MELVINS, BORIS Announce Co-Headline "Twins Of Evil Tour"
By
Larry Petro,
News Monkey
Thursday, June 8, 2023 @ 8:28 AM
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Photo Credit: Chris Casella
The MELVINS, continuing their 40th anniversary celebrations, have announced the "Twins of Evil Tour", a seven-week trek that sees the Los Angeles-by-way-of-Washington band joined by Japanese trio BORIS, with both groups performing classic albums in their entirety: Bullhead (MELVINS) and Heavy Rocks (BORIS).
"40 years as the MELVINS!!! What better way to celebrate that unlikely milestone than by setting off on the 'Twins of Evil Tour' with our friends, BORIS," Buzz Osborne shares of a set that will see the iconic band perform the beloved Bullhead album in its entirety, as well as additional tracks across their discography. "This will be a stone groove!"
BORIS' Takeshi adds: "Could anyone have predicted such an astonishing event, that BORIS and the MELVINS would tour the entire USA together? Since the mid-1980s, the MELVINS have had an enormous influence on artists of all genres not only limited to heavy music, and have brought forth a surge of faithful followers over the years. Needless to say, BORIS is just one of these many bands influenced by the mighty MELVINS, and we took our name from a song title off of the 1991 album, Bullhead."
The MELVINS have already had an eventful 40th anniversary year, recently wrapping up a stint on the Ipecac Geek Show tour with labelmates MR. BUNGLE and SPOTLIGHTS, before venturing overseas for the band's first European outing since 2018. The group were also recently featured on a series of Revolver covers, marking their 1983 inception with a trio of portraits shot by TOOL's Adam Jones. Ipecac Recordings has spent the year highlighting previously released MELVINS' albums with quick-to-sell-out vinyl reissues. Currently available (https://ipecac.lnk.to/Melvins2023) are Tres Cabrones, Houdini Live 2005, and The Bulls & The Bees + Electroretard.
Tickets for the "Twins of Evil Tour" are on-sale this Friday, June 9, at 10 am local time. MR. PHYLZZZ opens on all dates.
"Twins of Evil Tour" dates:
- August 24 Los Angeles, CA Belasco Theater
- August 25 Pomona, CA The Glass House
- August 26 Fresno, CA Strummer's
- August 27 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
- August 28 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
- August 29 Petaluma, CA Mystic Theatre
- August 31 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
- September 1 Seattle, WA The Showbox
- September 2 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory Spokane
- September 3 Bozeman, MT The ELM
- September 5 Fargo, ND The Hall at Fargo Brewing Company
- September 6 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
- September 7 Milwaukee, WI The Rave II
- September 8 Chicago, IL Metro
- September 9 St. Louis, MO Red Flag
- September 11 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
- September 12 Grand Rapids, MI The Pyramid Scheme
- September 13 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
- September 14 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
- September 15 Pittsburgh, PA Roxian
- September 16 Maspeth, NY Desertfest NYC
- September 18 Albany, NY Empire Live
- September 19 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
- September 20 Bethlehem, PA MusicFest Cafe
- September 21 Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn Bowl
- September 22 Washington, DC The Howard Theatre
- September 23 Virginia Beach, VA Elevation 27
- September 24 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
- September 26 Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl
- September 27 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
- September 28 Savannah, GA District Live
- September 29 Birmingham, AL Saturn
- September 30 New Orleans, LA Tipitina's
- October 2 Houston, TX Warehouse Live - Studio
- October 3 Austin, TX Mohawk
- October 4 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
- October 5 Oklahoma City, OK Beer City Music Hall
- October 6 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
- October 7 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck
- October 9 Denver, CO Summit
- October 11 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
- October 13 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
- October 14 San Diego, CA House of Blues
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