Mastodon Announce Spring Tour Full of ‘Majestic Rock Sauce’
Mastodon will hit the road this spring for nearly 30 dates in support of their as-yet-untitled, upcoming seventh album. The tour stars in Missoula, Montana on April 14th and comes to a close a little more than a month later in Austin, Texas. Eagles of Death Metal and Russian Circles will serve as openers.
“We couldn’t be more excited to pour majestic rock sauce all over your town,” Mastodon said in a statement. “Come on down and help us celebrate the season of new beginnings where fresh buds bloom, animals awaken, the earth comes to life and there’s a new Mastodon album to melt your face off!”
According to the band’s drummer-singer-lyricist Brann Dailor, the forthcoming record will focus on the tale of “a desert-like version of the Grim Reaper.” The group brought back Brendan O’Brien, who previously worked on 2011’s Crack the Skye, to produce. “Those guys are really excellent players,” O’Brien told Rolling Stone. “All three of the guys that sing are excellent singers now. We’re able to do a lot more melodically and still keep it aggressive and crazy.”
Some of the band’s friends and family were diagnosed with cancer, which also influenced the album’s overarching theme. “At the end of the story, the person simultaneously dies and is saved,” Dailor said. “It’s about going through cancer, going through chemotherapy and all the things associated with that. I didn’t want to be literal about it. But it’s all in there. You can read between the lines.”
Mastodon Tour Dates
April 14 – Missoula, MT @ Wilma Theater
April 15 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theater
April 16 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
April 18 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
April 20 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Palladium
April 21 – Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre
April 23 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Complex
April 24 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore
April 26 – Kansas City, KS @ Uptown Theater
April 27 – St. Louis, MO @ Pageant
April 28 – Birmingham, AL @ Iron City
April 29 – Jacksonville, FL @ Welcome to Rockville Festival
April 30 – Ft. Myers, FL @ Fort Rock Festival
May 2 – Washington, DC @ Fillmore
May 3 – Toronto, ON @ Rebel
May 4 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater
May 5 – Concord, NC @ Caroline Rebellion Festival
May 6 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
May 8 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
May 9 – Portland, ME @ State Theater
May 11 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
May 12 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
May 13 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
May 14 – Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre
May 16- Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Theater
May 17 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
May 18- Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
May 19 – Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live
May 20 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live