Chevelle Announces Horror-Inspired 20+ Date Summer Tour

“Go creepy or go home,” Chevelle frontman/guitarist Pete Loeffler told Premier Guitar about the band’s live show which will continue this summer with an additional 20+ dates. In keeping with the darker sound on Chevelle’s latest album ‘La Gargola,’ the show features an ominous on-stage atmosphere (antiqued mannequin parts, antlers, a blood-red backdrop of factory smokestacks) and drop-C guitar tuning.

The Chicago-based rock trio will perform a collection of hits from their two-decade career, as well as tracks off ‘La Gargola,’ which notched the band a #3 debut on the Billboard 200 (their career peak) and features the top ten Active Rock hit “Take Out the Gunman.”

Read about the tour over at Billboard here.

Called their "tightest work" (AllMusic), a "sonic reinvention for the group" (Last.FM), and “their most potent, ear-punishing songs to date,” (Minneapolis Star Tribune) 'La Gargola' features electronic drum kits, stomp boxes, and vintage amps, and was “inspired by the dark underbelly of American culture” (Chicago Sun-Times). It was sonically influenced by Loeffler's appreciation of horror cinema including 'Rosemary's Baby,' ‘The Walking Dead,’ and 'Friday the 13th,’ as well as the band’s love of industrial metal pioneers Ministry.

TOUR DATES:

Fri., Jun 20 - Toledo, OH - Hollywood Casino
Sat., Jun 21 - Rock Island, IL - Rock the District
Sun., Jun 22 - South Bend, IN - St. Joseph County 4-H Fair (already on sale)
Tue., Jun 24 - Sioux Falls, SD - The District
Wed., Jun 25 - Fargo, ND - The Venue
Fri., Jun 27 - Alix, Alberta - Tail Creek Mud and Music Festival (already on sale)
Sun., Jun 29 - Bilings, MT - Babcock Theatre
Mon., Jun 30 - Missoula, MT - Wilma Theatre
Wed., Jul 02 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory Concert House
Thu., Jul 03 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory Concert House
Sat., Jul 05 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
Sun., Jul 06 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
Tue., Jul 08 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
Wed., Jul 09 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
Fri., Jul 11 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
Sat., Jul 12 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Sun., Jul 13 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
Tue., Jul 15 - Lubbock, TX - Lonestar Pavilion
Fri., Jul 18 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Pavilion
Sat., Jul 19 - Austin, TX - Emo's Austin
Sun., Jul 20 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
Tue., Jul 22 - Tulsa, OK - Brady Theater