Melvins won’t be letting much grass grow beneath their feet as their tour with Ministry and Corrosion of Conformity winds down this week, as they have announced the Electric Roach U.S. headlining tour for this summer. The five-week trek begins on June 15 in Long Beach, Calif., and runs through July 20 in Berkeley, Calif., marking the trio’s first headlining run since 2019. Helms Alee and Harsh Mellow will open the shows, and tickets go on sale this Friday.
You can see the full list of tour dates below.
“It’s nice to be able to tour!! We were wondering if it would even be possible again,” singer and guitarist Buzz Osborne said in a statement. “It’s been years since we played these places. The amazing Ministry tour was a warmup for this!”
Melvins have kept busy releasing new music lately as well. In 2021 the band put out Working With God and the four-album acoustic anthology Five Legged Dog. They recently issued the four-track Lord of the Flies EP, which features two original songs, a cover of Soundgarden‘s “Spoonman” and a mashup of Led Zeppelin‘s “Misty Mountain Hop” and Devo‘s “Uncontrollable Urge” titled “Misty Mountain Urge.”
Melvins, Electric Roach 2022 Tour
June 15 – Long Beach, CA @ Alex’s Bar
June 16 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s
June 18 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
June 21 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack’s
June 22 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
June 23 – Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre
June 24 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
June 25 – Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry
June 27 – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom
June 28 – Providence, RI @ Fete Music Hall
June 29 – Syracuse, NY @ The Westcott Theatre
July 1 – Bethlehem, PA @ Musikfest Cafe at the ArtsQuest Center
July 2 – Huntington, WV @ The Loud
July 3 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
July 5 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
July 6 – Davenport, IA @ Racoon Motel
July 7 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
July 8 – Minneapolis, MN @ Grumpy’s
July 9 – Fargo, ND @ The Hall at Fargo Brewing Company
July 10 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Icon Lounge
July 12 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Metro Music Hall
July 14 – Bozeman, MT @ The ELM
July 15 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
July 16 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
July 17 – Eugene, OR @ Sessions Music Hall
July 19 – Roseville, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post
July 20 – Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone Berkeley
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