The third annual Sounds of the Underground tour has been announced and will feature main acts GWAR, CHIMAIRA, EVERY TIME I DIE, JOB FOR A COWBOY, and more. GWAR will close most nights, while CHIMAIRA, EVERY TIME I DIE, and a third to-be-announced band will rotate in the headlining position prior to GWAR.
Other acts confirmed to appear on the tour are NECRO, DARKEST HOUR, AMON AMARTH, THE ACACIA STRAIN, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, HEAVY HEAVY LOW LOW, THE NUMBER TWELVE LOOKS LIKE YOU, GOATWHORE, THIS IS HELL, and 2 CENTS. Additional special guest headliners will join the bill on select dates.
Mark Hunter, CHIMAIRA vocalist boasts, “We are happy to announce that we will be taking part in this years Sounds Of The Underground. We played the first year and we had a fucking blast. This year we are going to up the production level and bring something special to our fans. Then we will get wasted every night with EVERY TIME I DIE and GWAR. See you this summer!”
There will also be a 2CD + 1 DVD Sounds Of The Underground exclusive compilation which will go on sale in stores and online in late June.
Presale tickets for the tour will go on sale April 25th. Tickets for the general public will go on sale May 11th. You can find constant updates on the tour at http://www.soundsoftheundergroundtour.com/.
The complete tour itinerary is as follows:
July 06 - Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom July 07 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete St. Amphitheatre July 08 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre July 10 - Orlando, FL - UCf Arena July 11 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House Of Blues July 13 - Worcester, MA - Palladium July 14 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom Outside July 15 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory July 16 - Winston-salem, NC - Millennium Center July 18 - Toronto, ON - Koolhaus Complex July 19 - Detroit, MI - State Theatre July 20 - Milwuakee, WI - Eagles Ballroom July 21 - Cleveland, OH - Time Warner Cable Amphitheater At Tower City July 22 - Columbus, OH - Lifestyle Communities Pavilion July 23 - Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre July 24 - Minneapolis, MN - Myth July 27 - Calgary, AB - Macewan Hall July 28 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Center July 30 - Portland, OR - Expo Hall Aug. 01 - Salt Lake City, UT - Salt Air Pavilion Aug. 03 - San Jose, CA - Events Center AT San Jose Univ. Aug. 04 - Irvine, CA - Irvine Meadows Side Stage Aug. 05 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre Aug. 06 - Las Vegas, NV - House Of Blues Aug. 08 - Denver, CO - Fillmore