Juicy Tour Rumor: Katatonia, Cult of Luna, Intronaut & TesseracT

UPDATE, 1:54pm EDT: Dates have now been announced via The PRP. Posted below.

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These kinds of rumors from The PRP are always fun because they always end up being dead on. It also cracks me up when label/management/press types get freaked out about tour date leaks like this (we’ve been asked to pull down a few), since they only help to build hype and generate extra press. I mean, I get it, your big, planned announcement is blown, but come on… extra hype should always be welcomed. So here’s the latest: Katatonia, Cult of Luna, Intronaut and TesseracT are rumored to be putting together a U.S. tour for the fall. One date has seeped out so far:

10/06 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre

Pretty sweet lineup, yeah? I like that the bands all have a certain commonality (progressive metal, in the most general sense) but no two bands are too much alike. Cult of Luna and TesseracT haven’t been to the U.S. in a looong while, and I’m beyond thrilled to have the opportunity to see both. Katatonia and Intronaut both tour the U.S. a whole lot so their presence here isn’t exactly earth-shattering news, but both bands always kill it live and make any bill intrinsically better.

More dates as we get ’em.

Dates announced this afternoon:

09/23 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
09/24 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
09/25 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
09/26 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Small’s
09/27 Toronto, ON – The Opera House
09/28 Detroit, MI – Harpo’s
09/30 West Springfield, VA – Empire
10/01 Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s
10/02 Chicago, IL – The Bottom Lounge
10/04 Denver, CO – The Summit Music Hall
10/06 Los Angeles, CA – The El Rey
10/07 San Francisco, CA – Slim’s