ANTHRAX Drummer Charlie Benante - A Chicago Cub For The Day
September 21, 2011, 13 years ago
Last week, he played at Yankee Stadium with his band ANTHRAX as a member of The Big Four alongside METALLICA, SLAYER, and MEGADETH. Today, Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante crossed over from Major League Baseball's American League to the National League and threw out the first pitch at today's Chicago Cubs/Milwaukee Brewers game played at the legendary Wrigley Field in Chicago.
(photo courtesy of Gene Ambo)
Not only did the Cubs lambaste Milwaukee with a 7-1 win, but Charlie got word that Anthrax's new album, Worship Music, will debut at #12 on next week's Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart.
Anthrax hits the road beginning October 14th on a five-week, coast-to-coast tour with TESTAMENT and DEATH ANGEL.
The itinerary for the Anthrax/Testament/Death Angel Fall 2011 tour is as follows:
October
14 - Orbit Room - Grand Rapids, MI15 - Congress Theatre - Chicago, IL
16 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
18 - The Cotillion - Wichita, KS
19 - Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO
22 - Nokia LA Live - Los Angeles, CA
23 - Warfield Theatre - San Francisco, CA
24 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
26 - Sunshine Theatre - Albuquerque, NM
28 - South Side Music Hall - Dallas, TX
29 - Emo's East - Austin, TX
30 - Warehouse Live - Houston, TX
November
1 - House of Blues - Orlando, FL2 - Revolution, Ft. Lauderdale - FL
4 - House of Blues - Myrtle Beach, SC
5 - Fillmore Charlotte - Charlotte, NC
6 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD
8 - Northern Lights - Clifton Park, NY
10 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
11 - Palladium - Worcester, MA
15 - Town Ballroom - Buffalo, NY
17 - Stage AE - Pittsburgh, PA
19 - Rave - Milwaukee, WI
