Melvins drummer Dale Crover will sadly sit out the band's tour with Boris and Mr. Phylzzz starting tomorrow due to undergoing emergency spinal surgery. Filling in for Crover will be former Melvins drummer Coady Willis (Big Business, High On Fire), who played with the band between 2006 and 2016.
We wish Crover all the best and look forward to seeing him on stage once again. The following is a statement from Melvins.
"Melvins dedicate Twins Of Evil tour to Dale Crover as he prepares for spinal surgery," wrote Melvins.
"We are sad to announce that literally days before leaving on tour, our drummer Dale Crover learned he needed immediate emergency spinal surgery which will take him out of commission for months. He's doing as well as can be expected considering the severity of the situation.
"The one stroke of luck in all this was that Coady Willis part of the Melvins' family for 8+ years, who literally trained in sitting by Dale's side on too many tours to count is able to step in and take over on drums.
"With Mr. Phylzzz already on the road heading to L.A. from Chicago and Boris flying in from Japan, we all felt we needed to support dale and the other bands on the bill, as well as the ticket holders, by continuing with the tour as scheduled. We ask everyone's solidarity during this dark time. Obviously, our primary concern right now is Dale's health, and we're doing everything possible on our end to make sure he gets what he needs to make a full recovery."
Catch Melvins, Boris, and Mr. Phylzzz at one of the dates below.
8/24 Los Angeles, CA Belasco Theater
8/25 Pomona, CA The Glass House
8/26 Fresno, CA Strummer’s
8/27 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
8/28 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
8/29 Petaluma, CA Mystic Theatre
8/31 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
9/1 Seattle, WA The Showbox
9/2 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory Spokane
9/3 Bozeman, MT The ELM
9/5 Fargo, ND The Hall at Fargo Brewing Company
9/6 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
9/7 Milwaukee, WI The Rave II
9/8 Chicago, IL Metro
9/9 St. Louis, MO Red Flag
9/11 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
9/12 Grand Rapids, MI The Pyramid Scheme
9/13 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
9/14 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
9/15 Pittsburgh, PA Roxian
9/16 Maspeth, NY Desertfest NYC
9/18 Albany, NY Empire Live
9/19 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
9/20 Bethlehem, PA MusicFest Café
9/21 Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn Bowl
9/22 Washington, DC The Howard Theatre
9/23 Virginia Beach, VA Elevation 27
9/24 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
9/26 Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl
9/27 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
9/28 Savannah, GA District Live
9/29 Birmingham, AL Saturn
9/30 New Orleans, LA Tipitina’s
10/2 Houston, TX Warehouse Live – Studio
10/3 Austin, TX Mohawk
10/4 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
10/5 Oklahoma City, OK Beer City Music Hall
10/6 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom
10/7 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck
10/9 Denver, CO Summit
10/11 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
10/13 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
10/14 San Diego, CA House of Blues
