Industrial metal powerhouse Ministry is looking to reschedule their October tour to March and April 2022.  Their reasoning is that they want to monitor the safety of the band, fans and venue staff. Not to worry, they’ll have sludge metal icons The Melvins and stoner rock band Corrosion of Conformity joining them. Ministry is celebrating the 30th anniversary of their fourth album, The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste, as well as for their upcoming album Moral Hygiene which releases on October 1. The tickets have already gone on sale with the except of the St Paul, Montclair and Huntington dates which will be available for sale on October 1 local time.

Lead vocalist Al Jourgensen talked about the new musical direction of the band’s LP in an interview with Heavy. He stated, “Same old stuff. Just a progression of the MINISTRY sound that’s been refined for the last 30 [or] 40 years. And I think we hit a good one this time. There’s a couple that I wish I could have back, and there’s a couple that I’m really gung-ho about. But this one’s in the ‘gung-ho’ category. This one makes a lot of sense for the times that we’re living in.”  

The first stop on the tour is the Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore, Maryland on March 6 and it will conclude at the Show Box SoDo in Seattle, Washington. Ministry have also kept busy by recording a cover of The Stooges “Search and Destroy“ featuring Billy Morrison and have been on a short headlining tour with alt-metal band Helmet and electro-industrial band Front Line Assembly.

Ministry Spring 2022 Tour Dates:

Mar. 06 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
Mar. 08 – Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
Mar. 09 – Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
Mar. 12 – Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theater
Mar. 15 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
Mar. 16 – Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo Riverworks
Mar. 22 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
Mar. 23 – Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
Mar. 26 – Dallas, TX @ Amplified Life
Mar. 28 – San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theater
Mar. 29 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
Mar. 31 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera
Apr. 01 – Cleveland, OH @ The Agora
Apr. 03 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Hall
Apr. 05 – St Paul, MN @ Palace*
Apr. 09 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
Apr. 10 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom*
Apr. 12 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
Apr. 13 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
Apr. 14 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Apr. 16 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield
Apr. 18 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo

UPDATE 11/8: Ministry has added 13 new U.S tour dates for their upcoming spring 2022 tour. The additional tour dates are listed below. Tickets for the new dates go on sale November 12.

Ministry Additional Spring 2022 Tour Dates

3/2 – Columbus, OH – Express Live!
3/4 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
3/5 – Cincinnati, OH – Madison Theatre
3/11 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
3/13 – Portland, ME – State Theatre
3/18 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
3/19 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
3/20 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
3/24 – New Orleans, LA – Fillmore
3/27 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
4/2 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
4/6 – Kansas City, MO – Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
4/7- Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom

Photo Credit: Raymond Flotat