After a year of nonstop touring and a brief holiday break, the Watford, UK noise-punk quintet Gallows has announced another round of tour dates for the US.
Gallows went from playing in basements to opening for punk grandpas Bad Religion and headlining the Warped Tour in less than a year, and were on the covers of British music magazines before they were signed to a label. They recently signed a one-million-pound, four-album deal with Warner Bros., but will continue releasing albums in the US through Epitaph.
Though lead singer Frank Carter claims the band won’t last through 2009 (his real love is his tattoo gun), the band’s dramatic success and four-album deal seem unstoppable. Their live performances harken back to ye olde days of punk rock, when the barrier between the band and the crowd was difficult to find.
During the last UK tour, Carter smashed his head while performing and was out of commission for four days with a concussion. He also received a tatto on stage during a recent performance at Taste of Chaos in Japan.
US and Canada tour dates:
Jan 9 – The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
Jan 10 – Jack Rabbits, Jacksonville, FL
Jan 11 – The Social, Orlando, FL
Jan 12 – Common Grounds, Gainesville, FL
Jan 14 – Red Room at Meridian, Houston, TX
Jan 15 – Emo’s, Austin, TX
Jan 16 – The Door, Dallas, TX
Jan 18 – Launch Pad, Albuquerque, NM
Jan 19 – The Clubhouse, Tempe, AZ
Jan 20 – House Of Blues (w/ Social Distortion), San Diego, CA
Jan 21 – Chain Reaction, Anaheim, CA
Jan 22 – House Of Blues (w/ Social Distortion), Anaheim, CA
Jan 23 – Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
Jan 24 – Slim’s, San Francisco, CA
Jan 26 – Hawthorne Theatre, Portland, OR
Jan 27 – Plaza Club, Vancouver, BC
Jan 28 – Chop Suey (formerly Breakroom), Seattle, WA
Jan 30 – Avalon Theater, Salt Lake City, UT
Jan 31 – Marquis Theatre, Denver, CO
Feb 2 – Triple Rock, Minneapolis, MN
Feb 3 – Metro / Smart Bar, Chicago, IL
Feb 4 – Grog Shop, Cleveland, Ohio
Feb 5 – Mod Club, Toronto, ON
Feb 7 – The Palladium, Worcester, MA
Feb 8 – Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
Feb 9 – Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
Feb 10 – North Star Bar, Philadelphia, PA
Gallows: www.gallows.co.uk
Gallows on Myspace: www.myspace.com/gallows
Epitaph Records: www.epitaph.com