Italian rockers MÅNESKIN have announced details for their first world tour, which will consist of 48 dates spanning across North America and Europe. The “Loud Kids” tour dates, produced by Live Nation, have expanded to include the band’s very first headline tour of North America, as well as upgrades and additions to their rescheduled European indoor shows due to popular demand.

Commencing on October 31 in Seattle, the tour will see MÅNESKIN play 17 North American cities — including stops in New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Washington and Canada — before embarking on their rescheduled European tour in 2023, plus new dates.

Due to popular demand, MÅNESKIN have upgraded European shows to iconic venues including London’s O2 Arena, Accor Arena in Paris, Berlin’s Mercedes Benz Arena, and more,

General ticket sale begins on Friday, March 25 at 10 a.m. local time in the U.S. / 2 p.m. CET in Europe.

MÅNESKIN said in a statement: “We’re so thrilled to be able to finally tell you that our ‘Loud Kids’ tour just got sooooo much louder, worldwide — and will now see our very first headline tour in North America.”

Prior to launching the extensive “Loud Kids” world tour, MÅNESKIN will also continue its surging connection with fans around the world by taking the stage at many major festivals, including Coachella, Reading, Leeds, Rock In Rio, Pinkpop, Rock Im Park, Rock Am Ring and more.

“Loud Kids” 2022 tour dates:

North American Leg (Indoor)

Oct. 31 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
Nov. 03 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
Nov. 10 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Federal Theatre
Nov. 12 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
Nov. 14 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
Nov. 18 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit
Nov. 21 – Toronto, ON – History
Nov. 24 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS
Nov. 26 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Nov. 28 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
Dec. 02 – New York, NY – Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom
Dec. 05 – Washington, D.C. – The Anthem
Dec. 07 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
Dec. 09 – Miami, FL – The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater
Dec. 12 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
Dec. 13 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
Dec. 16 – Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels

2023 European Leg (Indoor)

Feb. 23 – Pesaro, Italy – Vitifrigo Arena
Feb. 25 – Torino, Italy – Palalpitour
Feb. 27 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome (previous venue: AFAS LIVE)
Mar. 02 – Bruxelles, Belgium – Forest National
Mar. 03 – Bruxelles, Belgium – Forest National
Mar. 06 – Berlin, Germany – Mercedes Benz Arena (previous venue: Verti Music Hall)
Mar. 10 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
Mar. 13 – Paris, France – Accor Arena (previous venue: Zenith)
Mar. 16 – Bologna, Italy – Unipol Arena
Mar. 17 – Bologna, Italy – Unipol Arena
Mar. 20 – Firenze, Italy – Nelson Mandela Forum
Mar. 21 – Firenze, Italy – Nelson Mandela Forum
Mar. 24 – Roma, Italy – Palazzo dello Sport
Mar. 25 – Roma, Italy – Palazzo dello Sport
Mar. 28 – Napoli, Italy – Palapartenope
Mar. 29 – Napoli, Italy – Palapartenope
Mar. 31 – Bari, Italy – Palaflorio
Apr. 03 – Milano, Italy – Mediolanum Forum
Apr. 04 – Milano, Italy – Mediolanum Forum
Apr. 06 – Milano, Italy – Mediolanum Forum
Apr. 11 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Saint Jordi
Apr. 26 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion (previous venue: Halle 622)
Apr. 28 – Wien, Austria – Wiener Statdhalle
Apr. 30 – Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg – Rockhal
May 02 – Copenhagen, Denmark – The Royal Arena
May 05 – Milano, Italy – Mediolanum Forum
May 08 – London, UK – The O2 Arena (previous venue: O2 Academy Brixton)
May 12 – Warsaw, Poland – Torwar Hall
May 14 – Prague, Czech Republic – O2 Arena (previous venue: Malá Sportovní Hala)
May 16 – Budapest, Hungary – Budapest Arena (previous venue: Barba Negra )
May 18 – Riga, Latvia – Arena Riga
May 19 – Tallin, Estonia – Saku Suurhall

MÅNESKIN is a critically acclaimed four-piece-band that began busking on the streets of Rome as teenagers, and now just a few years later, are a razor tight group of captivating musicians widely hailed for being at the forefront of driving a worldwide resurgence of rock music. The past year has seen the band collect over three billion streams, while surging to No. 1 in numerous countries and across the global charts of multiple digital platforms (including the No. 2 TikTok song of 2021). Within just two and a half months of their very first visit to the United States for landmark showcases at the Bowery Ballroom (New York) and The Roxy (Los Angeles), MÅNESKIN have skyrocketed from the massive support of social platforms, nationwide radio, an opening slot invitation from THE ROLLING STONES and multiple breakthrough TV appearances such as “The Tonight Show”, “Ellen”, “The Voice” and the American Music Awards. This resulted in numerous and record-setting Billboard No. 1 chart placements, including “Top New Rock Band Of The Year” and 2021’s longest #1 run at Alternative radio. With no slowdown in sight, MÅNESKIN most recently made a global-trending debut appearance on “Saturday Night Live”, were announced as Coachella performers, and were hailed by the Los Angeles Times as “America’s New Favorite Rock Band.”

ROB ZOMBIE and MUDVAYNE will embark on the “Freaks On Parade” tour this summer. Support on the trek will come from STATIC-X and POWERMAN 5000.

