JACKYL - Fall Tour Dates Announced; Cause Of Full Throttle Saloon Fire Revealed
September 22, 2015, 9 years ago
Jackyl frontman Jesse James Dupree is best friends and business partners with Michael Ballard in Sturgis, SD biker bar Full Throttle Saloon - which tragically burned to the ground earlier this month (see BraveWords' initial report here).
Ballard subsequently spoke to ABC affiliate KOTA News, saying a pinched power cord to a keg refrigerator overheated and sparked a nearby cardboard box.
Furthermore, The ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has issued a news release ruling the fire accidental, estimating damage at approximately $10 million. Thankfully no one was hurt.
Soldiering on, Jackyl will return to the road this Fall; confirmed shows are as listed:
October
16 - Kansas City, KS - Kansas Speedway
17 - Ormond Beach, FL - Destination Daytona
November
20 - Watseka, IL - Watseka Theatre
21 - Green Bay, WI - The Green Bay Distillery
24 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
25 - Libertyville, IL - 95 WIIL Rock Turkey Baster Beer Bash at Austin's
27 - Indianapolis, IN 8 Seconds Saloon
December
5 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection
