JON OLIVA'S PAIN - "A Maximum Total Of 16 Shows For This Anniversary Tour"
February 6, 2012, 12 years ago
SAVATAGE's metal masterpiece Hall Of The Mountain King was released in 1987. Then came the brutal debut release from DOCTOR BUTCHER in 1995. Now after 25 years, JON OLIVA'S PAIN will bring both these albums to the Europe Festival/venue stages in 2012 as they perform an anniversary assault of music from both iconic records. Along with Hall Of The Mountain King and Doctor Butcher, the band will perform additional Savatage and JOP songs and continue to celebrate the life and work of JOP's recently departed guitarist and brother, Matthew LaPorte.
Drummer/producer Chris Kinder has checked in with the following update:
"Getting ready to add a bunch more shows in the next few days. Remember peoples, there will be a maximum total of 16 shows for this anniversary tour. And then it's over! It's going to be epic and unforgettable. We look forward to seeing you all there. Tampa show is the only US show, on June 16th, at the Ritz in Ybor City. Get your tickets while you can."Details of the upcoming Ritz gig are as follows:
7:30pm: doors
7:30om - 8:45pm: pre party in the front bar with RETRIBUTION (featuring Damond Janiya, formerly of Savatage)
9:00pm - 9:30pm: THE ETERNAL AFFECT
9:45pm - 10:45pm: JET CITY (The Ultimate Tribute to QUEENSRŸCHE)
11:00pm - 12:30am: JON OLIVA'S PAIN
12:30am – 300am: JOP meet & greet and after show party with RETRIBUTION
Ticket are $25.00 in advance and day of show. They can be purchased now through the Ritz Theatre Box office at 813-248-9210 between Wednesday and Saturday (tickets to be picked up at Will Call). You can also buy them in person. Ticketmaster purchases will be available online within the next week (additional fees will apply).
Confirmed European shows so far are listed below. More shows to be added in the coming weeks.
Graspop Metal Meeting: June 22nd - 24th in Dessel, Belgium
Bang Your Head Festival: July 13th - 14th in Balingen, Germany
