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High On Fire has announced plans to tour both New Zealand and Japan with The
Melvins. The world renowned trios will kick off the NZ live dates on February 11. Both bands will then take part in the 2011 installment of Soundwave, an annual music festival held in major cities around Australia. High On Fire will join
Iron Maiden,
Queens of the [1[Stone Age]],
Slayer,
Rob Zombie,
Monster Magnet and more as a featured act on the traveling festival which will launch on February 26 in Brisbane, AUS.
Immediately upon the conclusion of the Soundwave run, High On Fire and The
Melvins will storm Japan. The dates will include stops in Osaka (March 9), Nagoya (March 10) and Tokyo (March 11). High On Fire continues to tour in support of its critically acclaimed album Snakes for the Divine.
High On Fire 's upcoming live itinerary is shaping up as follows:
February 13 San Francisco, CA Slim's
February 19 Auckland, NZ The King's Arms (w/ The
Melvins)
February 20 Dunedin, NZ ReFuel (w/ The
Melvins)
February 21 Christchurch, NZ Al's Bar (w/ The
Melvins)
February 22 Wellington, NZ Bodega (w/ The
Melvins)
February 23 Auckland, NZ Whammy Bar
February 24 Auckland, NZ Whammy Bar
February 26 Brisbane, AUS RNA Showgrounds (*Soundwave)
February 27 Sydney, AUS Sydney Showgrounds (*Soundwave)
March 1 Brisbane, AUS HiFi (Trash Talk & Kylesa support)
March 2 St. Kilda, AUS Gershwin Room @ Esplanade Hotel (Trash Talk & Kylesa support)
March 4 Melbourne, AUS Melbourne Showgrounds (*Soundwave)
March 5 Adelaide, AUS Bonython Park Oval (*Soundwave)
March 7 Perth, AUS Claremont Showgrounds (*Soundwave)
March 9 Osaka, Japan Club Quattro (w/ The
Melvins)
March 10 Nagoya, Japan Club Quattro (w/ The
Melvins)
March 11 Tokyo, Japan O-East (w/ The
Melvins)
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High On Fire will support
Fear Factory during the european tour in December 2010. The dates are as follows :
04.12. Gruenspan, Hamburg, Germany
05.12. 013, Tilburg, Holland
06.12. Den Atelier, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
07.12. Trix, Antwerp, Belgium
08.12. Garage, Saarbrucken, Germany
09.12. Arena, Vienna, Austra
11.12. Komplex 457, Zurich, Switzland
12.12. Estragon , Bologna, Italy
13.12. Essigfabrik, Köln, Germany
14.12. Trianon, Paris, France
15.12. Rock City, Nottingham
16.12. QMU, Glasgow
18.12. Manchester Academy, Manchester
19.12. Forum, London
20.12. 02 Academy, Bristol
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World renowned hard rock giants HIGH ON FIRE have announced a North American headlining tour. The massive fall expedition – dubbed the “Sanctioned Annihilation Tour” -- will feature support from Torche and Kylesa and is set to launch on September 27 at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, CA.
As part of the tour, HIGH ON FIRE will perform amongst the featured acts at a host of high profile music festivals including Chicago’s
Riot Fest, Nova Scotia’s Halifax Pop Explosion, Florida’s Ye Old Fest and Austin, TX’s Fun Fun Fun Fest.
Additionally, HIGH ON FIRE has been chosen to participate as part of the 2011 Soundwave Festival. Billed as Australia’s “biggest metal and rock festival” and set to take place in late February and early March of next year, Soundwave will feature HIGH ON FIRE alongside such names as
Iron Maiden,
Slayer,
Queens of the [1[Stone Age]], Social Distortion, Monster Magnet,
Rob Zombie and more.
HIGH ON FIRE continues to tour in support of its critically lauded new album, Snakes for the Divine. The band’s debut release for E1 Music, and fifth full length album overall, Snakes for the Divine debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Hard Music Core Stores Chart and at #62 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart in its first week of release this past February. HIGH ON FIRE was recently called “one the best live bands you will ever see” by the Chicago Tribune, while the New York Times stated of the group, “it’s High on Fire’s moment — raise your flagons, please.” The band has already headlined North America once this year to rousing response and toured Europe as hand-picked support for Hall of Fame metal band
Metallica.
HIGH ON FIRE features guitarist / vocalist Matt Pike, drummer Des Kensel and bassist Jeff Matz.
North American “Sanctioned Annihilation” headlining tour:
(# = features support from Torche, Kylesa)
(% = features support from Kylesa)
(+ = features support from Kylesa, Municipal Waste)
September 29 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall #
September 30 Pomona, CA Glasshouse #
October 1 Flagstaff, AZ Orpheum Theatre #
October 2 Albuquerque, NM The Launchpad #
October 3 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater #
October 5 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theatre #
October 6 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom #
October 8 Rock Island, IL Rock Island Brewing Company #
October 9 Urbana, IL Canopy Club #
October 10 Chicago, IL Metro (* As part of the 2010
Riot Festival)
October 11 Bloomington, IN Bluebird #
October 13 Covington, KY Historic Southgate House #
October 14 Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre #
October 15 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop #
October 16 Rochester, NY Water Street #
October 17 Northampton, MA Pearl Street #
October 19 Halifax, NS The Paragon Theatre (* As part of the 2010 Halifax Pop Explosion)
October 21 Portland, ME Port City Music Hall #
October 22 Providence, RI Club Hell #
October 23 Boston, MA Middle East Downstairs #
October 24 New York, NY Webster Hall #
October 26 Philadelphia, PA Starlite Ballroom #
October 27 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle #
October 29 Gainesville, FL Common Ground (* As part of the 2010 Ye Old Fest)
November 7 Austin, TX Waterloo Park (* As part of the 2010 Fun Fun Fun Fest)
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