitarist, and a co-founder, of the band FALL OUT BOY). He and Scott hit it off, and started making songs together. With the help of drummer Andy Hurley (FALL OUT BOY) and the irreverent vocals of Keith Buckley (EVERY TIME I DIE), THE DAMNED THINGS were formed. The band has gone through changes since its inception and now features Dan Andriano of ALKALINE TRIO on bass.
THE DAMNED THINGS are:
Dan Andriano – Bass
Keith Buckley – Vocals
Scott Ian – Guitar
Andy Hurley – Drums
Joe Trohman – Guitar
The Damned Things Tour Dates:
May 1 – Los Angeles, CA – The Whiskey
May 4 – Jacksonville, FL – Welcome To Rockville
May 6 – Lancaster, PA – The Chameleon
May 7 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bazaar
May 9 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Rex
May 10 – Nashville, TN – The Cowan
May 11 – Rockingham, NC – Epicenter Fest
May 12 – Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall
May 14 – Grand Rapids, MI – Elevation @ The Intersection
May 16 – Flint, MI – Machine Shop
May 17 – Chicago, IL – The Bottom Lounge
May 18 – Springfield, MO – Outland Ballroom
May 19 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey
May 21 – Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
May 22 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
May 24 – Tempe, AZ – Tempe Marketplace (KUPD Concert Series)
May 25 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick