W.A.S.P. leader, Blackie Lawless, has checked in with a new update via the band's official website. Read below:
"The European leg of the 2023 "40th Anniversary World Tour", is now complete and in the books. As I look back there have been spectacular moments we in the band will never forget. The walls shaking back stage from the fans stamping their feet at the London Round House, in Belfast where at the end of the show I had to scream as loud as I could to say "goodnight" because the roar of the crowd was so overwhelming it was overriding the P.A. system. Sold out show after sold out show greeted us at almost every stop along the way. Yeah I had that injury with my back and it hurt like hell and I was forced to finish the tour sitting in Elvis' chair when I made the joke in one of the shows, 'when this tour started at the end of the night I'd get up and ride on Elvis, now we're at the end of the tour and Elvis is riding on me!' There have been so many nights where we will take the memory of the places and your faces with us the rest of our lives.
For those of you that were there, each of you absolutely felt the intensity of the tension in the air by the time the band would reach the end of the show and the rooms were going totally insane!
These gigs were "rockin" and everyone there, including the band could feel it. We would come off stage for the encore and there were times it was so loud we could not communicate with each other.
For myself and all the band and crew, you waited, some of you for years, and for all the Madness, Craziness and Love you gave us on this tour, for 40 years of support, we say, THANK YOU - THANK YOU - THANK YOU EUROPE!!!!!
Now the 2nd US tour begins, and then on to South America and Mexico. We're gonna be Loud... We're gonna be Nasty... We're gonna be that Electric Circus where the animals all are insane... God Help Us!!!
Coming soon... to a Rock N' Roll Insane Asylum Near You, on August 4th!!! - B. L.
W.A.S.P.'s The 40th Never Stops World Tour 2023 kicks off on Friday, August 4 in San Luis Abispo, CA, making stops across North America in Vancouver, BC, Omaha, NE, New York, NY, Memphis, TN and more before wrapping up on Saturday, September 16 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, CA. Special guest Armored Saint will join the band across all dates of the tour.
Tickets at WASPnation.com. Blackie Lawless VIP meet and greet tickets will also be available at WASPnation.com.
Tour dates:
August
4 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Fremont Theatre *
5 - Wheatland, CA - Hard Rock Live Sacramento
7 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
8 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre *
10 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
11 - Spokane, WA - The Podium
12 - Garden City, ID - Revolution Concert House and Event Center
13 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
15 - Omaha, NE - Steelhouse Omaha
16 - Minneapolis, MN - The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity Plus
17 - Moline, IL - The Rust Belt *
18 - Eau Claire, WI - RCU Theater *
19 - Clive, IA - Horizon Events Center *
20 - Gary, IN - Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana
22 - Grand Rapids, MI - GLC Live @ 20 Monroe
23 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room @ Old National Centre
24 - Wheeling, WV - Capitol Theatre *
25 - Stroudsburg, PA - Sherman Theater *
26 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
27 - Hampton, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
29 - Wallingford, CT - The Dome At Oakdale Theatre
30 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore Philadelphia
31 - Warren, OH - Packard Music Hall *
September
1 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
3 - Montreal, QC - Mtelus
5 - Cincinnati, OH - The Andrew J Brady Music Center
7 - Memphis, TN - The Soundstage at Graceland
8 - Little Rock, AR - The Hall
9 - Dallas, TX - South Side Ballroom
10 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Criterion
13 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre *
14 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
16 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium
* not a Live Nation Date
(Photo - Jay Gilbert)
