NORTH AMERICAN TOUR KICKS OFF SEPTEMBER 21ST WITH SPECIAL GUESTS CLUTCH, CHILDREN OF BODOM AND 2CENTS
(New York, NY) – Legendary rocker Zakk Wylde is proud to announce the creation of The Black Label Berzerkus, a rock n’ roll night of excess and unique madness! Headlined by Wylde’s infamous Black Label Society, the extensive two-month long North American trek will also feature Clutch, Children Of Bodom and 2Cents. Hand-picked by Wylde himself, Children Of Bodom and Clutch will share the main support slot.
Kicking off on September 21st at Roseland in Portland, OR, the tour will make stops across the U.S. and Canada, and will pack a powerful punch of music and debauchery. Please see below for the full tour routing, as well as additional Black Label Society tour dates including Ozzfest.
Zakk Wylde, known worldwide for his guitar prowess and over-the-top stage presence, was looking at other rock festivals and saw the need for a value-priced tour of his own – particularly one that caters to the need of his unique demographic of fans, known as Berzerkers. It was an easy decision, says Wylde, summing it up like only he can, “If you don’t get invited to the party, start your f’ing own!” Children Of Bodom commented, “COB is more than ready to head out on Berzerkus and see all of our great fans. Expect nothing but a good time, Bodom style!”
Black Label Society’s first new album in four years, ORDER OF THE BLACK, was released in North America via E1 Music on August 10th. ORDER OF THE BLACK features four unique covers designed by Zakk Wylde himself – one for each territory: North America, Europe, Asia and Australia/New Zealand.
About Zakk Wylde/Black Label Society
In the two decades since Ozzy Osbourne hired him away from his job at a New Jersey gas station, Zakk Wylde has established himself as a guitar icon known and revered the world over. Wylde has won nearly every guitar award imaginable, graced countless magazine covers and is a major influence to a new battalion of rock guitarists.
Writing and recording with Osbourne led to multi-platinum success, inspiring him to create the now iconic Black Label Society in 1998. In the decade plus since, BLS has turned the notion of what a rock band should be upside down by inspiring legions of fans (known as Berserkers) all over the world to follow the mantra: Strength, Determination, Merciless, Forever (SDMF for short).
Wylde and his Berserkers have established a heavy metal institution true to the vision of uncompromising, unfiltered and unrestrained rock n’ roll. To date, Black Label Society has sold more than 3.5 million albums worldwide and continues to be a massive presence on the worldwide touring and merchandising circuits.
Black Label Society on tour:
AUGUST
30 Medford, OR Medford Armory **
31 Modesto, CA Modesto Centre Plaza**
SEPTEMBER
16 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
17 Reno, NV Knitting Factory
18 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
20 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
The Black Label Berzerkus 2010:
21 Portland, OR Roseland
22 Vancouver, BC PNE Forum
24 Edmonton, AB Edmonton EXPO Centre Hall D Arena
25 Regina, SK Agribition Hall
26 Calgary, AB Big 4
28 Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Convention Centre
30 Omaha, NE Anchor Inn
OCTOBER
1 Clive, IA 7 Flags
2 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom
3 St. Paul, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium
5 Louisville, KY Expo Five
8 Asbury Park, NJ Convention Hall
9 Lewiston, ME The Colisee
12 Halifax, NS Cunard Centre
14 Montreal, QC Metropolis
15 Toronto, ON Sound Academy
16 Toronto, ON Sound Academy
20 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
22 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
23 Atlanta, GA Masquerade Music Park
24 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore Charlotte
26 Orlando, FL Hard Rock
28 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater
29 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete St. Amphitheater
30 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre@Grand Prairie
31 Lubbock, TX Lonestar Pavilion
NOVEMBER
2 Austin, TX Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater
3 Tulsa, OK Brady Theater
5 Grand Rapids, MI DeltaPlex
7 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
9 Rochester, NY Main Street Armory
10 Columbus, OH The LC Pavilion
12 Wichita, KS Cotillion
13 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater
14 Denver, CO The Fillmore Auditorium
16 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
18 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
20 San Francisco, CA Warfield
*Ozzfest
** Black Label Society only
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