HIGH ON FIRE, THE MELVINS Team Up For Dates In New Zealand And Japan
February 9, 2011, 13 years ago
HIGH ON FIRE has announced plans to tour both New Zealand and Japan with THE MELVINS.
The world renowned trios will kick off the NZ live dates on February 11th. Both bands will then take part in the 2011 installment of Soundwave, an annual music festival held in major cities around Australia. High On Fire will join IRON MAIDEN, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, SLAYER, ROB ZOMBIE, MONSTER MAGNET and more as a featured act on the traveling festival which will launch on February 26th in Brisbane.
Immediately upon the conclusion of the Soundwave run, High On Fire and The Melvins will storm Japan. The dates will include stops in Osaka (March 9th), Nagoya (March 10th) and Tokyo (March 11th).
High On Fire's upcoming live itinerary is shaping up as follows:
February
13 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's19 - Auckland, New Zealand - The King's Arms (with The Melvins)
20 - Dunedin, New Zealand - ReFuel (with The Melvins)
21 - Christchurch, New Zealand - Al's Bar (with The Melvins)
22 - Wellington, New Zealand - Bodega (with The Melvins)
23 - Auckland, New Zealand - Whammy Bar
24 - Auckland, New Zealand - Whammy Bar
26 - Brisbane, Australia - RNA Showgrounds (Soundwave)
27 - Sydney, Australia - Sydney Showgrounds (Soundwave)
March
1 - Brisbane, Australia - HiFi (Trash Talk, Kylesa support)2 - St. Kilda, Australia - Gershwin Room at Esplanade Hotel (Trash Talk, Kylesa support)
4 - Melbourne, Australia - Melbourne Showgrounds (Soundwave)
5 - Adelaide, Australia - Bonython Park Oval (Soundwave)
7 - Perth, Australia - Claremont Showgrounds (Soundwave)
9 - Osaka, Japan - Club Quattro (with The Melvins)
10 - Nagoya, Japan - Club Quattro (with The Melvins)
11 - Tokyo, Japan - O-East (with The Melvins)
