GODSMACK
TO RETURN TO ROAD IN NORTH AMERICA IN 2019;
HEADLINING DATES WITH VOLBEAT THURSDAY, APRIL 18 IN EVANSVILLE, IN
TOUR FOLLOWS BAND’S PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCEDFEBRUARY AND MARCH 20-DATE EUROPEAN TREK
THE FORD CENTER | EVANSVILLE, IN
Tickets On Sale this Friday, December 14 at 10 AM at LiveNation.com
EVANSVILLE, IN (December 10, 2018) – GODSMACK will return to the road in 2019–first with 20 shows in Europe to be followed by a North American headlining tour with Volbeat.GODSMACK will kick it off February 27 in London with Like A Storm confirmed as direct support for the six-week European trek. Next, GODSMACK will return to the U.S. wherethey’ll headline a U.S. run of shows with special guests VOLBEAT, along with some co- headlining shows with them in Canada. The tour will include a stop in Evansville on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at the Ford Center.
Tickets go on sale this Friday, December 14 at 10:00 a.m. at LiveNation.com, the Ford Center box office and via Ticketmaster outlets.
Earlier this year (4/27), GODSMACK released WHEN LEGENDS RISE via BMG (US) andSpinefarm (Worldwide), marking the band’s seventh studio album and their first in four years.
The acclaimed 11-song collection, fueled by the Top 5 rock song and video “Bulletproofâ€plus the title track “When Legends Rise,†entered the Billboard Top 200 album chart in the top ten (#8), with four #1 placements on other charts: Top Rock Albums, Top Hard Music Albums, Top Independent Albums and Top Alternative Albums. WHEN LEGENDS RISE is available on CD, LP and Digital; purchase or stream it here.
Here’s some critical feedback on GODSMACK’s 2018 shows:
“…Godsmack, after taking the stage for over two decades, still puts on an amazing set…â€
–Erica Vincent, PureGrainAudio.com, 8/7/18“Godsmack put on a solid show and impressive pyro display.â€
–Travis Failey, KNAC.COM, 5/23/18
“Filled with pyro, extreme lighting, sonic booms, and their entire catalogue of hits, this was anadrenaline rush entering your veins from start to finish.â€
–Annunziato Scaglione, National Rock Review, 5/19/18
“It’s an all out assault on the senses when [Godsmack] start getting into their second set. Broad and bold, this band makes its mark and if all you can remember after 3 days isGodsmack, then success fostered its way to your memory bank and you leave wanting more.‖Charlotte Alexander, Go Venue Magazine (Welcome to Rockville), 5/9/18
“Godsmack were about to literally blow things up…the Massachusetts rockers put on a highenergy show with all the bells and whistles including smoke, fire, and plenty of pyro.‖Kris Englehart, BackstageAxxess.com, 5/11/18
“Godsmack is back with a vengeance, and their explosive live show left nobody disappointed.‖Johnnie Crow, The Rock Revival, 5/4/18
On August 26, 2017, VOLBEAT became the first Danish band to headline and sell out theirhometown venue, Denmark’s Telia Parken, setting the record for the biggest show by adomestic artist in Denmark ever with over 48,250 people in attendance. To commemorate and immortalize the record-breaking event, the band will release their live album and concert film,Let’s Boogie! Live From Telia Parken, on December 14th via Republic Records. Pre-orderLet’s Boogie! Live From Telia Parken on all formats here:https://umg.lnk.to/letsboogielive
