(Relapse) Sweden's DISFEAR are set to kick off their North American headlining tour with a pre-tour celebration in conjunction with Relapse Records, the Philly Roller Girls and R5 Productions this Thursday May 11th at Manny Brown's (512 South Street) in Philadelphia, PA. DISFEAR will be hanging out all night long during this event that will run from 8:00 pm to 12 midnight EST and feature a raffle to help raise funds for the Relapse Records sponsored Philly Roller Girls derby team, The Heavy Metal Hookers, where attendees will have a chance to win DISFEAR and Relapse Records merchandise, concert tickets and more. This party will also celebrate the coming of The Heavy Metal Hookers debut bout this Sunday, May 14th at Millennieum Skateworld in Camden, NJ. The following night, DISFEAR will be performing the first show of this tour in Philadelphia at the First Unitarian Church (22nd and Chestnut) with label-mates RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER and others. From there, the crust-rock destroyers will be hitting major cities in the North, East, Mid-West and Canada with fellow label mates MISERY INDEX along with Strong Intention and more during the course of the tour.
May 12 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church (w/ Phobia, 9 Shocks Terror, Rumpelstiltskin Grinder, Strong Intention)
***all dates from May 13 to June 4 w/ Phobia, Misery Index and Strong Intention (except where noted)***
May 13 New York, NY CBGB (w/ 9 Shocks Terror, Disassociate)
May 14 Providence, RI Club Gyza (w/ 9 Shocks Terror)
May 15 Wallingford, CT Wallingford American Legion Hall
May 16 Buffalo, NY Polish Library
May 17 Cleveland, OH The Jigsaw (w/ 9 Shocks Terror)
May 18 Lansing, MI Oade's Hidden Camel
May 19 Chicago, IL Nite Cap (w/ 9 Shocks Terror)
May 20 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock (w/ 9 Shocks Terror)
May 21 Madison, WI The Annex (w/ 9 Shocks Terror, Facedowninshit)
May 22 St. Louis, MO Just Bills (w/ 9 Shocks Terror)
May 23 Indianapolis, IN Emerson Theatre (w/ The Dream Is Dead)
May 24 Columbus, OH High Five
May 25 Pittsburgh, PA Lawrenceville Moose Lodge
May 26 Richmond, VA Nanci Raygun (NO MISERY INDEX)***
May 27 Norfolk, VA Peppermint Beach Club (w/ Facedowninshit)
May 28 Baltimore, MD Sonar (as part of the Maryland Deathfest w/ Necrophagist and more)
May 30 Syracuse, NY Auburn Public Theatre
May 31 Toronto, ON Lee's Palace
June 1 Sherbrooke, QC Thιβtre Granada (w/ Mesrine)
June 2 Montreal, QC Club Soda (w/ Cursed, Ghoulunatics, Atheretic, Mesrine, Rumpelstiltskin Grinder)
June 3 Quebec City, QC Campus Charlesbourg (w/ Neuraxis, Ghoulunatics, Atheretic, Mesrine, Rumpelstiltskin Grinder)
June 4 Cambridge, MA Cambridge Elks Lodge
