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In addition to their upcoming album BARRIERS (out May 31, 2019), FRANK IERO AND THE FUTURE VIOLENTS have just announced a run of 13 West Coast dates, with supporting act Geoffrey Rickly (of Thursday)! Coming right off their appearance at the California Warped Tour, the West Coast leg of their headlining tour begins July 23rd at Wonder Ballroom in Portland, OR and takes them to Seattle (7.24), Salt Lake City(7.27), Denver (7.29), Austin (8.2), San Diego (8.7), Los Angeles (8.10), and more!
The band has also announced that Reggie and the Full Effect will be supporting their East Coast dates beginning on May 29th in Philadelphia. Full list of dates below.
Frank Iero’s third album, Barriers, is a rumination of sorts on life and living and the obstacles (a.k.a. “barriers”) that get in the way. Recorded and mixed by Steve Albini, Barriers is 14 songs that not only tackle the existential journey of his heart and mind, but help him redirect his musical path.
Barriers has already seen tons of love from the press, including Alt Press who described their latest single “Young and Doomed” as “Electrifying“, Loudwire who called it “Raucous“, and Kerrang who labeled the song’s video, “Brilliantly trippy“.
From the opening track “A New Day’s Coming” which sounds almost like a gospel-inspired, stirring hymnal (he explains, “I originally based it on old soul songs that I really loved, asking myself how, say, Otis Redding or different Stax recording artists would do a song like this”) to “Six Feet Down Under” – a bluesy stomp through the underworld of existence, to the epic and soaring (and sorrowful) “24k Lush,” Barriers confronts listeners with 14 tracks that explore Iero’s tumultuous internal battles from which he emerges at his most confident musically.
“Barriers is a record that I still can’t believe I made and I’m so incredibly proud of it,” Iero reflects. “I can’t wait for other people to be shocked and appalled and inspired by it. Hopefully it scares the shit out of them.”
Frank Iero and the Future Violents is Frank Iero, Evan Nestor, Matt Armstrong, Tucker Rule and Kayleigh Goldsworthy. Barriers was recorded and mixed by Steve Albini and will be released via UNFD on May 31, 2019.
HEADLINING TOUR DATES
April 24 Lima, Peru – CC Festiva
April 26 Santiago, Chile – Club Subterraneo
April 27 Buenos Aires, Argentina – El Teatrito
April 28 Sao Paulo, Brazil – Fabrique Club
May 1 Monterrey, Mexico – Cafe Iguana
May 2 Mexico City, Mexico – Sala
May 29 Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry
May 30 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
May 31 Hamden, CT – The Ballroom at the Outer Space
June 1 Pawtucket, RI – The Met
June 2 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
June 4 Harrisburg, PA – The Capitol Room at The Harrisburg
June 5 Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theater
June 6 Detroit, MI – El Club
June 7 Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
June 8 Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
June 10 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
June 11 Birmingham, AL – Saturn
June 13 Tampa, FL – The Crowbar
June 14 Orlando, FL – The Social
June 15 Jacksonville, FL – 1904 Music Hall
June 16 Columbia, SC – The Senate
June 18 Charlotte, NC – Amos Southend
June 20 Virginia Beach, VA – Elevation 27
June 21 Washington, DC – Union Stage
June 22 New York, NY – Rocks Off Cruise
Newly Added
July 23 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
July 24 Seattle, WA – Crocodile Cafe
July 26 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory Concert House
July 27 Salt Lake City, UT -Kilby Court
July 29 Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
July 30 Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf
August 1 Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill
August 2 Austin, TX – Barracuda
August 3 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
August 6 Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
August 7 San Diego, CA – House of Blues, Voodoo Room
August 9 Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
August 10 Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour
Festivals
June 29 Atlantic City, NJ – Atlantic City Beach [Warped Tour]
July 5 Hradec Kralove, CZ – [Rock for People]
July 13 Upcote Farm, UK – [2000 Trees]
July 18 Patchogue, NY – [Great South Bay Music Festival]
July 21 Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheater [Warped Tour]
