For Los Angeles-based heavy metal band, Black Label Society, music label restructuring may have been the cause of an announced tour that was canceled back in October. As of this past Wednesday December 11th, that initial tour run will be rescheduled for early 2020. As previously reported on The Prp, in early October along with heavy metal heavy hitters Obituary and Lord Dying were to embark on a North American tour, but “Black Label Society’s current label situation has a potential question mark around it as their latest home of eOne Music was acquired by U.S. toy company Hasbro this past August. It is currently unclear what plans Hasbro has for the label, which was acquired as part of a larger deal involving eOne’s overall assets.”
According to a latest development by The PRP, the originally announced tour run will commence February 26 in Tucson, Arizona and wrap up March 28 in Hartford, Connecticut. The current touring roster for Black Label Society includes frontman Zakk Wylde (lead vocals and guitar/piano), Dario Lorina (rhythm guitar/backing vocals), John DeServio (bass/backing vocals) and Jeff Fabb (drums). For Relapse Records’ Tampa, Florida-based metal band, Obituary, their current lineup includes John Tardy (lead vocals), Kenny Andrews (lead guitar), Terry Butler (bass), Trevor Peres (rhythm guitar) and Donald Tardy (bass). As for Lord Dying, also signed to eOne, original members includes Erik Olson (vocals/guitar) and Chris Evans (guitar).
2/26 – Tucson, AZ – The Rialto Theatre/Tucson, Arizona
2/27 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues San Diego
2/28 – Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium
2/29 – Reno, NV – Virginia Street Brewhouse
3/1 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
3/3 – Seattle, WA – Showbox Presents Showbox SoDo
3/4 – Vancouver, BC – The Vogue Theatre
3/6 – Grande Prairie, AB – Revolution Place-Bowes Event Centre
3/7 – Calgary AB – MacEwan Hall
3/8 – Edmonton AB – MidwayYEG
3/10 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
3/12 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave / Eagles Club
3/13 – Sault Ste. Marie, MI – Kewadin Casinos – Sault Ste. Marie
3/14 – Bowler, WI – North Star Mohican Casino
3/16 – Louisville, KY – Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
3/17 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
3/19 – Huntsville, AL – Mars Music Hall
3/20 – Biloxi, MS – Hard Rock Live Biloxi
3/21 – Dothan, AL – The Plant
3/22 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
3/24 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm
3/25 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
3/27 – Rochester, NY – Main Street Armory
3/28 – Hartford, CT – The Webster
For more information including purchasing tickets visit Black Label Society‘s tour website
Photo Credit: Gary Moratz