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For Immediate Release - May 2010
MIKE PORTNOY TO TOUR WITH AVENGED SEVENFOLD THROUGHOUT 2010
After having had such an amazing experience recording my drum tracks for the new Avenged Sevenfold album, we all knew it would be awesome if I'd be able to do some touring with the band after its release...
I am happy to say that the timing worked out perfectly that my touring cycle with Dream Theater (and Transatlantic) was coming to an end just as A7X's was scheduled begin!
(well, perfect for everyone except my poor family!) : )
Although I wish I could stay on board with A7X in a more permanent capacity, the reality is that I am commited to Dream Theater as my main priority (that is my baby afterall!), and I will need to resume work with DT to start a new album at some point in 2011....
However, I will be able to join my brothers in Avenged Sevenfold for at least the duration of their touring throughout 2010...and hopefully this will give them the time to continue to heal and get comfortable back on the road....
You can look at me like the band's "rebound drummer" to buy them some time until they are comfortable and ready to make a commitment to somebody new for full-time relationship in their future!
In the meantime, I am real excited to hit the road with the boys...to bring my drumming from their new album to life on stage and to honor The Rev with all of their older material....
(Hey, do I get to have a cool, bad-ass stage name now???) : )
C-ya out there,
MP
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HEAVY MTL FESTIVAL:
(AVENGED SEVENFOLD w/ KORN, ROB ZOMBIE, LAMB OF GOD, ATREYU, HATEBREED, CHIMAIRA, SHADOWS FALL and more)
--- Sun July 25th - Montreal, QUE
MAYHEM FESTIVAL:
(AVENGED SEVENFOLD w/ KORN, ROB ZOMBIE, LAMB OF GOD, ATREYU, HATEBREED, CHIMAIRA, SHADOWS FALL and more)
--- Tues July 27th - Mansfield, MA
ROCKSTAR UPROAR TOUR 2010:
(AVENGED SEVENFOLD w/ DISTURBED, STONE SOUR, HALESTORM, HELLYEAH, AIRBOURNE and more)
--- Tues Aug 17th - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
--- Wed Aug 18th - Kansas City, KS - Sandstone Amphitheater
--- Fri Aug 20th - Omaha, NE - Westfair Amphitheater
--- Sat Aug 21st - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
--- Sun Aug 22nd - Buffalo, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
--- Tues Aug 24th - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheater
--- Wed Aug 25th - Cleveland, OH - Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City
--- Fri Aug 27th - Scranton, PA - Montage Mountain Amphitheater
--- Sat Aug 28th - Wantagh, NY - Nikon Theater at Jones Beach
--- Sun Aug 29th - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
--- Tues Aug 31st - Washington DC - Jiffy Lube Live
--- Wed Sept 1st - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheate
--- Fri Sept 3rd - Birmingham, AL - Verizon Wireless Music Center
--- Sat Sept 4th - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheater
--- Fri Sept 10th - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center
--- Sat Sept 11th - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheater
--- Sun Sept 12th - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion
--- Tues Sept 14th - Denver, CO - Comfort Dental Amphitheater
--- Wed Sept 15th - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheater
--- Fri Sept 17th - Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheater
--- Sat Sept 18th - San Diego, CA - Cricket Amphitheater
--- Sun Sept 19th - Tempe, AZ - Tempe Beach Park Amphitheater
--- Wed Sept 22nd - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
--- Fri Sept 24th - Portland, OR - Clark County Government Center
--- Sat Sept 25th - Seattle, WA - Gorge Amphitheater or White River Amphitheater
--- Sun Sept 26th - Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum
--- Tues Sept 28th - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
--- Wed Sept 29th - Calgary, AB - Saddledome
--- Thurs Sept 30th - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre
--- Sat Oct 2nd - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
--- Sun Oct 3rd - Fargo, ND - ND Fargodome
--- Mon Oct 4th - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center Memorial Coliseum
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