Underoath invites fans to connect with them this summer at some of the most intimate shows the band has played since their earliest days. Underoath: The Van Tour to Vans Warped Tour is presented by Vans and set to kick off on June 8th in Jacksonville. The tour will hit independent venues around the country as Underoath gets back in the van and back to their roots on the way to Vans Warped Tour in Washington, DC and Long Beach, CA. Joining them for these once-in-a-lifetime shows is special guest Held..
“The idea of going back into a van, and reconnecting with how we used to tour, will be impactful at worst. At best, it’s an opportunity to reconnect in the same environment that we had prior in a new way and what that unlocks for us as friends, bandmates and more exciting to me…creatively,” says guitarist Tim McTague. “Putting the smallest shows of our career on sale to create an environment that hasn’t been seen since probably 2002, to me, is such an amazing experience for us and the handful of fans that will get in to these shows. It will be our moment together, must likely never to be repeated again.”
He continues: “We haven’t driven across the country together as one unit, listening to the same music, stopping at the same rest stops, eating the same meals etc. in 2 decades plus. I think there is a magic there that breeds something existentially curious about someone, and I can’t wait to see what that is for us.
I want these shows to feel different than anything we have done in the last 2 decades aside from a few cool secret shows here or there. The idea of doing that every night will be exciting or terrifying or both, I’m here for it.”
Keyboard Chris Dudley shares: “We did a couple small surprise pop-up shows last year and for me that really touched something that we haven’t really got to experience in a long time. Those small hot rooms have an energy in them you can’t get anywhere else. We’ve talked about doing something like this for a long time, just getting in a van and hitting a couple small venues and letting it rip, and the fact that we’re actually doing it this time is mega exciting to me. It’s gonna be wild.”
He adds: “I’m still scared of Aaron’s driving so we’re gonna keep him in shotgun to DJ.”
Tickets for all upcoming shows are available now at: https://underoath777.com/pages/tour.
About Underoath
UNDEROATH reinvents the balance between chaos and harmony with each successive release. Their compositions, conjured from creative tension, become iconoclastic anthems. Even when the band almost combusts, the crackling energy coalesces into something deeply resonant for millions.
Each time they have a chance to do something safe, Underoath challenges themselves instead, with integrity and attitude. Their pair of gold albums and three Grammy nominations stand in stark defiance of the idea of commercial compromise. The Underoath catalog weaponizes noise, aggression, and ambiance as skillfully as melody. The combination of heaviness and headiness found on Define the Great Line makes it the only record of its kind to debut at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
The passion and power are as undeniable on tours with Alice In Chains or Bring Me The Horizon as they are in the sweatiest of intimate shows or their genre-redefining runs on Vans Warped Tour.
The heart of their sound, which delivers naked vulnerability with thrilling force and cinematic lushness, can be heard in generations of bands who’ve pursued their trail. But Underoath refuses to sit still.
Walking an artistic tightrope between immersive access and isolationist otherness, Underoath owns the space between huge choruses and forward-thinking heaviness, both on record and onstage.
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Upcoming Tour Dates
May 10 – Daytona Beach, FL @ Daytona Beach Speedway
June 8 – Jacksonville, FL @ The Albatross
June 9 – Savannah, GA @ Victory North
June 10 – Greenville, SC @ The Radio Room
June 11 – Greensboro, NC @ Hangar 1819
June 13 – Washington, D.C. @ Vans Warped Tour **
June 14 – Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club
June 15 – Asheville, NC @ Eulogy
July 13 – Gainesville, FL @ The Wooly
July 14 – Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
July 15 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea’s Live
July 17 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
July 18 – Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock
July 20 – Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s Sports Cafe
July 22 – El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
July 23 – Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole
July 25 – Long Beach, CA @ Vans Warped Tour **
July 27 – Flagstaff, AZ @ Hotel Monte Vista
July 28 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
July 29 – Roswell, NM @ The Liberty
July 31 – Tulsa, OK @ The Vanguard
August 1 – Springfield, MO @ The Venue on Sunset
August 2 – Memphis, TN @ 1884 Lounge
August 14 – Toronto, ON @ RBC Amphitheatre (w/Alexisonfire)
August 15 – Toronto, ON @ RBC Amphitheatre (w/Alexisonfire)
September 12-13 – Mexico City, MEX @ Vans Warped Tour **
September 20 – Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life Festival **
October 2 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival **
October 24 – Fort Worth, TX @ Sick New World Festival **
** – Indicates Festival Date
Photo Credit Jacob Moniz