MONSTER TRUCK ANNOUNCE EXTENSIVE CANADIAN TOUR THIS WINTER
FURIOSITY AVAILABLE NOW THROUGH DINE ALONE RECORDS IN CANADA
“It is so refreshing to see Monster Truck out there tearing it up…every night. Gig after gig. It’s nice to see that vibe still exists. It’s a lost art. Real deal. Familiar. Comfortable. Like an old pair of gig boots or sweaty pig sex with an ex girlfriend.” ^Mike Inez (Alice in Chains)
“Monster Truck is one of the few really great down to earth rock n roll bands I’ve heard in the last couple of years. Hard, soulful & heavy.” ˆSLASH
(September 9, 2013 – Toronto, ON) Juno award-winning hard rockers MONSTER TRUCK have just announced an extensive Canadian headlining tour this winter. The tour kicks off at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver on December 4th and wraps up at Hamilton Place Theatre in Hamilton on December 22nd. All dates are in support of their critically acclaimed debut album Furiosity, available now through Dine Alone Records in Canada. Tickets for the tour will go on sale September 13th 2013. For full tour details, see below.
2013 has been a phenomenal year for Monster Truck. The band took home the award for ‘Breakthrough Group of the Year’ at the 2013 Juno Awards, held the #1 spot at Active Rock, Rock and Mainstream Rock radio with their crushing lead single “Sweet Mountain River” and landed a highly coveted opening slot touring alongside the legendary Alice in Chains for a slew of Canadian dates this summer.
Furiosity debuted at lucky #13 on the Top 200 SoundScan chart in Canada and hit #3 on the German Rock/Metal club charts. Recently, the album’s second single “The Lion” just broke the Top 20 at Rock Radio in Canada and is currently the #1 most added Active and Alternative rock single.
Monster Truck was formed in 2009 by Jon Harvey (bass, lead vocals), Jeremy Widerman (guitar, vocals), Brandon Bliss (organ, vocals) and Steve Kiely (drums, vocals). True to their notorious maxim “Don’t F*ck With The Truck”, the band steamrolled across the country, becoming one of the biggest stories in Canadian rock. Their first two singles from The Brown EP (“Seven Seas Blues” and “Righteous Smoke”) hit the Top 10 on Canadian Rock radio, the band scored a sweet EA NHL 2013 online trailer spot with “Seven Seas Blues” and “Righteous Smoke” is currently featured in the trailer for The Art of the Steal starring Kurt Russell and Matt Dillon. Monster Truck won a 2013 CRMA (Canadian Radio Music Award) in Rock for “Seven Seas Blues“ and was also hand-picked to open for Slash on his 2012 North American tour. Over the past year, the band has opened for the likes of Deep Purple, Clutch, The Sheepdogs, Billy Talent, Alice in Chains and most recently ZZ Top and Kid Rock.
Before getting the chance to perform for their beloved Canadian fans, Monster Truck will be heading to Europe and the UK this fall to support VISTA CHINO (formerly Kyuss). For further dates, more details and updates, check back at: http://ilovemonstertruck.com/.
UPCOMING MONSTER TRUCK CANADIAN TOUR DATES
12.04.13 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
12.06.13 Edmonton, AB – The Starlite
12.07.13 Edmonton, AB – The Starlite
12.08.13 Calgary, AB – Republik
12.10.13 Saskatoon, SK – The Odeon Event Centre
12.11.13 Winnipeg, MB – Pyramid Cabaret
12.12.13 Thunder Bay, ON – Crocks
12.14.13 Ottawa, ON – Ritual Nightclub
12.15.13 Montreal, QC – Le Petit Campus
12.17.13 Quebec, QC – Le Cercle
12.20.13 Toronto, ON – Sound Academy
12.21.13 Peterborough, ON – The Venue
12.22.13 Hamilton, ON – Hamilton Place Theatre
ADDITIONAL TOUR DATES:
09.27.13 Hamburg, Germany – Reeperbahn Festival
10.18.13 Turku, Finland – Klubi*
10.19.13 Jyvaskyla, Finland – Lutakko*
10.20.13 Helsinki, Finland – Nosturi*
10.22.13 Stockholm, Sweden – Debaser Strand*
10.23.13 Gothenburg, Sweden – Tragarn*
10.24.13 Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller*
10.25.13 Copenhagen, Denmark – Loppen*
10.27.13 Osnabruck, Germany – Rosenhof*
10.28.13 Hamburg, Germany – Docks*
10.30.13 Manchester, UK – Ritz*
10.31.13 Birmingham, UK – Institute*
11.01.13 Bristol, UK – O2 Academy*
11.02.13 London, UK – Roundhouse*
11.04.13 Glasgow, UK – Garage*
11.05.13 Nottingham, UK – Rock City*
11.06.13 Newcastle, UK – O2 Academy*
11.08.13 Erfurt, Germany – HSD*
11.10.13 Berlin, Germany – Huxleys*
11.11.13 Dresden, Germany – Alter Schlachthof*
11.12.13 Warsaw, Poland – Proxima*
11.14.13 Salzburg, Austria – Rockhouse*
11.15.13 Pratteln, Switzerland – Z7*
11.16.13 Milan, Italy – Live Club*
11.18.13 Augsburg, Germany – Kantine*
11.19.13 Frankfurt, Germany – Batschkapp*
11.20.13 Cologne, Germany – Live Music Hall*
11.22.13 Tourhout, Belgium – De Mast*
11.23.13 Eindhoven, Netherlands – Speedfest*
* w/ VISTA CHINO (formerly Kyuss)
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