The massive metal supergroup GWAR has announced that they will be holding a tour for Spring of 2022 titled “The Black Death Rager World Tour.” This tour intends to cover multiple countries, consisting of legs for both for shows in the United States and for European countries, including United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Germany.
The United States leg of the supergroup’s tour is scheduled to start on the 19th of May, with a show at Piere’s in Fort Wayne, Indiana. GWAR will continue to pass through many different parts of the country, moving from everywhere from St. Louis to Los Angeles, until their final show in the United States at Reverb in Reading, Pennsylvania. See the flyer for the United States wing of “The Black Death Rager World Tour” below.
The Black Death Rager American Leg
5/19: Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere’s*
5/20: St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant* (PointFest PreParty)
5/21: Wichita, KS @ TempleLive*
5/23: Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep
5/24: Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater
5/26: Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
5/27: Chico, CA @ Senator Theatre
5/28: San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
5/29: Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
5/31: San Antonio, TX @ Vibes Event Center
6/2: Destin, FL @ Club LA
6/3: Chattanooga, TN @ The Signal
6/4: Charleston, SC @ Music Farm
6/5: Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
6/7: Joliet, IL @ The Forge
6/8: Green Bay, WI @ EPIC Event Center
6/10: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
6/11: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
6/12: Albany, NY @ Empire Live
6/14: Hampton Beach, NH @ Wally’s
6/15: Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
6/16: Providence, RI @ The Strand
6/17: Reading, PA @ Reverb
The Black Death Rager European Leg
29/7: Tilburg, NL @ 013
31/7: Berlin, DE @ SO 26
3/8: Essen, DE @ Turock
4/8: Wacken, DE @ Wacken*
8/8: Dover, UK @ The Booking Hall
9/8: Brighton, UK @ Chalk
10/8: Bristol, UK @Fleece
12/8: Catton Park, UK @ Bloodstock Open Air*
13/8: Norwich, UK @ Waterfront
14/8: Leeds, UK @ Key Club
16/8: Glasgow, UK @ Garage
17/8: Manchester, UK @ Club Academy
18/8: London, UK @ The Dome
After the metal titans are finished with their terrorizing of Americans, GWAR will proceed to perform in Europe. They will start off with a show in Tilburg, Netherlands, on July 29. After a set of three shows in Germany, GWAR will go on to hold a string of nine shows lasting from August 8, ending with a show in London on August 18. Watch the official trailer video for “The Black Death Rager World Tour” via YouTube below.
The starting date for “The Black Death Rager World Tour” will follow not long after the release of GWAR’s upcoming album,
The New Dark Ages, set to release on CD and Digital on June 3. Later, the group will release the new project on Vinyl and Cassette, along with a companion graphic novel, on September 16.
Photo Credit: Brett Padelford
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