Original Local H Lineup Reuniting For Spring Tour
. The two man rock band will be performing two sets during the tour. The first set will include tracks from their career and the second will feature a performance of the entire "As Good As Dead" album. The tour will be kicking off with a two night stand at The Metro in the band's hometown of Chicago on April 15th and 16th and they will conclude the trek on June 18th in Austin, TX at the Empire Control Room and Garage. The band had the following to say about the reunion tour, "The rumors are true. After 16 years, Joe Daniels will be re-joining us behind the kit for a run of shows celebrating the 20th anniversary of As Good As Dead. "Last fall, we were alerted that plans were underway to reissue our second record on vinyl. We wanted to be involved and contacted srcvinyl to see if they were interested in including some bonus tracks and demos. They were. They wondered if we were interested in doing some shows around the re-release. Maybe doing a tour where we play the record in its entirety. We weren't. "Here's the thing: We're not too hot on the whole nostalgia thing and the idea of playing a 20-year-old record didn't fill us with a burning artistic desire. Besides --we'd just put out a new record that we were still psyched about and we were more than happy to concentrate on that. "And then (of course) we started thinking. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad. We've played the record live before. It's a concept record. It's meant to be played that way. It's not The Wall, but so f***ing what? In fact, we'd played the whole album during our last show with Joe. "Which led to the obvious question: Why not have Joe play? When would there ever be a better reason? If all parties were down with the situation, why not put together a mega-Local H show at the Metro Chicago with As Good As Dead as the centerpiece? "Long story short, not only is that happening, but we've decided to take the show out on the road. We've spent the last few months practicing, shaking the dust off and crafting a set that A.) We're pretty sure you'll love, and B.) We're totally sure to be proud of. As of now, we've got shows booked into June. After that? Who knows? And if you're worried about what all this means for Ryan --don't be. We're taking him along. Everybody wins. An evening with Local H. No opener --just Joe, Ryan and Scott. Two drummers and a guitar player. The Two Balls And A Dick Tour. "For some of you, it's been a long time since you've seen Joe play with the band. But some of you? Some of you never had the chance to see him play at all. We don't think that's fair and this is a chance to remedy that. See you out there." The band also announced that "As Good As Dead" will be released on 180-gram double LP colored vinyl on April 15th via srcvinyl (preorder it here). The gatefold jacket release will also include a download code that will allow fans to download bonus material from that era. Local H As Good As Dead Anniversary Tour Dates:
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