Mastodon to tour US, EU and UK

One of the most prominent heavy metal bands of the new millennium, Mastodon, is touring despite guitarist Brent Hinds’ departure in March.

Drummer/singer Brann Dailor, guitarist/singer Bill Kelliher and bassis/singer Troy Sanders will be touring the US this spring (with Coheed & Cambria and Periphery), and then they’re taking their tour across the Atlantic (with Ministry and Between The Burried And Me, but also doing festivals).

L-R: B. Dailor, B. Kelliher, T. Sanders

US tour dates:

May 10 – Salem, VA
May 11 – Knoxville, TN
May 13 – Raleigh, NC
May 15 – Wilmington, NC
May 16 – Charleston, SC
May 19 – Estero, FL
May 21 – Huntsville, AL
May 22 – Lexington, KY
May 24 – Virginia Beach, VA
May 25 – Bridgeport, CT
May 26 – Saratoga Springs, NY
May 28 – Portland, ME
May 30 – Syracuse, NY
May 31 – Scranton, PA
June 1 – Youngstown, OH
June 3 – Fort Wayne, IN
June 4 – Peoria, IL
June 6 – Grand Rapids, MI
June 7 – Green Bay, WI
June 8 – Waukee, IA

EU & UK tour dates:

July 3 – Cardiff, UK
July 5 – Birmingham, UK
July 6 – London, UK
July 27 – Plovdiv, BG
July 30 – Transylvania, RO
July 31 – Szekesfehervar, HU
Aug 2 – Wacken, DE
Aug 3 – Luxembourg, LU
Aug 5 – Katowice, PL
Aug 6-9 – Jaromer (Brutal Assault), CZ
Aug 8 – Kortrijk, BE
Aug 10 – Derbyshire, UK
Aug 12 – Cologne, DE
Aug 13 – Frankfurt, DE
Aug 15 – Eindhoven, NL
Aug 14-16 – Sulingen, DE
Aug 15-17 – Cudrefin, CH

Before Mastodon, Brann Dailor performed and recorded with the bands Evisceration, Lethargy, Gaylord, Today Is The Day, and now also has a side project called Arcadea. He is endorsed by Tama Drums (has a Tama signature snare drum called ‘Brann’s Bronze‘), Meinl Cymbals, Vater Drumsticks.