Finally! After much hype and ballyhoo, Arch Enemy have announced their first proper North American run with new vocalist Alissa White-Gluz. The band will be taking out thrash titans Kreator as direct support with additional support from Huntress and (on select dates) StarKill.
Here are the dates. Note an asterisk means no Starkill:
Oct. 23 – Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
Oct. 24 – Best Buy Theater – New York, NY *
Oct. 25 – The Palladium – Worcester, MA
Oct. 26 – Upstate Concert Hall – Clifton Park, NY
Oct. 27 – Metropolis – Montreal, QC
Oct. 28 – Imperial Theater – Quebec City, QC
Oct. 29 – The Opera House – Toronto, ON
Nov. 01 – The Garrick Centre – Winnipeg, MB *
Nov. 02 – Riddell Centre – Regina, SK *
Nov. 03 – Macewan Hall Ballroom – Calgary, AB *
Nov. 04 – Union Hall – Edmonton, AB *
Nov. 06 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC *
Nov. 07 – Studio Seven – Seattle, WA *
Nov. 08 – Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR *
Nov. 10 – Regency Center – San Francisco, CA
Nov. 11 – House of Blues – West Hollywood, CA
Nov. 12 – House of Blues – Anaheim, CA
Nov. 14 – The Marquee – Tempe, AZ
Nov. 15 – Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM *
Nov. 16 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
Nov. 18 – Mill City Nights – Minneapolis, MN *
Nov. 19 – Mojoes – Joliet, IL
Nov. 20 – The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
Nov. 21 – Majestic Theatre – Detroit, MI
Nov. 22 – Bogarts – Cincinnati, OH
Nov. 23 – House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
I am excited to see what the band sound like with Alissa fronting, especially with some of the older tunes.