Maryland rock institution Clutch have released “Beware The Fever,” the haunting new single from their forthcoming fourteenth studio album, Wasted Lands. Bringing banjo onto a Clutch record for the first time, the release arrives alongside the announcement of the band’s mammoth Give The People What They Want 2027 headline tour with special guests Corrosion of Conformity, Agnostic Front and Chuck Ragan.
Beware The Fever” takes Neil Fallon’s lyrical storytelling into a landscape inspired by the ghost towns of Appalachia and central Pennsylvania. These are communities whose most prosperous days lie generations behind them, where industrial decline and supernatural unease make particularly sinister companions. As Fallon explains, “They’re the perfect backdrop for all manner of strangeness.”
The artist added: “Beware the Fever” started out as a lark. I played some random melodies on a poorly tuned Deering Goodtime banjo and JP put a hip-hop beat to it. I thought that would be the end of it. Boy was I wrong. As a result of this, I now spend a lot of my free time watching banjo tutorial videos and the algorithm is really pushing AARP benefits and retirement properties in the Ozarks. Beware!”
Also, Clutch has announced that Corrosion of Conformity, Agnostic Front and Chuck Ragan will be joining them on headlining tour. As for Honolulu, it will features local support, while the Joshua Tree festival appearance does not include the touring support acts. Tickets go on general sale Friday, November 13 at 10 a.m. local time. Find tickets and further information HERE.
Clutch Tour Dates
2/5 – Honolulu, HI – The Republik *
2/27 – Green Bay, WI – Epic ^
2/28 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre *
3/2 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE ^
3/3 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe ^
3/5 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit ^
3/6 – Chicago, IL – Ramova Theatre ^
3/7 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre ^
3/9 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium ^
3/10 – Salt Lake City, UT – Rockwell at The Complex ^
3/12 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater ^
3/13 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo ^
3/14 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre ^
3/16 – Sacramento, CA – Channel 24 ^
3/17 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern ^
3/19 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl ^
3/20 – Joshua Tree, CA – Mojave Experience at Joshua Tree Lake & Resort #
3/21 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren ^
3/23 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater ^
3/24 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues ^
3/26 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues ^
3/27 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern ^
3/28 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium ^
3/30 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz ^
3/31 – Richmond, VA – The National ^
4/2 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia ^
4/3 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena ^
4/4 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel ^
^ = w/ Corrosion of Conformity, Agnostic Front, and Chuck Ragan
* = w/ local support
# = festival date
Photo Credit: Boston Lynn Schulz
