{"id":2616,"date":"2012-04-19T12:03:28","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T19:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/?p=2616"},"modified":"2012-05-04T22:30:31","modified_gmt":"2012-05-05T05:30:31","slug":"epica-announce-north-american-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/2012\/04\/19\/epica-announce-north-american-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"EPICA Announce North American Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dutch symphonic metal band EPICA are pleased to announce their return to the U.S. & Canada this fall for a headlining tour in support of their Billboard-charting new album, Requiem For The Indifferent<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The first of 25 shows with support bands Alestorm, Insomnium, System Divide, and Destiny Potato takes place in at the Howard Theater in Washington D.C. on October 23rd<\/sup>. \u00a0The trek also marks the North American debut of new EPICA bassist Rob van der Loo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Requiem For The Indifferent<\/em> was released on March 13th<\/sup> and debuted at #104 on the Billboard Top 200.\u00a0 About the band\u2019s new material, EPICA singer Simone Simons states: “It is so exciting!\u00a0 I love the new songs and can’t wait to play them live.”<\/p>\n

Complete tour dates for EPICA\u2019s headlining tour are:<\/p>\n

10\/23\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Howard Theater – Washington, D.C.
\n10\/25\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
\n10\/26\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Irving Plaza \u2013 New York, NY
\n10\/27\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Palladium – Worcester, MA
\n10\/29\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Imperial – Quebec City, QC\u00a0– CANADA
\n10\/30\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metropolis \u2013 Montreal, QC\u00a0– CANADA
\n10\/31\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA
\n11\/02\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Peabody\u2019s – Cleveland, OH
\n11\/03\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Altar Bar – Pittsburgh, PA
\n11\/04\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mojoe\u2019s – Joliet, IL
\n11\/05\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Station 4 \u2013 St. Paul, MN
\n11\/07\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
\n11\/08\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Complex \u2013 Salt Lake City, UT
\n11\/10\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, B.C. – CANADA
\n11\/11\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 El Corazon –\u00a0 Seattle, WA
\n11\/12\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
\n11\/14\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Regency Ballroom \u2013 San Francisco, CA
\n11\/15\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 House of Blues – San Diego, CA
\n11\/16\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 House of Blues – Hollywood, CA
\n11\/17\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marquee Theater – Tempe, AZ
\n11\/19\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trees – Dallas, TX
\n11\/20\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scout Bar – Houston, TX
\n11\/21\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Backstage Live – San Antonio, TX
\n11\/23\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Headliners – Louisville, KY
\n11\/24\/12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Soundstage – Baltimore, MD<\/p>\n

Pre-sale tickets and exclusive V.I.P. tickets (1-hour early entry, Meet & Greet, and autographed commemorative poster) are available online at EnterTheVault.com<\/a> through May 9th; afterwards, tickets will be on sale through all normal ticketing outlets.<\/p>\n

EPICA will be headlining Day 1 of the ProgPower XIII<\/a> festival in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday, September 14th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Visit the band online at www.EPICA.nl<\/a>, www.facebook.com\/EPICA<\/a>, Twitter.com\/_EPICA<\/a> and YouTube.com\/EPICA<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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