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.

The band has added two shows in The Netherlands to the schedule: July 4th in Zoetemeer and July 13th at 013 in Tilburg. Their tour schedule is as follows, with a show in Belgium due to be added soon:

June

16 - Ritz Theatre - Tampa/Ybor City, Florida
23 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland
24 - Graspop Festival - Dessel, Belgium
27 - venue tba - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
29 - Turock - Essen, Germany
30 - Dokkem Festival - Raard, Netherlands

July

3 - Colos-Saal - Aschaffenburg, Germany
4 - venue tba - Zoetemeer, Netherlands
5 - Biebob - Vosselaar, Belgium
7 - Byscenen - Haugesund, Norway
10 - Live Club - Milan, Italy
12 - Bang Your Head Festival - Balingen, Germany
13 - 013 - Tilburg, Netherlands
15 - Garage - London, UK

According to an update from the band, they will be offering VIP ticket packages for their upcoming show in Tampa, Florida on June 16th at The Ritz. They will go on sale starting March 3rd, details will be revealed in the coming days.

The band recently checked in with the following:

"We will be filming this show on June 16th at the Ritz. This will be the only US show, and you now fully realize that you must be there to be a part of this documented, epic event! Tickets are selling fast, and I think this post will add another element of fuel to the fire for all of you sitting back and waiting...you have been warned!"

Details of the band's upcoming Ritz gig in Tampa/Ybor City 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).