It's been four years since the tragic death of Wayne Static, who died of an accidental overdose. Now, his bandmates are getting together to pay tribute to Wayne and to the band's landmark album, Wisconsin Death Trip, which celebrates its 20th anniversary.
The tour will reunite original members bassist Tony Campos, guitarist Koichi Fukuda and drummer Ken Jay, and a fill-in vocalist for Wayne yet to be announced. Campos explains:
“Our intention is to pay ultimate respect to Wayne and to celebrate the music that has been in all of our hearts for more than 20 years. It’s all about channeling the vibe from 1999 to the best of our ability and playing those classic Static-X songs live and loud with the fans.”
Guitarist Koichi Fukuda added:
“Rehearsals have been awesome. The music and the vocals are sounding really great! I feel like Wayne would be proud.”
Drummer Ken Jay also chimed in:
“We understand that people are naturally going to want to know more about who is singing. We have discussed this at great length and we came to the conclusion that at this time, it would be inappropriate for us to put the focus on anyone other than Wayne, Tony, Koichi and myself. This feels like the best way for us to celebrate Wayne’s legacy, along with the 20th anniversary of ‘Wisconsin Death Trip‘, with all of our fans.”
Devildriver will be doing a co-headlining set, and frontman Dez Fafara notes that the band will break out some Coal Chamber tracks during the tour as well.
Dope will be the openers on the tour.
Here is the routing:
06/18 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theater
06/19 Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theater
06/21 Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Live
06/22 Houston, TX – The Warehouse
06/23 San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theater
06/25 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
06/26 Greenville, SC – The Firmament
06/28 Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
06/29 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
06/30 Scranton, PA – Level
07/02 Toronto, ON – Opera House
07/03 London, ON – London Music Hall
07/04 Ottawa, ON – Brass Monkey
07/05 Hampton Beach, NH – Wally’s
07/06 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
07/07 Reading, PA – Reverb
07/09 Pittsburgh, PA – Jergel’s
07/10 Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater
07/11 Indianapolis, IN – The Citadel
07/12 Ft Wayne, IN – Piere’s
07/13 Detroit, MI – Harpo’s
07/14 Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall
07/16 Grand Rapids, MI – Intersection
07/18 Cadott, WI – Cadott Rockfest
07/19 Sioux City, IA – Anthem @ Hard Rock Casino
07/20 Joliet, IL – The Forge
07/21 Belvidere, IL – Apollo Theater
07/23 Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
07/26 Los Angeles, CA – Catch One
07/27 Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues
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