April 26, 2017, Rugby, N.D. – The Melvins, who release the double album A Walk With Love & Death on July 7 via Ipecac Recordings, announce their most extensive North American tour to date, with dates stretching from July 5 to Oct. 3.





Tickets for the tour, which stretches from Florida to British Columbia, from Southern California to New England, are on-sale this Friday at 10 a.m. local time.





With A Walk With Love & Death, the trio of Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover and Steve McDonald showcase two distinct sides of the band’s music: Death, a proper Melvins’ release and Love, the score to the Jesse Nieminen directed, self-produced short also titled A Walk With Love & Death. A release date for the short has not been announced yet but a trailer has been made available: https://youtu.be/NhWvlpf-uXg. The albums, which include guests Joey Santiago (The Pixies), Teri Gender Bender (Le Butcherettes/Crystal Fairy) and Anna Waronker (That Dog), were co-produced with Toshi Kosai.





A Walk With Love & Death tour dates:

July 5 San Diego, CA Casbah

July 6 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory

July 7 Los Angeles, CA The Troubadour

July 8 Fresno, CA Strummer’s

July 9 Sacramento, CA Goldfield Trading Post

July 10 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall

July 12 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre



July 14 Vancouver, BC Venue Nightclub

July 17 Edmonton, AB Union Hall

July 18 Calgary, AB The Marquee

July 20 Winnipeg, MB Pyramid Cabaret

July 21 Fargo, ND The Aquarium

July 22 Minneapolis, MN Grumpy’s Bash

July 24 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom

July 25 Chicago, IL The Metro

July 26 Grand Rapids, MI The Pyramid Scheme

July 27 Detroit, MI El Club

July 28 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop

July 29 Columbus, OH A&R Music Bar

July 31 Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theater

August 1 Syracuse, NY The Westcott Theater

August 2 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club

August 3 New York, NY Irving Plaza

August 4 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer

August 5 Asbury Park, NJ The Stone Pony

August 6 Baltimore, MD Ottobar

August 8 Richmond, VA The Broadberry

August 9 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle

August 10 Knoxville, TN The Concourse

August 11 Louisville, KY Headliner’s Music Hall

August 12 St. Louis, MO The Ready Room

August 13 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck

August 15 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre

August 17 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge

August 18 Las Vegas, NV Psycho Fest

August 20 San Jose, CA The Ritz

August 21 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst

August 22 Los Angeles, CA The Echo

September 5 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom

September 6 Tucson, AX 191 Toole

September 8 Austin, TX The Mohawk

September 9 Dallas, TX Tree’s

September 10 San Antonio, TX Paper Tiger

September 11 Houston, TX Warehouse Live (Studio)

September 13 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jack’s

September 14 Pensacola, FL Vinyl Music Hall

September 15 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbit’s

September 16 Tampa, FL The Orpheum

September 17 Ft. Lauderdale, FL The Culture Room

September 18 Orlando, FL The Social

September 20 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club

September 21 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade (Hell Stage)

September 22 Nashville, TN 3rd & Lindsley

September 23 Memphis, TN Hi-Tone

September 25 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon

September 26 Rock Island, IL Rock Island Brewing Co.

September 27 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s

September 28 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room

September 30 Ft. Collins, CO Aggie Theatre

October 2 Albuquerque, NM The Launchpad

October 3 Flagstaff, AZ The Green Room





Spotlights, who will release their Ipecac debut this fall, open on all dates.





The Melvins will also perform with Tool on June 24 at the Glen Helem Amphitheater in San Bernardino, Calif.





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