Geoff Tate joins Ralph Sutton and Dov Davidoff, and they discuss starting to make wine at 14 years old for a merit badge, the origin of the band name Queensrÿche, Geoff's love of travel and how he turned it into Back Stage Pass Travel, Silent Lucidity almost not making the album, maintaining his voice, being married for over 30 years, Tate journaling over the years and not being sure what to do with all the material, how chia seeds almost killed Geoff and also saved his life, the legacy of Queensrÿche and the dissipating of the band in 2012, Tate's first concert, first drug and first sexual experience.
On starting to write original music at age nine: “I couldn’t get away from it. I was playing original material at that age, and my mom was saying: 'No! You need to play what’s written!'”
On the name Queensrÿche: “That’s kind of a funny song. Management told us we could no longer call ourselves “The Mob” (their former name) because someone owned it, and we’d have to change it. Monday, Chris (DeGarmo) comes to rehearsal, and it was his idea. He says look, you know the song we have, Queen of the Reich? We take Queen we add an s and Reich: Queensrÿche. What do you think and we all said fine that'll do.”
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Tate recently announced Operation: Mindcrime -The Final Chapter, an extensive US tour in 2025. For ticket links, head here. For Meet & Greet passes, head here.
Tour dates:
March
18 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
20 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
21 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
22 - Wichita, KS - TempleLive Wichita
23 - Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads
25 - Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theatre
26 - Fort Smith, AR - TempleLive Fort Smith
27 - Dallas, TX - Echo Music Halt
28 - Houston, TX - House of Blues
29 - San Antonio, TX - Aztec Theater
30 - Austin, TX - Empire Garage
April
1 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
2 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage
3 - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theater
4 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
5 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
6 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Parker Playhouse
8 - Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom
9 - Detroit, MI - St Andrews Hall
10 - Grand Rapids, MI - Elevation
11 - St Charles, IL - Arcada Theatre
12 - Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre
13 - Fort Wayne, IN - Clyde Theatre
15 - Cleveland, OH - TempleLive
16 - Columbus, OH - TempleLive
17 - Plainfield, IN - Hendrick's Live
18 - St Louis, MO - Delmar Hall
19 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
21 - Green Bay, WI - Epic Event Center
22 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
23 - Fargo, ND - Sanctuary
25 - Boise, ID - Revolution Center
September
25 - Greenville, SC - Radio Room
26 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
27 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
28 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore
October
1 - Hopewell, VA - Beacon Theatre
2 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre
3 - Greensburg, PA - Palace Theatre
5 - Harrisburg, PA - XL Live
8 - Hartford, CT - Infinity Hall
9 - Newton, NJ - Newton Theatre
10 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theater
11 - Tarrytown, NY - Music Hall
12 - Fairfield, CT - Sacred Heart Theatre
16 - Patchogue, NY - Patchogue Theatre
17 - Homer, NY - Center for the Arts
18 - North Tonawanda, NY - Riviera Theatre
