FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. will be heading to Japan this November for a series of Musician Institute guitar clinics.

Prior to the clinic tour Gus will be attending the Tokyo Music Fair on November 5th and 6th.

Gus G. tour dates are as follows:

November

5-6 – Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Music Fair

6 – Tokyo, Japan - Musician Institute
7 – Sendai, Japan - Musician Institute
8 – Sapporo, Japan - Musician Institute
9 – Fukuoka, Japan - Musician Institute
10 – Osaka, Japan - Musician Institute
11 – Nagoya, Japan - Musician Institute

Gus G. and Firewind are currently touring Europe on The Defiance Over Europe tour in support of their latest album Days Of Defiance.

The band will also be embarking on a their first ever headlining North American tour, dubbed the Frets Of Fury. This package - sponsored by ESP Guitars, BlackStar Amps and Guitar World - kicks off on October 9th and features opening acts: ARSIS, WHITE WIZZARD and NIGHTRAGE.

All tour dates are as follows:

The Defiance Over Europe with WOLF tour dates:

September

16 - Kerkrade, Netherlands - Rock Temple
17 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob
18 - Cologne, Germany - Underground
19 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos Saal
20 - Hamburg, Germany - Knust
22 - Vienna, Austria - Szene
23 - Brunico, Italy - UFO
24 - Pisa, Italy - Borderline
26 - Paris, France - Le Nouveau Casino

The Frets Of Fury tour with ARSIS, WHITE WIZZARD and NIGHTRAGE:

October

9 - St Petersburg, FL - The State Theater
10 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
11 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx
12 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theater
13 - Manchester, NH - Rocko's
14 - Montreal, QC - Les Foufounes Electriques
15 - Ottawa, ON - Maverick's
16 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
18 - Joliet, IL - Mojoe's
19 - St Paul, MN - Station 4
20 - Winnipeg, MB - The Osborne Village Inn
21 - Edmonton, AB - Pawn Shop
22 - Kelowna, BC - Sapphire Nightclub
23 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theater
24 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
25 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
26 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
27 - Hollywood, CA - The Whisky A Go Go