It’s always hard to tell when GWAR is being serious. That time they played jump-rope with a George Bush imposter’s intestines? Yeah, a little tongue-in-cheek. Probably. We think. However, recent announcements seem to be all too real – prepare your orifices, North America, GWAR is touring.

Photo Credit: Raymond Flotat

What on earth do we call GWAR. They hail physically from Virginia, and hail conceptually from somewhere well past mars. Carrying shock-metal into the realm of the deliciously insane, GWAR live shows feature faux-sacrifices, elaborate costumes, and incredible quantities of sprayed liquid. In other words, they’re a good time, pick up tickets if they’re coming by your home town and if they aren’t, well, in the immortal words of front-thing Oderus Urungus, “take a [censored] road trip!”

GWAR’s upcoming tour is in support of their new album, Battle Maximus, due out this September. Also right around the corner is the fourth annual GWAR-B-Q, an event that should see both an X-Cops reunion and nausea-inducing levels of stage gore.

Did we mention that they have their own beer?

GWAR Fall Tour Dates
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August 08: Buffalo, NY – The Town Ballroom
August 09: South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
August 10: Montreal, QUE – Heavy MTL
August 11: Philadelphia, PA – “This is Hardcore Fest”
August 17: Richmond, VA – GWAR-B-Q (Hadad’s Lake)
Co-Headline Tour with Hatebreed
September 11: Lexington, KY – Buster’s Billiards & Backroom
September 12: Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
September 13: Chicago, IL – Riot Fest*
September 14: Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls
September 15: Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
“Madness at the Core of Time” Tour With Whitechapel, Iron Reagan and Band of Orcs:
October 02: Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
October 03: Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
October 04: Iowa City, IA – Blue Moose Tap House
October 07: Saskatoon, SK – Odeon Events Centre
October 08: Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall Ballroom
October 09: Edmonton, AB – Union Hall
October 11: Seattle, WA – Showbox SODO
October 12: Boise, ID – Knitting Factory Concert House
October 13: Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory Concert House
October 14: Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
October 15: Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
October 16: Chico, CA – Senator Theatre
October 17: Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
October 18: West Hollywood, CA – House of Blues
October 19: Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
October 20: San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
October 22: Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
October 24: Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
October 26: Austin, TX – Emo’s (Housecore Horror Film Fest)*
October 28: Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
October 29: New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
October 30: Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
October 31: Charlotte, NC – Tremont Music Hall
November 1: Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
November 2: Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
November 5: Ybor City, FL – The Ritz Ybor
November 7: Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
November 8: Detroit, MI – Harpo’s
November 9: Joliet, IL – Mojoes
November 10: Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
November 12: Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
November 13: Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues
November 14: Clifton Park, NY – Upstate Concert Hall
November 15: Worcester, MA – The Palladium
November 16: Reading, PA – Reverb
November 17: Washington, DC – 9:30 Club