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Incendiary guitarist and solo artist
John 5, who was recently voted as #7 on
Ultimate Guitar's "Best Metal Guitarists In The World" list, has announced today that he will be hitting the road, along with his band,
THE CREATURES, in the spring of 2022 for the
"Sinner" North American tour. He will be performing hits from his expansive solo career, including songs from his recently released, critically acclaimed studio album
"Sinner".
The 27-date trek will kick off in Roseville, California on April 21 and will culminate in a very special three-night run at Iridium in New York in early July. It also includes two shows supporting
FOZZY in Houston (April 29) and San Antonio (April 30) and a performance at world-renowned festival
Welcome To Rockville in Daytona Beach, FL (May 21).
John 5 will also be welcoming new "creature" to the band. The
"Sinner" tour will be the first time fans get to see new drummer
Alex Mercado perform live as part of
THE CREATURES.
Joining
JOHN 5 & THE CREATURES on tour as special guests on most dates will be spooktacular duo
THE HAXANS, featuring
John's
ROB ZOMBIE bandmate
Piggy D and
Ash Costello of
NEW YEARS DAY.
John 5 comments: "I'm so excited to hit the road and see old friends and new friends alike.
"I've been so thrilled by the reaction to the release of
'Sinner', I can't wait to get on stage and truly bring the songs to life for the first time with my fans.
"Having
THE HAXANS join us on this tour is going to be so fun. Their brilliant 'monster party' energy will be a perfect opener for my crazy stage show.
"This tour is going to be a lot of fun. Don't miss it!"
Tour dates:
Apr. 21 - Roseville, CA - Goldfield Trading Post
Apr. 22 - Garden Grove, CA - Garden Grove Amphitheater
Apr. 23 - Las Vegas, NV - Vamp'd
Apr. 24 - San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick
Apr. 26 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
Apr. 28 - Austin, TX - Come And Take It Live
Apr. 29 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
Apr. 30 - San Antonio, TX - The Rock Box
May 04 - Belvidere, IL - Apollo Theater
May 05 - Joliet, IL - The Forge
May 06 - Flint, MI - Machine Shop
May 07 - Pittsburgh, PA - Jergel's
May 08 - Sellersville, PA - Sellersville Theater
May 11 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
May 12 - New Bedford, MA - The Vault
May 13 - Derry, NH - Tupelo Music Hall
May 14 - Hartford, CT - Webster Underground
May 15 - Annapolis, MD - Ram's Head Onstage
May 18 - Winston-Salem, NC - The Ram Kat
May 20 - Atlanta, GA - Vinyl
May 21 - Daytona Beach, FL - Welcome To Rockville
Jul. 06 - Montreal, QC - Foufounes Electriques
Jul. 07 - Ottawa, ON - Brass Monkey
Jul. 08 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
Jul. 09 - New York, NY - Iridium
Jul. 10 - New York, NY - Iridium
Jul. 11 - New York, NY - Iridium
Tickets go on sale on Friday, December 17 at 10 a.m. EST at
www.John-5.com.
"Sinner" came out on October 29 via
Big Machine Records. The first single from the album, the epic
"Qué Pasa", revolves around a distinctive vocal refrain. Originally built with a sample,
John opted to have it reworked by
Grammy-winning
MEGADETH leader
Dave Mustaine.
"Sinner" was produced and mixed by
Barry Pointer at
Riott House Studio in North Hollywood. Drums were engineered by ex-
GUNS N' ROSES guitarist
Gilby Clarke at
Redrum Recording in Los Angeles. The LP also features a guest appearance by original
KISS drummer
Peter Criss on a cover of
"Georgia On My Mind", a 1930s classic by
Hoagy Carmichael and
Stuart Gorrell that's become famous thanks to
Ray Charles decades later.
John 5 has worked with a varied range of artists, performing as guitarist for some of the biggest headlining rock bands in the world such as
ROB ZOMBIE and
MARILYN MANSON, as well as playing session with
Paul Stanley,
Rod Stewart,
LYNYRD SKYNYRD and more.
Slash has called
John 5 "one of the most mind-blowing guitarists around," and
Rob Zombie has dubbed him "a fucking shredder."
John 5 has released ten solo albums to date, as well as a remix album, and has written music for the likes of
Avril Lavigne,
GARBAGE,
Ricky Martin and others.