This past week I borrowed some time from American musician Tom Maxwell, the balls-to-the-wall guitarist for Hellyeah.

We discussed the recent passing of the band’s drummer and Tom’s writing partner and good friend, the legendary Vinnie Paul. It was a touching chat that left me humbled by his love, dedication, and perseverance in life, music, and relationships. He just came across as a genuine and all-around-good human being.

The band will continue to honor their late bandmate by donating a portion of ticket sales from each tour date to the American Heart Association in Vinnie Paul’s memory. They are also hosting a TEXT-TO-DONATE campaign during each of their upcoming tour dates where fans can text ‘VINNIE’ to #41411, or head to a special CrowdRise page where they can also DONATE to help fight heart disease.

You can catch the band on “The Celebration Of Life” tour, full list of dates are as follows:

HELLYEAH

2019 TOUR DATES

w/Nonpoint & Deepfall November 15 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts

November 16 – Peoria, IL – Monarch Music Hall*

November 19 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Hall

November 20 – London, ON – London Music Theatre

November 22 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop*

November 24 – Angola, IN – The Eclectic Room

November 26 – Belvidere, IL – The Apollo Theatre

November 27 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre

November 29 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep

December 2 – Missoula, MT – Palace Theatre

December 3 – Billings, MT – Pub Station

December 5 – Calgary, AB – Palace Theatre

December 6 – Edmonton, AB – Union Hall

December 8 – Vancouver, BC – The Imperial

December 10 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon

December 11 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory

December 12 – Boise, ID – Revolution

December 14 – Chico, CA – Senator Theatre

December 15 – Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades

December 17 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues

December 18 – Los Angeles, CA – Regent Theater

December 19 – Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren

* = Without Nonpoint

A Chat With Tom Maxwell of Heallyeah