Produced by Live Nation, the 21-city trek kicks off on July 20 at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights, making stops across the U.S. in Tampa, Holmdel, Tinley Park, and more before wrapping up in The Woodlands at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on August 21.

Tickets go on sale starting Friday, March 25 at 10 a.m. local time.

As a rock icon and filmmaker with a unique vision, Rob Zombie has continuously challenged audiences as he stretches the boundaries of both music and film. He has sold over 15 million albums worldwide, and is the only artist to experience unprecedented success in both music and film as the writer/director of eight feature films with a worldwide gross totaling more than $150 million. Each of Rob Zombie’s seven solo studio albums have debuted in the top 10 on Billboard’s 200 chart, including his most recent album, “The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse”, in 2021. Zombie is an eight-time Grammy nominee, with his most recent nomination for “Best Metal Performance” at the 2022 awards. Rob Zombie’s ninth feature film, “The Munsters”, is set to release later this year.

Described by music critics as math metal and neo-progressive rock, MUDVAYNE’s sonic musical experimentation is difficult to classify. Chad Gray, Greg Tribbett, Ryan Martinie and Matthew McDonough formed MUDVAYNE in the late 1990s in Peoria, Illinois. Their debut album, “L.D. 50”, was released in 2000, with highlights “Dig” and “Death Bloom” achieving success at mainstream rock radio. Their sophomore album, “The End Of All Things To Come”, was a critical and commercial success. MUDVAYNE then released “Lost And Found” in 2005, achieving their second consecutive gold record, with the single “Happy?” finishing No. 1 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart. To date, the band has sold over six million records worldwide, including 2008’s “The New Game” and 2009’s “Mudvayne”. In 2010, the band went on hiatus, only to triumphantly return in 2021 with co-headline performances at three of the U.S.’s premier rock festivals — Inkarceration, Welcome To Rockville and Aftershock. This will be the band’s first national tour since 2009.

Tour dates:

Jul. 20 – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis, MO
Jul. 21 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Centre
Jul. 23 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
Jul. 24 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
Jul. 26 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Jul. 27 – Atlanta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Jul. 29 – Camden, NJ – Waterfront Music Pavilion
Jul. 30 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
Jul. 31 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts
Aug. 02 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake
Aug. 03 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
Aug. 05 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Aug. 06 – Council Bluffs, IA – Westfair Amphitheater*
Aug. 10 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
Aug. 12 – Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheatre
Aug. 13 – Las Vegas, NV – Michelob ULTRA Arena
Aug. 14 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Aug. 16 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Aug. 18 – Del Valle, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
Aug. 20 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
Aug. 21 – The Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

*Not a Live Nation date

KILLING JOKE has been dropping jaws and turning heads since its inception over 40 years ago in England. The act has been forward thinking and continually adventurous, never simmering to a point of normalcy as it has aged. They’ve pushed the envelope of a broad array of styles: post-punk, goth rock, industrial, industrial metal, new wave, synth pop and more. Now, the English band returns with its first release in seven years, “Lord of Chaos”, an EP that features a couple of new tracks as well as the reworking of a pair of songs from its last album, 2015’s “Pylon”.

While charismatic frontman Jaz Coleman and guitarist Geordie Walker have essentially been the only ever-present members, KILLING JOKE’s current configuration features all four original members — including drummer Big Paul Ferguson and bassist / programmer Youth — who have been reunited for nearly 15 years. The unit’s stability contrasts its unpredictable musical explosiveness. But what is predictable is that KILLING JOKE never release music that isn’t vibrant and exciting. Though the EP is a mere four songs, half of which are reimagined, there’s an infectious quality to the songs that’s so gripping that it is difficult to put this release down.

The latter half of the EP touches upon the relatively familiar, as they are newer takes on tracks from “Pylon”. The band’s longtime producer and engineer Tom Dalgety, alongside Nick Evans, remixed “Big Buzz”, taking the emotive, shimmery post-punk / goth rock song deep into the realm of booming, popular electronic music. The source material’s inclination toward melancholy remains, but the song that initially seemed more fit for solitude and introspection could now feasibly be dropped into the mix of a professional sporting event’s intermission music. The almost JUDAS PRIEST “Turbo Lover”-era heavy metal surge of “Delete” takes an equally dramatic turn as KILLING JOKE’s own Youth completely transforms the song with a nearly trip-inducing dub mix.

The first half of “Lord of Chaos” looks toward the future, however, supposedly hinting at KILLING JOKE’s next studio full-length album, which is currently being worked on in Prague. The title track is a punchy hard rock song that’s minimalistic and stripped down during its overtly heavy moments, layered and lush during its peak sections. “Total”, meanwhile, employs a blend of haunting, soaring vocals amidst stuttered beats, moody heavy guitars and eerie synthesizers. If this half of the EP is indeed an indication of what’s ahead, the quartet’s next album is going to sound absolutely massive.

KILLING JOKE’s body of work has been inspiring and groundbreaking, to say the least. They’re worshipped by luminaries of various strands of underground music. Unfortunately they’re barely known above surface in the mainstream, although they’ve influenced everyone from NINE INCH NAILS and MINISTRY to METALLICA, SOUNDGARDEN and NIRVANA. And their continued relevance exists within KILLING JOKE’s own consistently great music, as “Lord of Chaos” proves to be one hell of an EP.

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