Dutch symphonic rockers EPICA recently announced an extensive North American tour this fall in support of their fifth full-length album, Requiem For The Indifferent. The band's November 10th show in Vancouver, BC has been moved from the Rickshaw Theater to the Five Sixty. Go to this location for venue information.

(Photo by Audrey Dujardin)

The tour will feature ALESTORM, INSOMNIUM, SYSTEM DIVIDE, DESTINY POTATO. Each night Epica will offer special VIP tickets to all show which include VIP meet and greet, one hour early entry and commemorative poster signed by the band. Tickets go on sale exclusively via Enterthevault.com today (April 19) and will remain exclusive until May 9th when they go onsale everywhere.

The trek also marks the North American debut of new Epica bassist Rob Van Der Loo.

Epica dates:

October

23 - Howard Theater - Washington DC
25 - Trocadero Theater - Philadelphia, PA
26 - Irving Plaza- New York, NY
27 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
29 - Imperial - Quebec Cit, QC
30 - Metropolis - Montreal, QC
31 - The Opera House - Toronto, ON

November

2 - Cleveland, OH - TBD
3 - Altar Bar - Pittsburgh, PA
4 - Mojoes - Joliet, IL - TBD
5 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN
7 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO
8 - The Complex - Salt Lake City, UT
10 - Five Sixty - Vancouver, BC
11 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
12 - Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
14 - The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center - San Francisco, CA
15 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
16 - House of Blues Sunset Strip - West Hollywood, CA
17 - The Marquee - Tempe, AZ
19 - Trees - Dallas, TX
20 - Scout Bar - Houston, TX
21 - Backstage Live - San Antonio, Tx
23 - Headliner's Music Hall - Louisville, KY
24 - Soundstage - Baltimore, MD

As previously reported, Epica's upcoming shows in Thessaloniki and Athens, Greece on May 25th and 26th respectively are now on sale. Go to www.ticketarena.gr to purchase tickets for Thessaloniki and ticketpro.gr for Athens.

Epica's complete European tour schedule is available below:

April

24 - Bikini - Toulouse, France
25 - Theatre Barbey - Bordeaux, France
27 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland
28 - Stadthalle - Langen, Germany
29 - Bataclan - Paris, France - SOLD OUT -

May

10 - Den Atelier - Luxembourg, Luxembourg
11 - Backstage - Munchen, Germany
12 - Szene - Vienna, Austria
13 - Club 202 - Budapest, Hungary
15 - Megaclub - Katowice, Poland
16 - Progresja - Warsaw, Poland
18 - Masters of Rock Cafe - Zlin, Czech Republic
19 - Kd Vltavska - Prague, Czech Republic
20 - Colombia Club - Berlin, Germany
23 - Paard van Troje - Den Haag, The Netherlands
25 - Principal - Thessaloniki, Greece
26 - Gagarin 205 - Athens, Greece