LOS ANGELES, Calif. (March 12, 2018) — Female-fronted metal group Butcher Babies announces their national co-headlining “Kings & Queens Tour” alongside fellow hard rock royalty Nonpoint. The tour follows the release of Butcher Babies’ chart-topping third studio album, Lilith, released in October via Century Media Records. Nonpoint will perform new music off their highly anticipated 10th studio album, slated for a Summer 2018 release via Spinefarm Records. Rising heavy metal band Cane Hill and punk/rock group Sumo Cyco will join the headliners. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 16.
“Since our inception, we have strived to create a performance that is a full on assault to the senses. We always felt that if you pay your hard earned money to see a show, you should get just that, a show! Raw energy, passion, and intensity,” shares co-frontwoman Carla Harvey. Heidi Shepherd adds: “We are excited to bring our devout U.S. fanbase a headlining set with lots of surprises; digging deep into our new album Lilith and sprinkling in some old favorites from our last nine years as a band.”
On the “Kings & Queens Tour,” Nonpoint frontman Elias Soriano comments: “The time off was fun, but it’s back to the business of moving crowds. The new music we play will show where we’re at and what we’re looking for out of the crowds in terms of reaction. We have pulled no punches! The live show is what we’re about, so expect our best on this run with the Queens in Butcher Babies.”
The “Kings & Queens Tour” will follow Butcher Babies’ current headlining European“Lilith Tour” and is preceded by their many U.S. festival appearances in 2017, including Aftershock Festival. The Los Angeles-based band previously supported Hollywood Undead on their Fall 2017 tour. Full “Kings & Queens Tour” routing below:
KINGS & QUEENS TOUR w/ Nonpoint, Cane Hill and Sumo Cyco
Apr 25 – Dallas, TX @ Canton Hall
Apr 26 – Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
Apr 29 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
May 2 – Monroe, LA @ Live Oaks Music Hall
May 3 – Panama City, FL @ Club LA
May 7 – Reading, PA @ Reverb
May 8 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Wally’s
May 9 – Westbury, NY @ The Space
May 11 – Racine, WI @ Route 20 Outhouse
May 14 – Joliet, IL @ The Forge
May 15 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Piere’s
May 16 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom
May 17 – Traverse City, MI @ Ground Zero
May 18 – Flint, MI @ Machine Shop
May 20 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
May 22 – Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall
May 23 – Toledo, OH @ Civic Music Hall
May 24 – Knoxville, TN @ The International *
May 25 – Memphis, TN @ New Daisy **
May 28 – New Orleans, LA @ Southport Hall
May 29 – Austin, TX @ Come and Take It Live
May 30 – Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock
May 31 – Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s Ballroom
Jun 4 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Sunshine Studios Live
Jun 5 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
Jun 6 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
Jun 7 – Billings, MT @ Pub Station
Jun 8 – Jerome, ID @ Diamondz Event Center
* 10 Years w/ Butcher Babies and Nonpoint only
** Butcher Babies w/ Cane Hill and Sumo Cyco only
Hailing from the City of Angels, Butcher Babies aided in the jubilant revival of the metal scene on LA’s iconic Sunset Strip, landing the band a record deal with Century Media Records. The metal group’s first two studio albums reached the Top 5 on multiple Billboard charts, while their most recent LP, Lilith, peaked at #1 on the iTunes Metal chart and received praise from Loudwire, Metal Wani, Metal Hammer and more. Having toured among the likes of Megadeth, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson and Five Finger Death Punch, the female-fronted five-piece crushes stages around the world with their vicious live performance and the same explosive energy found on their albums.
