Long
Island, NY hard rockers BLAMESHIFT are thrilled to announce
that they will join 12 Stones on their upcoming album release
tour! Logging well over 150,000 miles of touring terrain over the better part
of the last five years, the band will begin tacking on another several thousand
starting July 6th in Merriam, KS. The tour comes to a close a
month later on August 7th in Marietta, GA. Amidst the tour, BLAMESHIFT will
break off for two dates in Pecatonica, IL at Rock'n the Valley 2012 at the
Winnebago Fairgrounds. These two festival dates also feature Skid Row, Warrant,
Trixter, and more. See below for all upcoming dates with 12 Stones and
all dates leading up to the tour.
“We’re
stoked that 12 Stones is bringing us with them on their
upcoming album release tour. We’re honored and excited to celebrate a new
release with such a great band,” states guitarist Tim Barbour. “We’re looking
forward to seeing all of our loyal fans when we rock their city with 12
Stones.”
BLAMESHIFT’s debut EP, The
Black Rose, was released in February 2011 and produced by Erik Ron (VersaEmerge, Good
Charlotte, Panic! at the Disco). The EP was fully funded by the
bands diehard fans through Kickstarter.com. Over 75 related music media
outlets, including Taco Bell and Sullen Clothing, supported the bands release,
landing them thousands of new Facebook likes and spreading the music further
than they thought possible.
Soon after
the release of the EP, the band shot a music video with director Jay Sansone
for their single ‘Ghost’. From that single, the band garnered a Hot Topic
“Unsigned Band of the Month” title for August 2011, 80,000 collective hits on
the music video on multiple YouTube pages including BlankTV, placements on
MTV’s "The Real World”, and more. To top it all, the YouTube gaming world
began using ‘Ghost’ in montages for the game Call of Duty, reaching over 1.5
million views, making BLAMESHIFT an official YouTube partner.
BLAMESHIFT performed at NAMM 2012, several SXSW
2012 shows in the spring, and immediately hit the road again with Straight
Line Stitch afterward. The band recently completed work on a follow up
to The Black Rose, also with Erik Ron. More
details are set to be announced soon.
“We just
finished working on our new album with Erik Ron. We are currently looking for a
label home to release it with,” adds Tim Barbour. “Fans should be aware that
we’ll be performing some of the new songs on the upcoming tour dates!”
BLAMESHIFT
TOUR DATES
6/27
Omaha, NE @ Shamrocks Bar and
Grill
6/28
Clive, IA @ The Bombay Bicycle
Club
6/29
Bloomington, IL @
Mugshots
6/30
Alton, IL @ The Big Muddy Pub
w/ 12
STONES, DIGITAL SUMMER and THROWING GRAVITY:
7/6
Merriam, KS @ Aftershock
7/7
St. Joseph, MO @ Tremors
7/8
Norman, OK @ The Hidden Castle
7/9
Memphis, TN @ Hard Rock Cafe
7/10
Little Rock, AR @ Flying DD
7/11
Nashville, TN @ The Rutledge
LMV
7/12
Toledo, OH @ Headliners
7/13
Pecatonica, IL@ Rock'n the Valley 2012 - Winnebago Fairgrounds w/ Skid
Row, Warrant and Trixter (no 12
Stones)
7/14
Pecatonica, IL@ Rock'n the Valley 2012 - Winnebago Fairgrounds w/Skid Row, Warrant and Trixter (no 12
Stones)
7/17
South Barrington, IL @ Penny Road Pub
7/18
St. Louis, MO @ The Merge
7/20
Cincinnati, OH @ Inner Circle
7/25
Rhinelander, WI @ Elbo Room
7/26
Steger, IL @ Another Hole In The
Wall
7/27
Fargo, ND @ Pickled Parrot
7/28
Janesville, WI @ Back Bar
7/29
Des Moines, IA @ House of Bricks
7/31
Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
8/1
Stanhope, NJ @ Stanhope House
8/2
Buffalo, NY @ Broadway Joe's
8/3
Mechanicsville, VA @ Cullen's Cove
8/4
Centreville, VA @ Bull Run Park
8/5
Baltimore, MD @ Recher Theater
8/6
Charlotte, NC @ Milestone Club
8/7
Marietta, GA @ 120 Tavern & Music Hall
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