Royal Thunder, who release their sophomore album Crooked Doors on April 7 (via Relapse Records), announce the first North American tour in support of the eleven-song release.
The tour kicks off on May 28 at Siberia in New Orleans and stretches through early July with a previously announced mid-June stint with Halestorm. Opening on all Royal Thunder headlining dates is Wild Throne, who recently announced their debut album, Harvest of Darkness, out Aug. 18 via Roadrunner Records.
Tour dates:
May 28 New Orleans, LA Siberia
May 29 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s
May 30 Dallas, TX Club Dada
May 31 Austin, TX Holy Mountain
June 2 Phoenix, AZ Rebel Lounge
June 3 San Diego, CA The Hideout
June 5 Anaheim, CA The Grove
June 6 San Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom
June 8 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
June 9 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
June 10 Boise, ID Revolution Center
June 12 Missoula, MT Wilma Theatre
June 13 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
June 14 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
June 16 Billings, MT Pub Station
June 18 Salt Lake City, UT Crucial Fest
June 19 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
June 20 Kansas City, MO The Record Bar
June 21 Minneapolis, MN The Nether Bar
June 22 Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen
June 23 Grand Rapids, MI The Pyramid Scheme
June 25 Brooklyn, NY Saint Vitus
June 26 Boston, MA Great Scott
June 27 Providence, RI The Parlour
June 28 Philadelphia, PA Kung Fu Neck Tie
June 30 Baltimore, MD Metro Gallery
July 1 Richmond, VA The Camel
July 2 Charlotte, NC The Chop Shop
July 3 Atlanta, GA The Earl
June 5 to 14 w/Halestorm
The tour announcement comes as the band in the midst of sharing new music from Crooked Doors, with High Times streaming “The Line” today (http://hightimes.com/read/premiere-royal-thunders-line). Decibel debuts “Forgive Me, Karma” tomorrow, followed by Stereogum’s stream of “One Day” on Thursday and Revolver hosting “Wake Up” on Friday. Loudwire shared “Ear on the Fool” yesterday (http://loudwire.com/royal-thunder-ear-on-the-fool-exclusive-song-premiere/). NPR will begin streaming the album in its entirety, with a first listen to “Floor”, “The Bear I”, and “The Bear II” on Monday, March 30.
Royal Thunder recently kicked off a series of webisodes, dubbed the “Crooked Sessions”, the videos take fans behind the scenes of the recording of the eleven-song album: https://youtu.be/VKL_3u4-Xq4.
Pre-orders for Crooked Doors are available now with the music available on CD/2xLP/Digital via Relapse (http://relapse.com/royal-thunder-crooked-doors/). Digital pre-orders (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/crooked-doors/id963913145) include instant downloads of “Glow”, “Forget You”, and “Time Machine”.
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